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Kings' Shops Event Calendar
The
Kings' Shops are located in Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Kohala
Coast (see Kohala Coast
map). They are a central meeting place for Kohala Coast visitors
staying at nearby resorts or vacation rentals. The King's Shops
don't only offer great shopping for Hawaiian gifts, arts or clothesand
various dining opportunities from casual Food Court) to fine dining
(Roy's), but daily entertainment for the entire family.
Daily hula performances, Ukulele
lessons, Hula lessons, Hawaiian legends and story telling and John
Keawe Slackkey guitar playing at 6pm for Kohala Coast visitors.
No fees are charged for King's Shops activities. During morning
hours a complimentary petroglyph walk can be connect you to old
Hawaii. When staying at of of the Kohala Coast resorts, condos or
vacation homes, a visit to the Kings Shops is a must. Check the
King's
Shops Event Calendar.
Shops at Mauna Lani Calendar
Shops
at Mauna Lani Event Calendar, Kohala Coast, Hawaii. The Shops
at Mauna Lani host free music performances at its outdoor stage
on the first Friday evening of every month:
When visiting the Shops at Mauna Lani on your
Kohala Coast vacation, don't miss the free Hula entertainment Mondays
and Wednesdays "Hula Moon" at Mauna Lani 7pm and 8pm.
Kahilu Theatre Performance
Calendar
Kahilu
Theater in Waimea Calendar
When staying on the Kohala Coast, be aware that it's just a short
drive from the coast to the Kahilu Theater with magnificent performances
from artists around the world and from the islands. Kahilu Theatre
provides a home for the presentation, support, education and promotion
of the performing arts.
Mauna Lani Event Calendar
at Eva Parker Woods Cottage
Twilight
at Kalahuipua'a Full moon Hawaiian storytelling at Eva Parker
Woods Cottage, Mauna Lani Resort. This special event attracts residents
and visitors alike. It often includes Hawaiian music and dance.
Open to guests at Mauna
Lani Bay Hotel and also to the community.
John Keawe Slackkey Guitar
Event Calendar
John
Keawe: Music with the Island Touch John performs regularly at
various locations on the Kohala Coast, like the Kings' Shops and
the Bamboo Restaurant in North Kohala, and throughout the Hawaiian
islands and mainland. In addition, he has recorded several albums,
bringing Hawaiian slack key into the homes of people from around
the world.
Don't miss John's
Kohala Coast free performances!
Bamboo Restaurant: 808-889-5555
King's Shops : 808-886-8811
Kona Village Resort: (Ph# 808-325-5555 for entry
pass)
Every Monday – 6-9:30pm – Kona Village Resort
Every Tuesday – 6-7pm – Kings Shops Waikoloa
July Event Calendar Details on John's
calendar
July 9 – 6:30-9:30p –Bamboo Restaurant
July 18- Big Island Music Festival (Hilo)
Tutu's House Waimea Event
Calendar
Tutu's
House in Waimea A place of Aloha. Please,
visit their monthly
calendar of events for ukulele lessons,hula for health, Tutu's
Quilters, Yoga classes and so much more.
Classes are complimentary for Big Island residents or Kohala Coast
visitors. Tutu's House is a safe place for people of all
ages to learn, share and explore health and healing of the
mind, body and spirit. .
Waikoloa Beach Resort Event
Calendar
Waikoloa
Beach Resort This is a great calendar for finding out more about
activities and special events on the Kohala Coast.
Waimea and Parker Ranch
Event Calendar
Waimea
event calendar Kamuela.com displays a great monthly calendar
for all events in the Waimea/Kamuela area. Waimea is a short drive
from the Kohala Coast Resorts upcountry, where visitors can find
famous Parker Ranch, which offers its own daily activities and monthly
events. See Parker
Ranch Events Calendar for this month.
Kohala Coast Festivals
Aloha
Festivals Aloha Festivals are Hawai'i's premier cultural showcase,
a celebration of Hawai'i's music, dance and history intended to
preserve the unique Hawiian island traditions.
Kona Kohala Coast
Athletic Events
Hawaiian
International Billfish Tournament July - August Kailua-Kona.
Week long event is known as the the'grandfather of all big game
fishing tournements'.
