Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: April 13–19, 2023
Enjoy Art at the Capitol and The Vibe at HiSAM, celebrate National Pet Day at Ward Village and show your aloha for the Hōkūleʻa and its crew members.
Weekend Guide
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Jan. 5-11, 2023
Learn to speak conversational Hawaiian, delight in a Bollywood and South Asia Film Festival and check out the second annual Mu‘u at the Museum.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for March 31–April 6, 2022
Donate cans for a cause, help clean up an O‘ahu neighborhood and party in a bookstore this weekend.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: March 30–April 4, 2022
Learn how to use some cool tools, celebrate Earth Day with a community clean up and see Timmy Chang talk the future of football.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for March 23-30, 2022
Decorate Easter cookies, eat a your favorite local restaurant for a cause and enjoy music and play at a Hawai‘i Kai farm this weekend.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for March 3–9, 2022
Grab mochi for Girls Day, read these local books and check out a new(ish) farmers market at Windward Mall this weekend on Oʻahu.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for Feb. 17–23, 2022
Get arts-and-craftsy, watch Moana in Hawaiian, buy Girl Scout cookies and feed baby goats this weekend on Oʻahu.
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…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun at Home-August 6, 2020
Courtesy of the Cultural Animation Film FestivalA scene from "Mirage." Cultural Animation Film Festival The live-action version of Mulan wonʻt be on Disney+ until next month, but this weekend, you have an opportunity to see animated shorts from around the world at…
Throw a Party For Your Family At Home
Congratulations, families! We’ve successfully completed a week of social distancing. Now let’s celebrate—with our own kids in our own homes. For inspiration, we've rounded up eight party ideas complete with crafts, games and treats. If some materials are not available at…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-March 21, 2018
Photo: Courtesy of the Hawaiian Humane Society Makiki Easter Egg Hunt, Book Sale and Food Drive Hunt for eggs and prizes at Makiki District Park, make arts and crafts, play games, take photos with the Easter bunny, then shop for…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-December 20
Photo: Battleship Missouri Memorial Photos with Santa at the Mighty Mo Santa Claus is coming early to the Battleship Missouri Memorial. The pier will be decorated for the holidays and jolly old Saint Nick will greet keiki on a sleigh…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-December 13
Photo: Courtesy of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i.Kids learn the process of pounding mochi at the Japanese Cultural Centerʻs Mochitsuki. Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop’s Birthday The inspiration behind the Bishop Museum would have turned 186 this year. In honor…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-November 22
Photo: Santa for Honolulu Koko Marina Center's Christmas Celebration Watch Hawaiʻi Kai's annual Keiki Kalikimaka Parade and follow the fun to Koko Marina Centerʻs Christmas Celebration. The parade will feature beauty queens, classic cars, marching bands and decorative floats. Keep an…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-November 15
Photo: Aaron K. YoshinoSanta Claus is coming to Kāhala Mall Saturday. Getting Savvy About Shearwaters Take four for the price of one to Sea Life Park this weekend. The park is allowing three kids to get in free with each…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-October 18
Photo: UH AthleticsTry out interactive sports activities at the Wahine Experience to earn a free ticket to Saturdayʻs Rainbow Wahine Volleyball game. Wahine Experience Play with, then cheer on the Rainbow Wahine at this inaugural event at the University of…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-August 31
Photo: Okinawan Festival Okinawan Festival Get your andagi fix this weekend at the Okinawan Festival with an eating-contest, themed T-shirts and a mobile andagi cart. The event will kick off Saturday morning with taiko drums and dances by shishimai (curly maned animals that…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-August 24
Photo: Hawai‘i Greek Festival Greek Festival Put on your togas and head to McCoy pavilion for traditional Mediterranean music and food this weekend. Families can join lively dances and buy lunch or dinner from Greek restaurant booths including Olive Tree Café,…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-August 17
Workday at the Honolulu Zoo Children's Discovery Forest. Photo: Courtesy of Hawai‘i Forest Institute 2017 Partial Solar Eclipse Here’s a reason to wake up early Monday morning. Aug. 21, there will be a total solar eclipse. In Hawai‘i, families will…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-August 10
Photo: The Hawai‘i Korean Chamber of Commerce 16th Annual Korean Festival The Korean Festival is coming to Honolulu this weekend with eating contests, K-Pop dancers, martial arts performances, keiki games, crafts and more. Watch people squirm as they speed-eat spicy…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-August 3
Photo: Kelli BullockFamily fun at the 2016 Best of Honolulu Festival. HONOLULU Family Fun Run and Best of Honolulu Festival It’s the last weekend before public school starts. So celebrate the end of summer with two big HONOLULU events. Start…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-July 27
Photo: Ulupō Heiau Work Day, Courtesy of YMCA Honolulu Togetherhood Work Day: Ulopō Heiau-Volunteer Opportunity Join the Windward YMCA for a work day at the Ulupō Heiau in Kailua. Kids and adults will clean the ‘auwai, pull invasive weeds, remove…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-July 20
Photo: Pacific Aviation Museum Happy 120th Birthday, Amelia Earhart Want to visit the Pacific Aviation Museum for free? Dress up as Amelia Earhart or wear historical aviation attire and you can celebrate her birthday with free admission as well as cake and…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-July 13
Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu Department of Parks & RecreationAfter sunset at a Midsummer Night's Gleam at Foster Botanical Garden. Midsummer Nightʻs Gleam Break out the glow sticks and light sabers for the annual free event at Foster Botanical Garden. The theme…
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