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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
February Event Calendar
Feb 4 - 6-9p-Blue Dragon
Feb 6 – 6:30-9:30p – Bamboo Restaurant
Feb 18 -6-9p Blue Dragon
Feb 19- 6:30-9:30p - Bamboo Restaurant
Feb 28 - 5-8pm - Kona Brewing Company
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 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
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH FUNDRAISER FOR HI ISLAND
HUMANE SOCIETY
Date: February 6, 2010
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Place: Keauhou Kona Yacht Club
World renowned author and trainer Linda Tellington-Jones will host
a fund raiser for the Hawaii Island Humane Society, which will include
demonstrations of TTouch for Dogs and the opportunity to learn and
practice the TTouch Method under the guidance of its creator. Learn
how you can use TTouch to enhance your dog's health, behavior and
performance, as well as deepen your connection with your dog. Bring
your dog! Vacationers welcome - there will be dogs from the Hawaii
Islands Humane Society available to practice with. Pupus will be
served. Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Keauhou Kona Yacht Club, Kona.
Cost: 45.00. For more information, call 808-315-3725, email
or visit site
HISTORICAL KONA COAST BOAT TOUR BENEFIT
ABOARD THE FAIR WIND II
Date: February 7, 2010
Time: 2 pm - 5pm
Place: Aboard Fair Wind II
This tour benefitting the Kona Historical Society starts and ends
at Keauhou Bay and includes Kahalu'u Bay, Kealakekua Bay, and Honaunau
Bay, aboard the catamaran Fair Wind II, from 2-5 PM. Kama'aina resident
John Mitchell provides the fascinating historical narrative prepared
by Kona historian Jean Greenwell on the holua at Keauhou, the battle
of Kuamo'o, Kealakekua Bay, the battle of Mokuohai at Ke'ei, and
Pu'uhonua 'o Honaunau.Ê Sightings of whales and dolphins are
often an added treat. Reservations are $50.00 for KHS members and
$60.00 for non-members; KHS members will be asked to show their
membership cards to receive the discount. Check-in time is 1:45
p.m. at Keauhou Pier. There will be a no-host bar aboard. For reservations,
call Fair Wind at 322-2788.
LIANE CARROLL IN CONCERT WITH THE OLLIEPHONIC
HORNS - FOUR SEASONS RESORT
Date: February 11, 2010
Time: 6:30pm
Place: Four Seasons Resort
Double BBC jazz award winner, Liane Carroll, appears in concert
with the Big Island's own Olliephonics in an evening of jazz, big
band, and ballroom dance. Concert benefits the Hawaii Performing
Arts Festival scholarship fund for young artists from Hawaii to
attend the summer festival in Waimea. Treat yourself and your Valentine
to an elegant, entertaining evening of great music and dance! Time:
6:30 PM at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Ballroom. Cost: $45 per
person/$80 per couple. Tickets available by calling 333-7378 or
online at www.hawaiiperformingartsfestival.org.
For more information, call (303) 221-0399 or email
SOCIETY FOR KONA'S EDUCATION AND ARTS
(SKEA) PRESENTS: "2010: A QUILTING ODYSSEY" - HONAUNAU
Date: February 13 + 14, 2010
Time: 10am
Place: Honaunau
A Quilt & Fiber Arts Show and Sale, in conjunction with Aloha
Quilters, SKEA Fiber Arts Club, and Quilt Passions. Select show
items will be for sale, along with a vendor's mall, free demos,
and prizes galore! SKEA is located in Honaunau between mm 105-106.
Call 328-9392 or visit www.quiltpassions.com for more information.
Time: 10:00 AM at the SKEA facility in Honaunau. Free to the public.
