Sign Up Now: HONOLULU Family Volunteer Day 2023 presented by Mid-Pacific Institute
Our sixth annual Volunteer Day sign up is open now! Here is a look at the five locations hosting parent-child teams in 2023.
Honolulu Theatre for Youth
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Honolulu for May 12–18, 2022
Snap pictures with the new koa butterfly mosaic at the zoo, stroll through Waimea Valley at night and explore a sunflower field in Waimānalo.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Honolulu for May 5–11, 2022
Do something special for Mom, learn about fairy terns, nab a free comic book and more this weekend.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for April 7–13, 2022
See a play about Japanese folk stories, take an art class, celebrate National Submarine Day aboard a real submarine and more.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun-February 25, 2021
Friends of the Library Pop-up Bookstore If you are still mourning the Mckinley High School book sale that was canceled last summer, you have a new opportunity to buy gently-used…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun-February 4, 2021
Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu Theatre for Youth The Carp Who Would Not Quit The third production in Honolulu Theatre for Youth's virtual season is for its youngest audiences, but this set of Japanese tales told by the youth-focused theater's charming…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun-January 14, 2021
Photo: Mailani Rainwater ‘Ohana Volunteer Day at Mālama Loko Ea Last January, we sent families to help restore this fishpond in Haleʻiwa. We’re still hoping to hold our annual volunteer day later this year, but you don’t have to wait…
Your Weekend: The Best Holiday Family Fun-December 17, 2020
Photo: Courtesy of Ice Cubed Hawai'i Editorʻs Note: We will be taking a few weeks off to spend the holidays with our family. Weʻll see you back with our first Weekend Guide of 2021 (phew!) on Jan. 7. Make-A-Snowman Kit…
What's Reopening in Honolulu for Families
Updated May 15, 2021. You’ve planted the garden, baked bread from scratch, opened every old birthday art and science kit stacked up in the corner and downloaded innumerous apps. Let’s face it. We all need something new, or at…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun-September 17, 2020
Photo: Courtesy of Camp PālehuaThe view from the hike at Camp Pālehua. Reserve a Hike O‘ahu’s ‘solo activity only’ restriction at parks, beaches and trails creates a snag for families looking for some fresh air. Camp Pālehua to the rescue!…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Feb. 20, 2020
Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu Theatre for Youth/Brad Goda PhotographyThe Carp Who Would Not Quit and Other Animal Stories begins this weekend at Honolulu Theatre for Youth. The Carp Who Would Not Quit and other Animal Stories On Sunday, Honolulu Theatre…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Jan. 16, 2020
Photo: By Brad Goda Rainbow After two consecutive weekends of wind and rain, are you ready to see rainbows? Rainbow—the new play at Honolulu Theatre for Youth, that is. It debuts this Friday, Jan. 17, and runs for three weekends through Feb. 8,…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Nov. 21, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Lyon ArboretumThe holiday plant sale at Lyon Arboretum happens this Saturday in Mānoa. Lyon Arboretum’s Holiday Plant and Craft Sale Where can you find carnivorous plants, edible flowers, holiday crafts, local honey and kids' entertainment—all in one place this…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Oct. 10, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Pacific ExposSavvy young businesspeople will market and sell their own items at the Hawaiʻi Food & New Product Show this weekend. Food & New Product Show If your family likes to walk around big-box stores and eat food samples,…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Feb. 6, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu Theatre for Youth Home of the Brave What is it like to grow up as a child in a military family in Hawaii? Honolulu Theatre for Youthʻs created team spent two-and-a-half years visiting schools here and…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Dec. 5, 2018
Photo by Brad Goda. Courtesy of Honolulu Theatre for YouthWhat should Elephant & Piggie wear to a party hosted by squirrels? Elephant & Piggie “WE ARE IN A PLAY!” Gerald, the chronically worried pachyderm, and his positive pal, Piggie, come…
2019 HONOLULU Family Volunteer Day Registration and Information
Photo: David CroxfordParent-child teams working together at the 2018 HONOLULU Family Volunteer Day site at the Honolulu Zoo. We’re so glad you would like to start the new year by giving back! Here are a few details about signing up for…
Out & About: 10 Things to Do for the Holidays 2018
November 3 (Start Date) Pictures with Santa Paws Photos: Getty Images Sit (and staaaay) for a holiday portrait of your family and pet with Santa Paws. A $30 donation to the Hawaiian Humane Society includes a session with a professional…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Nov. 7, 2018
Photo: Wahiawā Lions Club FacebookOn Monday, marchers will hand out flags to keiki to wave during the Wahiawā Lions Club's 72th Veterans Day Parade. Wahiawā Lions Club 72 Veterans Day Parade Early Monday morning, set up your lawn chairs and picnic…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Oct. 10, 2018
Photo: Courtesy of Aloun Farms Art with heART! A FUNdraiser for Art Explorium Create five artistic keepsakes while snacking on dishes by Graze Hawai‘i at this fundraiser for Best of HONOLULU Family winner, Art Explorium. Kids and their parents can…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-April 11, 2018
Photo: Courtesy YMCAThe ropes course at Camp Erdman. YMCA Healthy Kids Day The annual event at the YMCA’s North Shore camp offers kids free access to the rope climbing course, giant swing, rock-climbing wall and pool. Wear covered shoes if…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-February 28, 2018
Photo: Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Open Cockpit Day Dress up as a pilot and climb into historic aircraft this weekend. Save money with the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s online buy-one-get-one-free ticket offer. In addition to exploring the two…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-January 10, 2018
‘Ohana Festival is Sunday. Photo: Courtesy of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i ‘Ohana Festival Bring sunscreen and water to celebrate the Year of the Dog a little early. The official Chinese New Year starts on Friday, Feb. 16, but…