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The shopping center in Kailua-Kona on the west side of the Big Island is helping students and educators get ready for the new school year in style while enjoying the last moments of summer.

It’s official: the Big Island festival dedicated to showcasing the personal, moral and environmental benefits of a plant-based lifestyle is back for its second year.

Fourth of July on the Big Island this year features several family-friendly events. Check out our list of star-spangled shindigs to celebrate with a blast.

Big Island artists shined at 2023 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, including multi-award winners Natalie Ai Kamauu of Waimea and newcomer Wehilei of Kohala.

Hawaiian musician Henry Kapono will commemorate his 50-year music career and the iconic Songs of C&K with a special concert at Kahilu Theatre in Waimea.

There’s something for everybody during this year’s Fourth of July festivities on the Big Island, from a rodeo in Waimea to a rubber duckie derby in Waikōloa. And don’t forget about the fireworks shows!

Big Island Native Wehilei will sing “Kohala, HI” at the 2023 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. She is up for Single of the Year and six other awards.

This weekʻs Top 20 things to do on the Big Island are dominated by Fourth of July celebrations, including a 5K run/walk, rodeo, rubber duckie race and, of course, fireworks. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.

Gay right supporters and advocates in rainbow colors and decorated in an assortment of glitter and costumes also flooded downtown Hilo to begin the festival celebration with this yearʻs theme: “Fabulous Free Future.”

Make Music Hawaiʻi hosted live performances in Hilo and Kona on June 21 in celebration of Make Music Day.

The roads used for the parade route will close at 10:45 a.m., 15 minutes prior to the parade starting at 11 a.m. and reopen at the conclusion of the parade at noon.

The Top 20 things to do on the Big Island for the week of June 22-28 includes: KATCHAFIRE, Kona marlin tourney, Hilo Pride Weekend and Keller Williams. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.

Make Music Hawaiʻi presents live performances in Hilo and Kona on June 21 as part of the global celebration of Make Music Day.

After a pandemic-imposed hiatus, Kahilu’s celebrated Youth Troupe returns to the stage for a special production for two performances only of the rock musical “Rent.”

Come out and enjoy the rainbows as the Big Island’s most colorful kiki — the annual Hawai‘i Island LGBTQ+ Pride Parade and Festival — returns June 24 to Downtown Hilo.

The oral histories of Waimea’s Hisao Kimura and Kukuihaele’s Nora Ka’aua will be among those featured in “An Era of Change: Oral Histories of Civilians in World War II Hawaiʻi.”

Attendees of the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park’s 39th annual Hawaiian Cultural Festival will enjoy Hawaiian music by Kenneth Makuakāne and Russell Mauga and experience traditional ‘oli (chant) and hula (dance) while learning a Hawaiian craft.

The Top 20 list of things to do on the Big Island, for the week of June 15-21, includes gawking at Kīlaueaʻs eruption, the Mākaha Sons and the first Climate Community Fair on the island.

Fourteen rowing teams from around the world departed from the shores of central California on Monday to compete in the inaugural Pacific Challenge of the World’s Toughest Row, which ends in Hanalei Bay on Kaua‘i.

The 41-mile, grueling Molokaʻi Hoe Canoe Race, which has been held for 72 years, is back after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.