For more information, call 328-9392 or email
"Q'UISINE OF HEARTS", AN AMERICAN
CULINARY FEDERATION VALENTINE BRUNCH - HILTON WAIKOLOA
Date: February 14, 2010
Time: 11:30am - 2:30pm
Place: Hilton Waikoloa
A lovely brunch, hosted by the Hilton Waikoloa Village, that annually
benefits 2000 Kona-Kohala keiki through American Culinary Federation
(ACF) Chef and Child nutrition awareness programs. Time is 11:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Water's Edge Ballroom at the Hilton Waikoloa
Village. Enjoy an array of sumptuous food, wine and music. Enjoy
a bruschetta buffet, omelet stations and bite-sized pastry specialties
by local pastry chefs, bakers, chocolatiers and ice cream makers,
all accompanied by 100 percent Kona coffee, handcrafted ales, wine
and music. Bid for "sweetheart" floral arrangements, quality
merchandise and fun, including private catered dinners by top Big
Isle chefs, during the silent auction. Presented by the ACF Kona-Kohala
Chapter Chef de Cuisine Association. Tickets are $45 for adults
and $20 for children aged 5-10. For more info, call 329-2522.
13th ANNUAL HAWAII HEART WALK & HEALTH
FAIR - EAST HI. DIVISION
Date: February 20, 2010
Time: 8am
Place: Hilo
A great cause to reduce heart disease and stroke and educate the
public about exercising healthy habits. Walk starts 8:00 a.m. (Health
Fair 7am-11am) at Lili'uokalani Gardens, Hilo. Sign up at hiloheartwalk.org.
Call the American Heart Assn. at (808) 961-2825 for more info.
4th ANNUAL HAWAI'I AVOCADO FESTIVAL -
KEALAKEKUA
Date: February 20, 2010
Time: visit site
Place: Kealakekua
This free to the public, zero waste event will be held at the Amy
B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens from 9 am-4 pm. Fun and informative
festivities will include demonstrations on avocado grafting and
growing, an avocado recipe contest, free guacamole sampling, farmer's
market, arts and crafts, healing arts, agriculture and sustainable
living displays, a green fashion show, a raffle benefit for Innovations
Public Charter School, exciting keiki games, healthy organic foods
and a beverage booth serving refreshing smoothies, juices and kava
drinks, and a living Eco Village pavilion. Also on display will
be original festival art by Shirley Pu Wills - a Chinese brush painting
titled "Avocadoes in the Breeze". The art will be sold
on prints and T-shirts, and Wills will be available to sign prints.
For more information, contact Randyl Rupar at 936-5233 or visit
site
"KOKUA KAILUA" HULIHE'E PALACE
MONTHLY SUNDAY CONCERT AND VILLAGE STROLL - KAILUA-KONA
Date: February 21, 2010
Time: 4pm
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
FREE PUANA KA IKE LECTURE - KEAUHOU BEACH
RESORT
Date: February 26, 2010
Time: 5:30 - 7pm
Place: Keauhou Beach Resort
Kaleikoa Kaeo will present the lecture "Mo'ok'auhau: The Development
of Environmental Kinship" from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Keauhou
Beach Resort ballroom. The lecture is part of the Puana Ka Ike (Imparting
Knowledge) series, an educational forum that offers a deeper understanding
of Hawaiian culture, history, tradition and perspective of the environment.
The series is sponsored by Kamehameha Investment Corporation/Kamehameha
Schools, The Kohala Center, University of Hawaii at Hilo Kipuka
Native Hawaiian Student Center and their Eia Hawai'i Lecture Series,
and Keauhou Beach Resort. For more information, call 534-8528, email
or visit
site
GROW HAWAIIAN FESTIVAL - AMY B.H. GREENWELL
ETHNOBOTANICAL GARDEN
Date: February 27, 2010
Time: 9am - 2:30pm
Place: Captain Cook
Weavers, hula dancers, kapa makers, storytellers and other practitioners
of traditional Hawaiian culture will meet with biologists, conservationists,
and horticulturists to explore their common passion for the native
and Polynesian-introduced plants of Hawaii. Festival attendees will
have the opportunity to meet, talk, and learn with some of the foremost
practioners of Hawaiian arts, with many opportunities for making
cultural items to take home with them. This free event will take
place at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain
Cook, 12 miles south of Kailua-Kona on Hwy 11, just south of mile
marker 110, from 9am to 2:30pm. Activities will be available for
young and old, and plate lunches will be for sale. There will be
an informal lei contest (everyone is encouraged to enter - call
for category details). Volunteers needed. For more info, please
call 323-3318 or email.
