12/31-1/6 MERCEDES-BENZ CHAMPIONSHIP
The Plantation Course, Kapalua Resort
Information: (866) 669-2440 or (808) 669-2440
Tickets: (877) 772-5425
An elite field of PGA TOUR
2007 Tournament winners compete in the 2008 season-opener at Kapalua's
Plantation Course for a purse of $5.5 million
12 HOONANEA SERIES PRESENTS:
JAKE SHIMABUKURO WITH THE
MAUI POPS ORCHESTRA
Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle
Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Ukulele virtuoso and Na
Hoku Hanohano award winner, Jake Shimabukuro, showcases his favorite works
with scores of musicians in the Maui Pops Orchestra
13 MAUI 15K & 5K
Lahaina Town
(808) 344-3651
Annual fun run takes you
through scenic Napili and Lahaina Town's famous attractions, Hawaiian entertainment
and refreshments provided
19 WALAAU "LOCAL HUMOR" PRESENTS:
DA BRADDAS
Maui Arts & Cultural Center, McCoy
Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
James Roche and Tony Silva
showcase their different characters in an outrageously funny and live performance
26 MELE SERIES PRESENTS:
AI FAMILY
Maui Arts & Cultural Center, McCoy
Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Howard and Olana Ai, founders
of Halau Hula Olana and award winning hula performers, demonstrate how
the torch of Hawaiian culture is passed through the family, one generation
to the next
26 MOLOKAI MAKAHIKI FESTIVAL
Kaunakakai, Island of Molokai
(808) 553-3876
25th annual
celebration of hula, Hawaiian arts & crafts, games and food
FEBRUARY
2 MELE SERIES PRESENTS: JERRY
SANTOS WITH
HOKU ZUTTERMEISTER AND
BARRY KIMOKEA
Maui Arts & Cultural
Center, McCoy Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Jerry Santos of Olomana
teams with rising star of falsetto and guitar, Hoku Zuttermeister, and
up-and-coming guitarist Barry Kimokea for an evening of traditional and
new repertoires
3-9 ALOHA MUSIC CAMP'S WINTER KOHOLA CAMP
Kaupoa Beach Village, Island
of Molokai
(808) 270-3090
Join the beloved Beamer
family and friends, studying Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, ukulele, hula,
olelo Hawaii, oli and more. Listen to their stories and songs of old Hawaii.
8-9 CHINESE NEW YEAR DANCES AND STREET FESTIVAL
Lahaina Town, Front Street
(888) 310-1117 or (808)
667-9194
The Year of the Rat. Two
evenings of colorful and exciting Lion dance on Front Street, with Chinese
calligraphy, arts & crafts, games, food, firecrackers and more
9 RUN FOR THE WHALES
Polo Beach Park, Wailea
(808) 249-8811
A 5K and half marathon fun run with a 2K
walk and children's fun run, along scenic South Maui
15-16 HOONANEA SERIES PRESENTS:
KEALII REICHEL & HALAU
KEALAOKAMALIE, KUKAHI 2008
Maui Arts & Cultural
Center, Castle Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Multiple Na Hoku Hanohano
award winner, and Maui's shining star, performs traditional Hawaiian and
contemporary music, complemented by his hula halau
16 Maui Coastal Land Trust
"Buy Back the Beach" 7th Annual Luau
(808) 244-5263
www.mauicoastallandtrust.org
Annual event with entertainment and buffet luau
15-17 WHALEQUEST AT KAPALUA
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
(866) 665-9160
Celebrate the humpback
whales with lectures, interactive events/displays, photo exhibitions, whale
sightings and interpretive walks, and participate in a golf tournament
to benefit charities which tees off at The Plantation Course