Hawaii
Ironman Triathlon 2009 Ford Ironman Triathlon World Championship
takes place in Kona, Hawaii October 10, 2009.
Hawaii
Ironman 70.3 Hawaii takes place on May 30, 2009 with a 7am start
at Hapuna Beach State Park. This 70.3 Hawaii Triathlon consists
of 1.2 miles Swimming near the shores of Hapuna Beach, 56 miles
Biking on Hwy 19 from Hapuna Beach to Mauna Lani Resort and 13.1
miles Running a course through Mauna Lani Resort.
Kona
Marathon 2009 Kona Marathon takes place June 28 in Keauhou-Kona.
Join the Kona Marathon on the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon Run Course
in West Hawaii's Premiere running event.
BIG ISLAND FARMERS
MARKETS Kohala Coast &
Hamakua Coast
Waimea
Hawaiian Homestead Farmers Market
Saturdays 7a.m. - noon at Kuhio Hale Lawn, 885-0525
North Kohala Hawi
Farmers Market
Saturdays 7:30a.m. - 1p.m. near Hawi post office, 889-0618
Honokaa Farmers Market
Saturdays 7:30a.m. in front of Honokaa Trading Co.
Waikoloa Village Farmers
Market
Saturdays 7:15a.m. at Waikoloa Community Church parking lot
Kona Farmers Market
Saturdays 10am - 2 pm Keauhou
LEDWARD KA'APANA LIVE AT THE LEAD CENTER
- KAILUA-KONA
Date: July 2, 2010
Time: 6pm
Place: Kailua Kona
The grand master of slack key guitar, Big Island born Ledward Ka'apana,
will perform at the Lead Center on July 2nd 2010, 7:00 to 9:00PM.
Ka'apana also captivates his audiences with his distinct baritone
and falsetto singing, and he won the Favorite Entertainer Award
at the 2009 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. Ledward has also earned numerous
Grammy Award nominations. Doors open at 6:00PM. Tickets: Keiki under
16 years of age, $15; all others $20 presale/$25 door. Tickets are
available at Kona Brothers Coffee, Da Poke Shack on Alii Dr. in
Kailua-Kona, Waimea Music Exchange, online at livehawaiianlegends.com,
or at the LEAD Center. For more information, call 769-0998 or email
"MY SON, PINOCCHIO" AT ALOHA
THEATRE, KAINALIU
Date: July 2-3, 2010
Time: see below
Place: Aloha Theatre, Kainaliu
The Aloha Performing Arts Company presents Disney's "Geppetto
& Son", a musical retelling of the famous Pinocchio story,
from the point of view of Geppetto, his creator. This is a family
friendly show and is cast mainly with children. The show will play
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2:30pm. Tickets:
$10-$15. To order tickets, visit the theatre Mondays thru Thursdays
from 10am-4pm, call 322-9924, or order
online . For more information, call 322-9924, email
KAILUA-KONA INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE
Date: July 4, 2010
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Kailua Kona
With Senator Daniel K. Inouye as Grand Marshal, the Kailua-Kona
Independence Day Parade kicks off at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 4,
2010. 60 entries! It will go from Kona's pool next to Kekuaokalani
Gym, along Kuakini to Palani, along Ali'i Drive to Walua Drive past
Coconut Grove Marketplace. Announcers will be at West Hawaii Today,
King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Kokonutz Bar and Grill, Pancho
& Lefty's, Kimo's/Uncle Billy's, Waterfront Row, Lava Java,
Coconut Grove MarketPlace. To enter, go online at www.konaparades.com,
or call Barbara Kossow at 327-3603. Fireworks over Kailua Bay scheduled
for 8 p.m. (or so) start - wind will determine! Parade time: 5:30
p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, call 327-3603, email
or visit
site
GREAT WAIKOLOA RUBBER DUCKIE RACE &
4TH OF JULY EXTRAVAGANZA
Date: July 4, 2010
Time: 10am - 8:30pm
Place: Waikoloa Beach Resort
Benefit for United Cerebral Palsy Assn. of Hawaii. Free entertainment
all day, from 10 am to 8:30 pm; Fireworks and laser light show at
8:30 pm. Forms for "Duckie adoption" available at all
Kings' Shops merchants.
WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT FAMILY 4TH CELEBRATION
Date: July 4, 2010
Time: 10am - 9:30pm
Place: Waikoloa Beach Resort, Queen's Market Place
Queens' MarketPlace Coronation Pavilion, 10am-9:30pm. Zoo Choo Train
rides (cost of train rides are $2/child. All proceeds from train
rides benefit The Hawaii Island Food Basket), entertainment, magic,
facepainting, cotton candy, popcorn & family fun. From 6-8pm
(Gates open at 5 pm) at the Waikoloa Bowl at Queens' Gardens, enjoy
Jimmy Mac & the Kool Kats in concert. Beach chairs & mats
welcome. No coolers please. This is an Alcohol Free Event! At 8:00pm,
there will be a Fireworks Extravaganza over Waikoloa Bowl. Free
to the public. For more information, call 886-8822, email
or visit
site
TURTLE INDEPENDENCE DAY
Date: July 4, 2010
Time: 10:30am
Place: Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows
Three and four year old turtles are released in the ocean after
growing up in the Honu Ponds at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows,
Kohala Coast. The honu will be gathered at 10:30 am from the Honu
Ponds and they will be paraded to the beach front for the release.
A welcome ceremony will kick off the event, followed by their release
into the ocean. This annual celebration honors the honu and helps
educate the public about the Hawaiian green sea turtle. There will
be live entertainment, a 4th of July BBQ, & an educational display
about green sea turtles. For more information, call 808-885-6622,
email or visit
site
LANIHAU CENTER ANNIVERSARY SUMMER BLAST!
- KAILUA-KONA
Date: July 10, 2010
Time: 2pm
Place: Kaliua Kona
On Saturday, July 10th, Lanihau Center will celebrate their anniversary
with great summer fun activities for the entire family, with a Car
Show, Craft Fair and Boy Scout Troop 96 Food Drive Castle Building
Competition beginning at 2PM near Bank of Hawaii. At 5PM, meet at
the main stage for music by RASTAR, Keiki ID and Activities, FREE
Popcorn, Rockwall Climbing, Party Bouncer, and Games 2 U Mobile
Gaming Van. At 7PM, the Main Event will be KWXX & B97/93 presenting
The Lanihau Center Guitar Hero Tournament. Top winners will walk
away with a $200 Lanihau Center Shopping Spree each! For more information,
email or visit
site
HAWAII PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL
WAIMEA
Date: July 10, 2010
Time: 7:30pm
Place: HPA Waimea
Saturday, July 10, Opening Night Concert 7:30 pm, HPA in Waimea.
Oo-La-La--Aloha! With the distinct flavor of France - Parisian bistros,
smoky nightclubs, can-can dancers, and popping champagne corks -
the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival opens its 2010 concert series.
The festival's renowned vocal faculty in their only 2010 festival
performance will be joined by Honolulu Symphony concertmaster Ignace
"Iggy" Jang in an inspired kickoff to the season's music.
Reception to follow concert. Free to the public. Sponsored by Blue
Dragon Coastal Cuisine and Musicquarium. Visit
site
HAWAII PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL
FOUR SEASONS RESORT
Date: July 11, 10
Time: 4m
Place: Four Seasons Hualalai Resort
Sunday, July 11, Tails at Twilight A Concert for Animals, 4:00 pm,
Four Seasons Hualalai Resort ballroom. A fundraiser in partnership
with Hawaii Island Humane Society. Tickets $60. HPAF professionals
perform a pawsitively enchanting evening of music with animal themes!
Open bar and bento boxes available for sale at the concert. Visit
site
BIKE WORKS BEACH & SPORTS 5K/10K WALK/RUN
- WAIKOLOA VILLAGE RESORT
Date: July 11, 2010
Time: 8am
Place: Waikoloa Village Resort
5k 10k Walk/Run and Free Keiki Dash starts at 8am, July 11, 2010
and finishes at the Queens' Marketplace, Waikoloa Beach Resort.
Awards for top finishers. Free Prize Drawings for participants.
