Entertainment
Hawaiian Language Competition & Concert
The event focuses on past efforts to prevent the islands’ annexation to the U.S. “Hawaiʻi remains an independent country… under a self-proclaimed government.”
Casting Call for National Park Service Films
The producers are seeking people to portray Kamehameha the Great, Keōua Kūʻahuʻula, warriors, kahuna, aliʻi (Hawaiian royalty) and makaʻāinana (commoners).
Gyotaku Demo at Banyan Drive Art Stroll
Tengan will demonstrate gyotaku, the art of fish printing, at Suisan Fish Market on Saturday, Jan. 14, from 3 to 4 p.m. as part of the Banyan Drive Art Stroll.
Sculptors ‘Moonlighting’ at Volcano Art Center
Big Island Sculptors Henry Bianchini and Elizabeth Miller invite everyone for a moonlit walk through the new sculpture garden at Volcano Art Center.
First Banyan Drive Art Stroll Draws Artists
A call for artists for the first annual Banyan Drive Art Stroll pulled in more than 70 works of art and 90 photographic images for a calendar competition.
Photo of the Week: Dec. 31–Jan. 6
David Blake sent in this photo that he took on Dec. 19, 2016, from the Fairmont Orchid on the Kohala Coast.
Sixth Annual Big Island Chocolate Festival
The two-day chocolate extravaganza includes a cacao plantation tour, a college culinary competition and several public foodie and ag-themed seminars.
Australia’s Black Arm Band at Kahilu Theatre
Take a Journey Through Australia’s Heartland with Black Arm Band’s dirtsong
HPA Book Club to Discuss ‘The Vegetarian’
The Hawaii Preparatory Academy Community Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19, in the Ko Kakou Student Union, Upper Campus.
Kona Stories Fiction Book Club to Meet Jan. 10
Kona Stories Fiction Book Club will begin a new season with a discussion of Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff on Jan. 10, 2017, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Patrick Landez Releases “Hoʻomanaʻo”
Hōkū Hanohano award winning artist, Patrick Landez, has released his new album, “Hoʻomanaʻo”
Holualoa Village Kicks Off 2017 First Fridays
Holualoa Village will kick off the new year with new art and artists, tasty street eats and music during its monthly Art-After-Dark event…
Kapono Nāʻiliʻili Releases Debut Album
Kapono Nāʻiliʻili, debuts his contemporary fusion album, “In Transition,” available today, Dec. 31 on all online streaming services.
Waimea Ocean Film Festival
The 2017 Waimea Ocean Film Festival will take place Jan. 2-10 at multiple venues in Waimea, the Fairmont Orchid and Four Seasons Hualalai.
Gertrude’s Jazz Bar: Raising the Bar on Bars
There’s a new bar in town where you can listen to live music and enjoy unique tapas, and craft cocktails. And don’t forget to wear your dancing shoes!
Toyota Dream Car Art Contest
What could future cars look like? What could they do? These are the questions the 6th annual Toyota Hawaii Dream Car Art Contest asks keiki 15 and younger.
Royal White New Year’s Eve Party WEC
Ed Olson and The Wainaku Executive Center team invite the public to the center’s 2nd Annual New Year’s Eve event on Dec. 31, 2016, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The “Royal White Affair” will perpetuate the ever-so-trendy “All White Party” theme, said party organizers. “Come in your all white outfit to help us carry […]
“Dance Imagined” Movement Workshop
The six-session series will explore basic dance technique combined with the exhilaration of movement
Hawai‘i Web Series Lands Licensing Deal
A filmmaker involved in Creative Lab Hawai‘i landed a web licensing deal for her show, Paradise Justice. The program is still accepting applications for 2017.
‘Medicine Runner’ Being Filmed on Big Island
“Jo – The Medicine Runner” is currently being shot, edited and produced entirely on the Big Island of Hawai‘i.