16 MAUI'S PARADE OF WHALES & WHALE DAY
CELEBRATION
Kalama Park, Kihei
(808) 249-8811
Annual events honoring
the humpback whales that visit Maui each winter: parade, entertainment,
craft fair, games, food and displays
23 THE GREAT WHALE COUNT
Maui’s South and West Shores
(808) 249-8811
Join Pacific Whale Foundation's researchers
and count the humpback whales seen from Maui's shores, an annual event
23-24 THE WENDY’S CHAMPIONS SKINS
GAME
Kaanapali Royal Golf Course
Televised on ESPN, PGA's
most legendary pros compete for $770,000 on this newly renovated Kaanapali
Royal Golf Course
28-29 TALK STORY SERIES PRESENTS:
PELE MA
Maui Arts & Cultural Center, McCoy
Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Told with passion, humor
and wit, a narrative theater adaptation of the book Pele Ma: Legends of
Pele from Kauai, by Frederick Wichman
MARCH
7-8 WALAAU "LOCAL HUMOR"
PRESENTS: AUGIE T
Maui Arts & Cultural Center, McCoy
Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Na Hoku Hanohano and Hawaii
Music award winner, an evening with Augie Tulba is one not to be missed
8 HAWAII MAOLI SERIES PRESENTS:
PA KA LEO / "CHANTERS"
Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle
Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Kupuna to opio, this extraordinary
oli program features kumu hula and Hawaiian practitioners performing chants,
some of which have not been heard for more than 100 years
8 HAIKU HOOLAULEA
& FLOWER FESTIVAL
Haiku Community Center
(808) 573-0338
Cultural event with entertainment,
food, crafts, flower demonstrations, farmers market and an auction
13-15 OCEAN ARTS FESTIVAL
Banyan Tree Park, Lahaina
(888) 310-1117 or (808) 667-9194
Celebration of the humpback
whales, featuring art, Hawaiian entertainment, exciting games and activities
15 HOONANEA SERIES PRESENTS:
AMY HANAIALII GILLIOM
Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle
Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Multiple Na Hoku Hanohano
award winner, and Maui’s shining star, Amy's artistic musical
talents excel her as a fluent and diverse performer
21-23 CELEBRATION OF THE
ARTS
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
(800) 262-8440 or (808)
669-6200
16th annual
Celebration of the people, arts, and rich culture of Hawaii, with workshops,
demonstrations and entertainment
23 EASTER SUNDAY CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH
Kaanapali Beach Hotel
(808) 661-0011
An extravagant buffet with champagne and
entertainment, highlighted with egg hunts and a petting zoo for keiki,
and a visit from the Easter Bunny
29 WALAAU "LOCAL HUMOR" PRESENTS:
ANDY BUMATAI
Maui Arts & Cultural
Center, McCoy Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Island born Andy Bumatai tickled audiences's
funny bones in Hawaii and on the continental U.S., and is now back in Hawaii
APRIL
MAUI POLO SPRING SEASON BEGINS
(808) 877-7744
5 ALA LANI SPRING FAIR
(808) 281-5882 or (808) 877-0388
www.alalaniumc.org
Benefit Fair with arts and crafts, entertainment and food booths, all
supporting youth programs
12 MELE SERIES PRESENTS:
BROWN OHANA'S GENERATIONS
Maui Arts & Cultural
Center, McCoy Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Featuring several generations
of Waiehu Maui's talented musicians, the Brown ohana share onstage their
favorite family traditions, stories and laughs