Finishers' sports towel, post race refreshments and award ceremony
included. Cost: $25 for 5k/$30 for 10k. For more information, call
808/326-2453, email
or visit
site
15th ANNUAL HAWAII COFFEE ASSOCIATION
CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW
Date: July 15 -17, 2010
Time: visit site
Place: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort
The 15th annual HCA conference will be held at the Sheraton Keauhou
Bay Resort & Spa. There will be farm tours, a trade show - educational
seminars include a cupping workshop by Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf,
island-by-island grower reports, and more. Enjoy the Welcome Reception
on Thursday night, Sunset Reception on Friday, and the traditional
Saturday Dinner with key note speaker, Howard Dicus. Full registration
rate or individual date rates available. For more details, call
808-326-7820, email
or visit
site
HAWAII PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL
Date: July 162010
Time: 7:30pm
Place: HPA Waimea
Friday, July 16, The Tragedie of Carmen, 7:30 pm, Gates Performing
Arts Center at HPA in Waimea. Peter Brook's adaptation of Bizet's
opera, the famous tale of the fiery gypsy girl in love with two
men. Opera's most recognized and memorable music! Performed by HPAF's
professional artists, featuring Peabody Southwell. Free to the public.
Sponsored by Monk's Delight Kona Coffee
4th ANNUAL FILAM FRIENDSHIP DOUBLES TENNIS
TOURNAMENT - KEAUHOU, KONA
Date: July 17 + 18, 2010
Time: visit site
Place: Keauhou, Kona
The Kona Visayan Club (KVC) will host the Annual Philippine American
Friendship Doubles Tennis Tournament at the Holua Tennis Center
at Mauna Loa Village. The event categories of the tournament are
recreational, men's, women's and mixed doubles. Trophies and champion
T-shirts will be awarded to the winners of each category. Free tournament
shirts will be given to the first 50 registered and paid players
and free food and drinks will be available to the players. KVC is
a non-profit organization and proceeds from this fund-raising will
support scholarship grants to high school graduates in Kona. For
details about the event, please visit
site or call Lovette Llantos at 217-9671 or Michael Possman
at 327-2143, or email
for more info.
"KOKUA KAILUA" HULIHE'E PALACE
MONTHLY SUNDAY CONCERT AND VILLAGE STROLL - KAILUA-KONA
Date: July 18, 2010
Time: 1pm
Place: Kailua Kona
Free Hawaiian Music Concert featuring the Merrie Monarchs men's
glee club, with hula by the halau of Etua Lopez on the Palace's
South Lawn at 4 p.m., presented by the Daughters of Hawaii. Bring
your own beach mat or chair. Before and after the Concert, stroll
thru Kailua Village (the Stroll starts at 1pm & goes till 6pm),
enjoy outdoor cafe's and restaurants, local musicians & artists.
Special kama'aina pricing at participating restaurants & merchants.
For more info about the Village Stroll, email hulihee@ilhawaii.net.
For info about the Village Stroll, call 808-936-9202, email
or visit site
"CHANGE"; A HULA PRODUCTION
- ALOHA THEATRE, KAINALIU
Date: July 23, 2010
Time: 7 - 9pm
Place: Aloha Theatre, Kainaliu
"Change", a hula production showcasing the traditional
and contemporary hula stylings of Halau O Ka Haliko and Hula Now
Dance Company under the direction of Kanani Enos, will also feature
live music by Big Island musicians including Bolo, Two Souls, and
Keone Atkinson, photography by mixed media artist Dominique Jacot,
and a film by Holo Holo Hawaii Kamalani Productions. Partial proceeds
to benefit Kona Pacific Public Charter School, Ho'okena Elementary
School, and King's Daughter's Ministry. Open seating ticket prices
$20 adults, $15 seniors, and $10 students/children 3-18 yrs. Time:
7-9 PM. For more information, call 938-6636 or email
'CREAM OF THE CROP' COFFEE AND DESSERT
TASTING - FOUR SEASONS RESORT
Date: July 24, 2010
Time: 10am - 2pm
Place: Four Seasons Hualalai Resort
From 10am to 2pm, the Kona Coffee Council will be holding its Annual
Cream of the Crop coffee and dessert tasting competition at the
Hualalai Four Seasons Resort in the Haku Amphitheater. Admission
is free. Twenty-one select Kona coffee growers will each have booths
in the amphitheater providing sample cups of their brewed coffee
along with education about coffee growing and processing in the
Kona region of the Big Island of Hawaii. To complement the delicious
coffee there will be live Hawaiian music, & chefs from local
restaurants and resorts, as well as amateurs, will be offering desserts
made with Kona coffee as one of the ingredients. This event is being
sponsored by the Hualalai at Four Seasons Resort, The Hawaii Department
of Agriculture, and the Kona Coffee Council. For more information,
call 808/328-1666, email
ANNUAL "CHRISTMAS IN JULY" -
ART, GIFT, COLLECTIBLES, & CRAFT FAIR - KAILUA-KONA
Date: July 24, 2010
Time: 9am - 5pm
Place: Kin Kamehameha Beach Hotel, Kona
9:00am to 5:00 pm at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach hotel, Kailua-Kona.
