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Win tickets to HOT’s ‘Tales of Hoffman’

Sponsored HOT presents Jacques Offenbach’s ‘The Tales of Hoffmann,’ opening on April 21. The final HOT show of the 2016-2017 season will also be a celebration of the distinguished career of HOT Artistic Director Henry Akina, who retires at the…

Top 5 things to do this weekend

by Kera Wong-Miyasato There’s a little something for everyone to enjoy this summer weekend. Indulge in delicious bacon creations, jam out with reggae stars, get pumped at ESPN1420’s sports festival, nom on waffles for Make-a-Wish, and experience the anticipated “Rigoletto” with…

Top 5 things to do this weekend

As Mercury wraps up his retrograde tour on Sunday, the stars align for a weekend that aims to please everyone: epic Verdi opera performances, comic book and anime characters at Comic Con, a progressive Hilo-themed dinner, a food- and fashion-forward…

‘The Mikado’ has arrived

In 2004, the last time Hawaii Opera Theatre presented “The Mikado,” the term selfie wasn’t part of our every day vernacular, but 10 years later, HOT’s production of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, which debuts tonight at Blaisdell Center,…