18 EARTH DAY CELEBRATION, MOLOKAI
Mitchell Pauole Center, Kaunakakai
(808) 553-5236
Annual Earth Day celebration
with entertainment, demonstrations, food and Hawaiian games
19 KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS MAUI
HO'OLAULE'A 2008
4th annual Ho'olaule'a
featuring Hawaiian entertainment, food, games and crafts
19 MAUI NUI BOTANICAL GARDEN
2008 Earth Day Celebration
(808) 249-2798
www.mnbg.org
Entertainment, food, games, plant sale and activities available at
this annual event
19 DAVID MALO DAY
Lahainaluna High School
(808) 662-4000
Annual Hawaiian luau and
hula performances celebrate Hawai'i's famous scholar, in conjunction with
the School's 177th anniversary
19 HOONANEA SERIES PRESENTS: HAPA
Maui Arts & Cultural
Center, Castle Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Hawaiian music and slack-key
concert by Na Hoku Hanohano award winning artists Barry Flanagan and Nathan
Aweau, and Charles Kaupu
19 HOOMAU
CONCERT
Lanikeha Center, Hoolehua
(808) 567-9211
Annual festival featuring
Hawaiian entertainment, food, games and crafts, a benefit for Punana Leo
O Molokai
26-27 BANYAN TREE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Front Street, Lahaina
(888) 310-1117 or (808)
667-9194
135th birthday party of
Lahaina's famous Banyan Tree includes birthday cake, displays and historical
information
26-27 EAST-MAUI TARO FESTIVAL
Hana Ball Park, Hana
15th annual
celebration of the staple of the Hawaiian diet (kalo, or taro), which includes
exhibits, lectures, demonstrations, food booths and live entertainment
MAY
1 THE FAIRMONT KEA LANI MAUI
MAY DAY CELEBRATION
The Fairmont Kea Lani Maui,
Wailea
(808) 875-4100
Featuring floral, feather and kukui nut
lei displays; Hawaiian entertainment and the Royal Court procession
2 HOONANEA SERIES PRESENTS:
THE BROTHERS CAZIMERO
Maui Arts & Cultural
Center, Castle Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Annual Maui Lei Day Concert by Hawai'i
duo, Robert and Roland Cazimero, along with Robert Cazimero's hula halau
5 KAIWI CHALLENGE ONE MAN
CANOE RACE
Kaluakoi Resort, Molokai
(808) 969-6695
A 39-mile international, one man, outrigger
canoe race
10 SEABURY HALL CRAFT FAIR
Seabury Hall Campus, Makawao
(808) 572-7235
35th annual
craft fair with island crafts, demonstrations, keiki activities and entertainment
18-31 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CANOES
Front Street, Lahaina
(888) 310-1117 or (808)
667-9194
A two-week cultural adventure and heritage
festival featuring master canoe carvers from around the Pacific. Cultural
demonstrations, activities, entertainment, parade and launching also featured
11 MOTHER'S DAY CHAMPAGNE
BRUNCH
& HAWAIIAN FASHION
SHOW
Kaanapali Beach Hotel
(808) 661-0011
Honor mom with a lavish buffet and champagne,
complemented with beautiful fashions from top designers of Hawaiian clothing,
great entertainment and wonderful makanas
15-17 KA HULA PIKO
"A Celebration of the Hula"
Papohaku Beach Park, Molokai
(808) 553-3876
17th annual
festival featuring a series of lectures presented by Halau Hula O Kukunaokala
in honor of Kumu John Kaimikaua, Hawaiian entertainment, food and crafts
16-17 WALAAU "LOCAL HUMOR" PRESENTS:
FRANK DE LIMA
Maui Arts & Cultural
Center, McCoy Theatre
(808) 242-SHOW
Local humor at its funniest, Frank's delightful
musical comedian performances perennially recognize him as one of Hawai'i's