Free to the public. For more information, call 325-5155 or email
ANNUAL DAIFUKUJI ORCHID SHOW, HONALO
Date: July 25, 2010
Time: 8am - 2pm
Place: Kainaliua Kona
Kona's oldest orchid club offers attendees complimentary refreshments,
plus an orchid boutonniere corsage - while they last. Time is 8
a.m.-2 p.m. with a rousing 10 a.m. performance by the Daifukuji
Mission's Taiko drummers. Flowering exhibits will beckon attendees
to Walk into the World of Orchids. In addition to informative educational
displays, the annual event offers an outdoor sale of high quality
orchid species and hybrids. The club meets the second Wednesday
of every month at the Daifukuji Soto Mission Hall on Hwy. 11 at
mile marker 114, just north of Kainaliu, just south of Teshima's
restaurant. For information, contact club president Dick Kuehner
at 328-9005.
HAWAIIAN HEALING GARDEN AND MANGO FESTIVAL
- KEAUHOU
Date: July 31, 2010
Time: 10am - 5pm
Place: Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort
10 am - 5 p.m at Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort. The all-day festival
celebrates Hawaii's delicious and diverse mango varieties, with
juicy mango recipe and fruit tastings, a mango tree and plant sale,
grafting and growing demonstrations, mango-themed activities, plus
arts and crafts. There will also be organic agriculture and cultural
healing arts displays. Enjoy an Eco Fashion Show, Hawaiian music
and hula on the scenic, palm-fringed grounds of the Keauhou Beach
Resort's Royal Garden. For more info, visit www.HawaiiHealingGarden.com
or by call the Sanctuary of Mana Kea Gardens in Kona at 936-5233.
IRONMAN
70.3 HAWAII - FAIRMONT ORCHID
Date: June 5, 2010
Time: visit site
Place: Fairmont Orchid at Mauna Lani
1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run; half Ironman Triathlon
distance event and qualifier for the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship.
35 qualifying slots for Big Island athletes, 20 slots for other
Hawaii residents and 24 international slots. For more information,
call 808/329-0063 or visit
site
NORTH KOHALA KAMEHAMEHA DAY CELEBRATION
Date: June 11, 2010
Time: 8am
Place: North Kohala, Hawi + Kapa'au
8:00am, Lei Draping at the statue of King Kamehameha in Kapa'au;
9:00, Parade from Downtown Hawi to the Statue in Kapa'au, with floats,
Pa'u Units and more; 10:00am-4:00pm, Ho'olaule'a (crafts fair) at
Kamehameha Park top field - lots of local exhibits, including saddle
and lei making, Hawaiian health, quilting, and more. Ono food and
live entertainment. For more info, contact Cicely Ho'opai at 884-5840
or Maile Carvalho at 895-3168
"KOKUA KAILUA" HULIHE'E PALACE
MONTHLY SUNDAY CONCERT AND VILLAGE STROLL - KAILUA-KONA
Date: June 13, 2010
Time: 1pm - 6pm
Place: Kona
Free Hawaiian Music Concert featuring the Merrie Monarchs men's
glee club and the Hawaii County Band on the Palace's South Lawn
at 4 p.m., presented by the Daughters of Hawaii. Bring your own
beach mat or chair. Before and after the Concert, stroll thru Kailua
Village (the Stroll starts at 1pm & goes till 6pm), enjoy outdoor
cafe's and restaurants, local musicians & artists. Special kama'aina
pricing at participating restaurants & merchants. For more info
about the Village Stroll, email
. For info about the Village Stroll, call 808-936-9202, email
or visit site
"GEPPETTO & SON" AT ALOHA
THEATRE, KAINALIU
Date: June 18 - 27, 2010
Time: See times below
Place: Aloha Theatre Kainaliu
The Aloha Performing Arts Company presents Disney's "Geppetto
& Son", a musical retelling of the famous Pinocchio story,
from the point of view of Geppetto, his creator. This is a family
friendly show and is cast mainly with children. From June 18th through
July 3rd. The show will play Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, and
Sundays at 2:30pm. Tickets: $10-$15. To order tickets, visit the
theatre Mondays thru Thursdays from 10am-4pm, call 322-9924, or
order online.
