Entertainment
“Honoka`a Loves Music” Exhibit Opens Friday
An exhibit on Honokaa’s musical history will open to the public with live performances Friday at the Heritage Center in Honoka`a.
Hospice Hosts Floating Lanterns Ceremony
North Hawaii Hospice to host a traditional sunset floating lanterns ceremony at Fairmont Orchid on Sunday, Aug. 25.
Volcano Art Center to celebrate NPS
Volcano Art Center will be celebrating the 97th birthday of the National Park Service on Sunday.
Visit Hulihee Palace Free on Sunday
Enjoy entertainment and a free visit to Hulihee Palace Sunday in honor of the late King Kamehameha III.
Lava Lava Beach Club Parties for Non-Profits
The Lava Lava Beach celebrates its first anniversary Saturday, Aug. 17 with a fundraiser for local non-profit organizations.
NASA Aims to Lasso an Asteroid
Hear a NASA astronomer discuss the agency’s plans to capture an asteroid and put it into orbit around the earth in an Aug. 16 talk at the Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo.
Tuesday at Target: Party in the Parking Lot
It’s a party in a parking lot. A National Night Out comes to Hilo’s Target store for a few hours of fun, live music, free food, activities for the keiki and more.
Waimea This Weekend Makes Good Horse Sense
The annual Hawaii Island Horse Expo will attract equine experts from far and wide to Waimea this weekend.
A Rainbow of Orchids
On Sunday July 28, Honalo will be home to a rainbow of orchids at the Daifukuji Soto Mission Hall.
Mark Yamanaka to Kick Off `Imiloa After Dark
The multiple Na Hoku Hanohano-award winning musician will open the astronomy center’s new series of events.
A Gleeful Night of Show Tunes
For one night only, the Big Island’s Gates Performing Arts Center turns into Broadway with showstopping show tunes from the Hawai’i Performing Arts Festival’s musical theater students on July Tuesday July 23.
Up All Night Saturday With Relay For Life
At Wong Stadium from 6 p.m., cancer survivors, family and friends will remember, memorialize, and celebrate loved ones in the annual fundraising event for the American Cancer Society.
Kona Goes Crazy With Mangos at Festival Saturday
It will be mango mania as the fifth annual Mango Festival is held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay.
Art, Music and More at Ai-Hilo Party on the Lawn
The first-ever Summer Ai-Hilo Block Buster Party on the Lawn will be held Saturday at Hawaii Community College.
Strings in Honoka`a
A night of gorgeous classical and jazz music begins at 7 p.m. on July 18, with Gary Washburn and Ignace “Iggy” Jang at the Honoka’a People’s Theatre.
UPDATE: Lineup Set for Weekend’s Hawaiian Music Festival
The event featuring Cyril Pahanui, John Cruz and others will be held at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium on Saturday and Sunday.
Gala Concert: Jazzing It Up
Jazz artist Liane Carroll, 2012 British Jazz Vocalist of the Year kickstarts the Performing Arts Festival’s ninth season on Tuesday July 9, at Kahilu Theatre.
Annual Cultural Festival Saturday at Hawaii Volcanoes
The festival, the park’s 33rd, will include a variety of Hawaiian music, dance and cultural activities.
Seeing Rainbows: It’s A Parade of Love
On Saturday July 6, at 11 a.m., Downtown Hilo will have its first gay pride parade. The town will be awash with a rainbow of vibrant hues, smiles, laughter and the love of friends and family united in support of a basic human right. Equality.