favorite entertainers
18 KANAKA IKAIKA KAYAK RACE
STARBUCK’S MOLOKAI
CHALLENGE
Island of Molokai
(808) 553-3876
Annual world championship
kayak and one-person canoe race, attracting an international contingent
of men and women racers crossing Kaiwi Channel's 32-miles, Molokai to East
Oahu
JUNE
6-13 WORLD OCEAN DAY
Maui Ocean Center, Maalaea
(808) 270-7000
Week long special events, seminars and
activities celebrating the importance of our world's oceans
11-15 MAUI FILM FESTIVAL AT WAILEA
(808) 572-3456 or (808) 579-9244
9th
annual festival showcases special movie screenings and premieres under
the stars. Contemporary Hawaiian music and The Taste of Wailea
14-15 UPCOUNTRY FAIR
Eddie Tam Community Center,
Makawao
28th annual
fair with Maui County 4H Championships and auction, entertainment, farmer's
market, plants, crafts, games and paniolo barbeque
16 KING KAMEHAMEHA CELEBRATION AND HOOLAULEA
Front Street and Banyan
Tree Park, Lahaina
(888) 310-1117 or (808) 667-9194
A colorful floral parade featuring decorated
Pau riders, food, crafters and Hawaiian entertainment honoring King Kamehameha
the Great
22 KI HOALU FESTIVAL
Maui
Arts & Cultural Center, A&B Amphitheater
(808)
242-SHOW
17th annual slack
key festival featuring an all-star line-up of some of Hawaii's best ki
hoalu musicians, with local vendors, arts and crafts, and delicious local-style
food
23-28 ALOHA HAWAIIAN MUSIC AND DANCE CAMP
Kaupoa Beach Village, Island
of Molokai
(808) 270-3090
Join the beloved Beamer
family and friends, studying Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, ukulele, hula,
olelo Hawaii, oli and more. Listen to their stories and songs of old Hawaii.
26-29 KAPALUA WINE &
FOOD FESTIVAL
Kapalua Resort
(877) 772-5425 or (800)
KAPALUA
27th annual,
festival host Fred Dame, Master Sommelier brings together world-renowned
winemakers, top master sommeliers, celebrated chefs and industry insiders
in fun, themed tastings, seminars, and gala evening events
ONGOING ART
FRIDAY NIGHT IS ART NIGHT
Lahaina, "The Art Capital
of the Pacific"
7 pm - 10 pm
Gallery shows, demonstration artists, strolling
musicians, art in action, refreshments
LAHAINA GALLERIES
Lahaina
or Wailea
(808)
661-6284 or 874-8583
Special appearances and unique displays
featured monthly
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua,
monthly
(808) 669-6200
Guests create artwork with Hawaii's leading
artist; mediums vary each month
MAUI FINE ARTISTS PROGRAM
(808) 874-8000
Every Wed., Thurs., Fri.,
and Sun.
8 am - 1:30 pm
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
(808)
875-1234
Every Tuesday in
the lobby
ONGOING SPECIAL EVENTS
ALOHA FRIDAY AT MAUI
HOTELS
Local artisans display, demonstrate and
sell their creations
W.O.W. WAILEA ON WEDNESDAY
The Shops at Wailea
(808) 891-6770
Every Wed., 6:30 pm –
8:00 pm
Artist displays, live entertainment,
fashion events & restaurant specials
ALOHA FRIDAY CRAFT FAIR
Every Fri., 9 am - 2 pm
CORAL REEF NATURALIST PROGRAM
Ulua Beach, Wailea
Mon. - Fri., 8 am - 12 pm
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE REEF
Maui Ocean Center, Maalaea
(808) 270-7000
Year-long events and activities promoting
coral reef conservation programs
MALU O KEAWAIKI ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL
Banyan Tree, Lahaina
(888) 310-1117 or (808)
667-9194
Varied weekends every month.