For more information, call 322-9924, email
SUMMER FARMFEST & 'UKULELE JAM - HOLUALOA
Date: June 19, 2010
Time: 9am - 3pm
Place: Holualoa
From 9-3pm, partake of free samples from West Hawaii's finest farms.
Live 'ukulele music all day long on three stages throughout town.
Parking at Imin Center and Holualoa School. Visit
site for more info.
"RUN FORREST RUN" KEIKI FUN
RUNS - KAILUA-KONA
Date: June 20, 2010
Time: 8am - noon
Place: Alii Dr, Kona
A Father's Day event at the Hale Halawai County Park on Alii Drive
in downtown Kona, sponsored by Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. and the Kona
Marathon. A day of fun for the whole family. Children ages 1-14
can participate in age specific runs/walks. All entrants receive
t-shirt, finisher ribbon, and goodie bag. Entry Fee is only $5.
Register at Bubba Gump's in Kailua-Kona, or printout application
at www.konamarathon.com
Time: 8:00 AM -Noon at Hale Halawai County Park, Kailua Kona. For
information call 808-967-8240 or email
PU'UHONUA O HONAUNAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL
PARK ANNUAL CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Date: June 26 + 27, 2010
Time: 9am - 3pm
Place: Honaunau
Annual major cultural festival in a beautiful historic setting,
from 9am-3pm. Storytellers, canoe builders, carvers and weavers
will share their skills both days. Hula followed by a traditional
Hawaiian food tasting and hukilau (traditional Hawaiian community
fishing event) on Sunday. Call 328-2288 for more info.
KONA MARATHON & FAMILY FUN RUNS
Date: June 27, 2010
Time: 5:30am - 2:30pm
Place: Keauhou Beach Resort
These 1/2 Marathon, 10K and 5K courses run along the spectacular
scenic shoreline of the Pacific Ocean, offering beautiful views
of crashing waves and lush rain forests, and extending into the
unique black lava volcanic landscape of the Big Island. Get a taste
of the Ironman running course, and experience the true aloha of
Hawaii in this smaller family-friendly event. Time: 5:30 AM - 2:30
PM at Keauhou Beach Resort, Kona. Cost: Marathon $60, 1/2 Marathon
$55, 10K $35, 5K $25. For more information, call 808/967-8240, email
or visit
site
June 27, 2010
ROAD CLOSURES FOR KONA MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON
Southbound Alii Dr. from Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort to Palani
Rd., from 5am-12:30pm
Southbound Kuakini Hwy. from Makala Blvd. to Palani Rd., from 5:45-10:45am
Southbound Makala Blvd. from Queen Ka'ahumanu Hwy. to Kuakini Hwy.,
from 6-10:30am
OTEC Rd. - both directions, from 7-9:30am
Queen Ka'ahumanu Hwy will remain open during the race, however the
makai (west) shoulder will be coned off to separate runners from
traffic. Motorists are advised to use caution. For more info, please
call 325-0287
SHERATON KEAUHOU BAY RESORT ARTS &
FINE CRAFTS FAIR
Date: May 1, 2010
Time: 10am - 6pm
Place: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort
Juried show of the Big island finest arts & fine crafts created
by local artisans. Hand made quilts, watercolors, prints,greeting
cards, slate engravings, Hawaiian wood hairsticks, hurricane lamps,
handblown glass pendants, hand made jewelry - both traditional &
contemporary, mosaic art, etc. Time: 10 am to 6 pm at Sheraton Keauhou
Resort & Spa's Convention Center, Keauhou. Free to the public.