MONTHLY "BIG EVENT" FOOD BENEFIT
- KEAUHOU SHOPPING CENTER
Date: February 27, 2010
Time: 6pm - 7pm
Place: Keauhou Shopping Center
This monthly event, which will feature a performance from a big
name entertainer from 6-7pm on the last Saturday of each month at
Keauhou Shopping Center, is free with a donation of 2 cans of food
per attendee, which will be donated to Hawaii Food Basket. For more
info, visit
site
"SWING INTO SPRING" DINNER GALA
- KONA FESTIVAL CHORALE
Date: February 27, 2010
Time: 5:30pm - 9pm
Place: Kona
This annual event will feature a sumptuous buffet meal, a cabaret
show highlighting music from Rogers & Hammerstein's "South
Pacific", live and silent auctions, plus other fun entertainment,
from 5:30-9pm at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel Ballroom. Dance
music by Bill Noble. $65 per person. Tickets: 331-1115.
HI'UWAI - ANNUAL SALT WATER CLEANSE -
HONOKOHAU HARBOR
Date: January 3, 2010
Time: 11:30am
Place: South of Honokhau Harbor
Everyone is invited to join Kumu Keala Ching and Na Wai Iwi Ola
Foundation for their yearly Hi'uwai (Salt Water Cleanse) at Alula
beach, just South of Honokohau Harbor. The ceremony will begin at
11:30 a.m. and will be followed by a potluck at the small park in
the same area. Everyone is invited to attend. Please bring a green
ti leaf, some rain water caught around your home and some Hawaiian
salt. Wear clothing that can be immersed in the water (bathing suit,
pareo, etc.). Drive out to the end of the road that leads into the
Honokohau Harbor, park, and follow the trail to the beach south
of the harbor entrance. Hi'uwai, the salt water cleanse, helps us
to focus on the new year ahead. As we look back on all the learning
that took place in our lives over the past year, we know that we
can learn from the past and carry that learning into the future.
We can also release thoughts and emotions that are no longer needed.
Reflection is a wonderful way to begin a new year. For more information,
call 355-8889, email or visit
site
"KOKUA KAILUA" HULIHE'E PALACE
MONTHLY SUNDAY CONCERT AND VILLAGE STROLL
Date: January 17, 2010
Time: 4pm
Place: Kailua Kona
Free Hawaiian Music Concert featuring the Merrie Monarchs men's
glee club with 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 hulihee@ilhawaii.net. For info about
the Village Stroll, call 808-936-9202, email
or visit site
FREE PUANA KA IKE LECTURE - KEAUHOU BEACH
RESORT
Date: January 22, 2010
Time: 5:30 - 7pm
Place: Keauhou Beach Resort
Thomas S. Dye, Ph.D. will present the lecture, "A Brief History
of Archaeological Map-making in Hawai'i" from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
at the Keauhou Beach Resort ballroom. The lecture is part of the
Puana Ka Ike (Imparting Knowledge) series, an educational forum
that offers a deeper understanding of Hawaiian culture, history,
tradition and perspective of the environment. The series is sponsored
by Kamehameha Investment Corporation/Kamehameha Schools, The Kohala
Center, University of Hawaii at Hilo Kipuka Native Hawaiian Student
Center and their Eia Hawai'i Lecture Series, and Keauhou Beach Resort.
For more information, call 534-8528, email
or visit
site
"BODY AND SOIL" FARM HEALTH
CONFERENCE - WAI'AHA WHOLE SYSTEMS FARM, HOLUALOA
Date: January 23 + 24, 2010
Time:
Place: Holualoa
"Culturing the Micro-Flora of the Body & Soil." Explore
the relations between healthy soil, nutrient-rich foods and a healthy
body. Sustainable agriculture and global health experts will speak
on cover crops, soil science, and how heavy metals affect the body's
nutrient uptake. Event includes trade show and on-farm demonstrations.
The conference is sponsored by Hawaii Farmers Union, ACRES USA,
Sam Vessel, NRCS Maui, The Kohala Center, and Volcano Art Center.
Time: TBA. For registration information, visit
site. For more information, call 808-756-7945 or email
For Big Island Luaus on the Kona Kohala Coast,
visit our page on Hawaiian
luaus and Kohala Coast
restaurants.
Find information about Kona
Kohala Coast Farmer's Markets in Kona, Waimea, Hawi with dates
and location.
Check here for all Big
Island events February 2010 or for more Big Island events information
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