Hawaiian artists sell and share cultural arts and crafts
LAHAINA HERITAGE MUSEUM & VISITOR CENTER
Old
Lahaina Courthouse
Open
daily, 9 am - 5 pm
LAHAINA
ARTS SOCIETY
Banyan Tree, Lahaina
Various weekends
every month
Island inspired
artists sell art and crafts
SUNSET CLIFF-DIVING
Every
evening just before sunset
WHALERS VILLAGE MUSEUM
Whalers
Village, Kaanapali
Weekly Films, 9
am - 10 pm
FREE LEI MAKING CLASSES
Whalers Village, Kaanapali
(808) 661-4567
Every
Tues. & Fri., 12 pm – 2 pm
KAAHUMANU CHURCH PICNIC
WITH POKI
High
Street, Wailuku
(808)
877-5566
Every
3rd Thursday
ALOHA CRAFT FAIR
(808)
871-1307
Every
Friday, 10 am - 4 pm
Local
artisans showcasing their handmade products
MAUI
ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER
One
Cameron Way, Kahului
(808)
242-7469
Concerts,
theatrical performances by leading artists
MAUI
FILM FESTIVAL
Maui
Arts & Cultural Center
Every
Wed., 5 pm & 7:30 pm
Outstanding contemporary
films
NHRA DRAG RACING
Maui
Raceway Park
(808)
281-1273
Exciting
drag racing for the entire family
LANAI
ART CENTER
"Stars Under the
Stars"
Dole Park, Lanai
(808)
565-7503
1st Thursday
of each month
MOLOKAI'S KUPUNA ENTERTAINERS
Every Fri., 4 pm - 6 pm
Every Sun., 7 pm
ONGOING FREE HULA SHOWS
MAUI
MALL
Every Sat. and Sun., 1
pm - Hula Show
Every Fri., 6:30 pm - Hawaiian
Entertainment
LAHAINA CENTER
Every Wed. 2:30 pm - Keiki Hula
Every Fri., 3:30 pm-; Keiki Hula
LAHAINA
CANNERY MALL
Every Sat. and Sun., 1 pm
- Keiki Hula
Every Tues. and Thurs.,
7 pm - Polynesian Dancing
WHALERS
VILLAGE
Every Mon., Wed. &
Sat., 6:30pm - 8 pm: Hula & Tahitian Show
Every Thurs., 3pm - 4 pm:
Free
Hula Lessons
KAANAPALI
BEACH HOTEL
Every Night, 6:30 pm -
7:30 pm
NAPILI
KAI BEACH RESORT
Every Tues., 5:30 pm –
Keiki
Hula
ONGOING OUTDOOR MARKETS
QUEEN KAAHUMANU CENTER, KAHULUI
Tues., Wed. and Fri., 7
am - 3 pm
MAUI MALL
SHOPPING CENTER
Farmer's Market and Craft
Fair
Every Tues., Wed. and Fri.
8 am - 5 pm
MAUI
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Aloha Friday Farmer's Market
Fri., 12 pm - 6pm
MAUI SWAP MEET, KAHULUI
Next to Post Office on Puunene Avenue
Sat., 7 am - 12 noon
EDDIE TAM FARMER'S MARKET
Eddie
Tam Community Center, Makawao
Sat., 6am - 12 pm
MOLOKAI
FARMER-S MARKET
Kaunakakai
Town
Sat., 7 am - 12 pm
UPCOMING EVENTS
JULY - DECEMBER 2008
JULY 2008
Makawao Parade & Rodeo
4th of July Celebration in
Lahaina
Kapalua Wine & Food Festival,
27th Anniversary
Pineapple Festival, Lanai
Quicksilver Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race
AUGUST 2008
Maui Onion Festival
Tahiti Fete
SEPTEMBER 2008
Maui Polo Fall Season Begins
Maui Chef's Present
A Taste of Lahaina
Maui Marathon
Na Wahine O Ke Kai, Molokai
OCTOBER 2008
Aloha Festivals, Maui Nui
Xterra World Championship
Kapalua LPGA Classic, Bay
Course
Annual Maui County Fair
Halloween in Lahaina
Molokai Hoe Canoe Race
NOVEMBER 2008
Humpback Whales Return
Hula O Na Keiki
EA SPORTS Maui Invitational
Basketball Tournament
Hui Noeau Christmas House
DECEMBER 2008
Whale Watch Season Begins
Na Mele O Maui
Holiday Lighting of the Banyan
Tree
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Lanai Christmas Festival
& Tree Lighting Ceremony
Molokai Festival of Lights
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