For more information, call 326-4152 or email
MAY DAY IS LEI DAY AT QUEENS' MARKETPLACE
- WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT
Date: May 1, 2010
Time: 12 - 6pm
Place: Waikoloa Beach Resort
May Day is Lei Day at Queens'MarketPlace. Celebrate the time-honored
tradition with free lei making, lei contest (for complete rules
& entry form, visit queensmarketplace.net; lei entries will
be on display from 2-6pm) and some wonderful Hawaiian music and
hula, at Queens' Marketplace from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. (12-2pm,
hula Halau Na Pua O Uluhaimalama; Rolinda Bean, 2-3pm; Coronation
of May Day Queen & Lei Contest awards, 3pm; Darlene Ahuna, 3:30-5pm;
The Kupuka'as, 5-6pm.) For more information, call 883-0669, email
or visit www.waikoloabeachresort.com
"LIKO KA PALAPALAI" HO'IKE -
WAIKOLOA BOWL AT QUEENS' GARDENS, WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT
Date: May 1, 2010
Time: 4:30pm
Place: Waikoloa Beach Resort
Hula and music beginning at 4:30pm, withKa Pa Hula Na Wai IwI Ola,
under the direction of Kumu Keala Ching; John Keawe, slack key guitarist;
Loea (Frank) Kawaikapuokalani Hewett; Jerry Santos and 'Ohana; Auntie
Diana Aki; Beamer-Solomon Halau, under the direction of Kumu Hulali
Solomon Covington; keiki hula from the students of 'Aha Punana Leo,
and more. Doors open at 3:30pm. Tickets are $15; $25 for Reserved
seating; Children under 12 Free. General Admission is lawn seating
- bring mats or folding chairs. Proceeds to benefit the halau and
the school. Tickets are available at the door; Queens' MarketPlace
Office; Peaberry & Galette at Keauhou Shopping Center; the Huaka'i
office at Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort; and Punana Leo of Waimea
and Kona. No coolers or alcohol, please. For more info, call Queens'
MarketPlace at 886-8822 or Na Wai Iwi Ola at 640-1384; or visit
www.nawaiiwiola.org
KONA ORCHID SOCIETY'S ORCHID SHOW &
PLANT SALE - HALE HALAWAI
Date: May 7 + 8, 2010
Time: 10am
Place: Kona
"Orchid Fantasia" is the theme of this year's Orchid Show
& Plant Sale. The Show will open at 10 am on Friday; 8 am on
Saturday; and will close at 6 pm. There will be many orchid plant
vendors from all over the Big Island. Kona coffee, ceramics, cement
pots, and crafts. Gold, silver and real flower jewelry will also
be available. Attend classes offered during the day by experienced
growers. Free to the public. For more information, call Jan Rae
at 325-4991.
BOOK SALE - KONA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Date: May 8, 2010
Time: 9am - 1pm
Place: Kona Public Library
The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) will hold its next Book
Sale on Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona
Library. Proceeds from these sales help provide funding that includes
educational and entertainment programs, community summer reading
programs, visiting authors, magazine subscriptions, CD's, DVD's
and new book purchases. Volunteers are needed to assist with the
sale and preparations. If you find yourself willing and able, please
email or call 322-0077.
5th ANNUAL MOTHER'S DAY HULA AND CONCERT
CELEBRATION - SHERATON KEAUHOU BEACH RESORT
Date: May 8, 2010
Time: 5- 9pm
Place: Sheraton Beach Resort
Halau Kala'akeakauikawekiu presents their 5th annual "Mama,
My Mama, I Love You" Mother's Day hula and concert celebration
on Saturday, May 8, from 5-9 p.m. In the ballroom of the Sheraton
Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, guests will enjoy entertainment by
the halau, music by Weldon Kekauoha, Lorna Lim, Napua Greig and
others, and mistresses of ceremony Skylark Rossetti and Penny Keli'i
Vredenburg. The $40 ticket helps underwrite expenses for halau participation
in the Queen Lili'uokalani Keiki Hula Competition on O'ahu. Event
includes silent auction, and food and beverages for sale during
the evening. For more information, call 322-6141 or email
BIG
ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL - MAUNA LANI RESORT
Date: May 12 - 16, 2010
Time: 3 - 4pm
Place: Mauna Lani Resort
This "Talk Story" film festival celebrates independent,
narrative, Hawaiian and international filmmakers and their films.
There will be social food & beverage events and entertainment
as well as the film presentations, and an award brunch. Kama'aina
discounts for tickets every night. There will be some great celebrity
guests - Tom Berenger (Platoon), director Scott Stewart (Legion)
and screenwriter Ron Osborn (West Wing, Moonlighting), & Cary
Hiroyuki Tagawa (Pearl Harbor) will show his new film about real
life Honolulu detective, Chang Apana, who inspired "Charlie
Chan". "Best of the Fest" will kick off the audience
choice short and feature films on Sunday at 5pm, featuring popular
contemporary Hawaiian musician, John Cruz, plus the audience-voted
best feature and best short film of BIFF 2010. For more information,
call 808/557-5200 direct, 808/883-0394 office, email
or visit BigIslandFilmFestival.com
HAWAII ISLAND HUMANE SOCIETY'S TROPICAL
PAWS BENEFIT - FOUR SEASONS RESORT
Date: May 14, 2010
Time: 6pm
Place:
The 14th annual Tropical Paws Benefit for the Hawaii Island Humane
Society will be held at Four Seasons Hualalai Resort and will begin
at 6:00 p.m. A silent and live auction, Four Seasons-style buffet
dinner, live entertainment and dancing, are all anticipated for
the evening. Seating is limited and the event sold out early last
year. For ticket information, sponsorships, or to donate to the
auctions, please call 329-1175. For more information, call 329-1175,
email or visit www.hihs.org
ANNUAL VISITOR INDUSTRY CHARITY
WALK - WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT
Date: May 15, 2010
Time: 6:45am
Place: Waikoloa Beach Resort
Registration for the 3.5 mile Charity Walk will be at the Waikoloa
Beach Resort from 6-7am. Run starts at 6:45am; Walk at 7am (For
safety reasons, walkers should not be on the route prior to the
runners). Those under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult
and walkers under the age of 18 must have their application signed
by a parent or guardian. A minimum donation of $35 adult/$25 under
18, including infants, is required to participate, and includes
a T-shirt and the Beach Party. The Beach Party following the Walk
will include a brunch, games and top-notch live entertainment. Registration
forms can be requested at http://www.charitywalkhawaii.org/registration.html.
For more information, call Brian Butterworth at the Mauna Lanai
Bay Hotel & Bungalows (808) 885-6622, or Ian Pullan at The Fairmont
Orchid Hawaii, (808) 885-2000
"KOKUA KAILUA" HULIHE'E
PALACE MONTHLY SUNDAY CONCERT AND VILLAGE STROLL - KAILUA-KONA
Date: May 16, 2010
Time: 1pm
Place: Kona
Free Hawaiian Music Concert featuring the Merrie Monarchs men's
glee club, with hula by the halau of Etua Lopez on the Palace's
South Lawn at 4 p.m., presented by the Daughters of Hawaii. Bring
your own beach mat or chair. Before and after the Concert, stroll
thru Kailua Village (the Stroll starts at 1pm & goes till 6pm),
enjoy outdoor cafe's and restaurants, local musicians & artists.
Special kama'aina pricing at participating restaurants & merchants.
For more info about the Village Stroll, email hulihee@ilhawaii.net.
For info about the Village Stroll, call 808-936-9202, email
ALOHA IN MOTION TRIO AT KONA BREW
PUB, KAILUA-KONA
Date: May 30, 2010
Time: 5 - 8pm
Place: Kona
Come hear some great traditional Hawaiian music (with Konabob on
steel guitar!) from 5-8pm. Enjoy pizza, salads, and much more (you
know about the beer!). Arrive early to be seated...
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