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SUMMARY:Hanalei Farmers’ Market
DESCRIPTION:Every Saturday: 9AM – 12PM\n5-5299C Kuhio Hwy\, Hanalei\, HI \nIndulge in delectable\, locally sourced fruits and vegetables straight from the farms of Hanalei and Kaua’i’s North Shore. Treat yourself to freshly squeezed juices\, locally harvested honey\, oven-fresh baked goods\, flavorful salsa\, and other delectable treats. Additionally\, discover and admire arts and crafts crafted by skilled local artists\, showcasing the rich artistic talent of Kaua’i. \nWe look forward to seeing you at our Hanalei Farmers’ Market! \n\n\nThanks to the Hawai’i Farmers’ Market Coalition Mini-Grant Program from SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)\, we are now able to accept SNAP/EBT benefits at our weekly Hanalei Farmers’ Market!
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/hanalei-farmers-market/
LOCATION:Hale Halawai Ohana O Hanalei (Hanalei Community Center)\, 5-5299C Kuhio Hwy\, Hanalei\, HI\, 96714\, United States
CATEGORIES:Island Happenings,Market
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SUMMARY:Kaua‘i Songwriters Music Festival 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Kauai Songwriters Music Festival is a celebration of the art of songwriting. This year’s festival includes workshops for songwriters on Friday and Saturday followed by an evening concert on Saturday open to the public. Tickets to the concert are $35 in advance. The workshops are $80 and include a concert ticket.  https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/ec6566a0-e92f-425d-8a10-528316334d56 \nFunded with support of the Hawaii Tourism Authority through the Community Enrichment Plan and the County of Kauai and the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. \nPerformers and Presenters Include: \nJason Blume is the author of 6 Steps to Songwriting Success\, This Business of Songwriting\, and Inside Songwriting (Billboard Books). His songs have been recorded by Britney Spears\, the Backstreet Boys\, the Oak Ridge Boys and many others\, selling more than 50\,000\,000 copies. His song\, “Come Back” was the debut single for Na Hoku Hanohano award winning band “Crossing Rain.” \nJason’s songs have been included in films and TV shows including “Scrubs\,” “Friday Night Lights\,” “Assassination Games\,” Disney’s “Kim Possible” “Dangerous Minds\,” “Kickin’ it Old Skool\,” “The Guiding Light\,” “The Miss America Pageant\,” and many more. He studied film and television composing at U.C.L.A.\, and contributed songs and background score for Emmy-winning and Emmy nominated TV shows. A guest lecturer at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (co-founded by Sir Paul McCartney) and at the Berklee School of Music\, he teaches the BMI Songwriter Workshops and has taught master classes in more than ten countries. He has published more than 125 articles in BMI’s magazines\, and has been interviewed as a songwriting expert for CNN\, NPR\, the BBC\, Rolling Stone\, and the New York Times. \nEmily Elbert builds her home in between worlds. In music\, she connects disparate concepts: traversing wide-ranging styles\, expressing both the contemplative and celebratory\, and fusing the Earthly with the ethereal. She’s honed her artistry on the road\, playing over a thousand independent solo shows from Peru to Palestine – but she has also become a sought-after collaborator\, playing in the bands of luminary artists including Leon Bridges\, Jacob Collier\, Esperanza Spalding\, Sara Bareilles\, Lorde\, and Jenny Lewis. All of these experiences feed into her music today. Anchored by what L.A. Weekly calls a “funky\, engrossing groove\,” the publication notes\, “Elbert would be considered remarkable just for her guitar playing\, which segues from hard-edged funk and blues to more gently subtle jazz intricacy. But she’s an equally adept vocalist\, weaving her soulful phrasing nimbly within the rhythms of her guitar chords.” \nEmily recently released her sixth independent album\, Woven Together\, a rhythmic\, flowing ode to the intersections of sensuality\, healing and progress. Upon its release\, PopMatters remarked\, “though it would be safe to call her a spiritual successor to Joni Mitchell\, Elbert is truly a chameleonic composer…this is Emily Elbert\, a name to bookmark.” \nSongwriter Ken Emerson and special guests will be featured. Ken Emerson is one of the world’s most highly regarded traditional Hawaiian slack key & steel guitarists living today. He is a monster player of both\, and he switches easily between them during his performances\, laying his guitar on his lap and picking up a steel bar for an instrumental interlude. Emerson is famous for his one-of-a-kind slack/steel style playing of vintage acoustic steel-bodied National Resonator guitars. Emerson won the prestigious Kahili Award for perpetuating Hawaiian culture and was a featured artist and composer on the first-ever National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Grammy Award-winning Best Hawaiian Album. Emerson’s playing was also featured on Donald Fagen’s (Steely Dan) Grammy Award-winning Morph the Cat. He has many additional touring/recording credits including Jackson Brown\, Boz Scaggs\, Charlie Musselwhite\, Taj Mahal\,      Todd Rundgren\, Ramblin” Jack Elliott\, and Elvin Bishop. \nRock Hendricks is a world-renowned saxophonist\, producer\, and recording engineer. Throughout his career\, Rock performed and recorded with many legendary performers such as Michael Jackson\, John Lee Hooker\, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood\, The Funkadelics\, Michael Buble\, Marvin Gaye Jr.\, Marvin Gaye Jr. III\, The Temptations\, Bobby Womack\, Coke Escovedo\, Walter Becker and Don Fagan\, Steve Arrington\, The Family Stone\, Bonnie Raitt\, Leon Russel\, Dave Mason\, Sammy Hagar\, Motown Records\, Gabriel Hasselbach\, Jeff Lorber\, and Paul Hardcastle. \nRock wrote and produced music for the Electronic Arts game “The Sims” with over 150 million games sold. \nRock has recorded over 30 songs with Paul Hardcastle and has had nine Billboard #1 smooth jazz hits.  Rock is playing sax with Paul on yet another upcoming album to be released at the end of 2023. \nAllan Thomas is a longtime singer songwriter\, guitarist\, recording artist\, performer\, record producer and engineer. He has released seven albums of original material and is currently working on his 8th release. Mr Thomas receives airplay from his various releases worldwide. \nAllan has been writing songs since a late teen in 1967. He released his first album of original material for Sire Records in 1971. AT was a staff-songwriter for ABC Music in Los Angeles in the late 1980’s. \nMr Thomas has recorded and performed with Cannonball Adderley Quintet\, Graham Nash\,  David Crosby and Donald Fagen among others. He has opened shows for Weather Report\, Taj Mahal and Richie Havens among others. \nSome of Allan’s current recording band members include: Keith Carlock drums (Steely Dan)\, Jimmy Johnson bass (James Taylor)\, Russell Ferrante piano (Yellowjackets) Will Kennedy drums (Yellowjackets) Dean Parks guitar (Steely Dan) and Michael Landau guitar (Miles Davis). \nRandy Tico is known to many for his bass work with a diverse range of artists such as the critically acclaimed jazz nonet Matrix\, Jeff Bridges\, Strunz & Farah\, Airto & Flora Purim\, Jose Feliciano\, Kenny Loggins and John McEuen. \nBut to a whole other world he has established himself as an  award winning composer/sound designer for theater with Critical Mass Performance Group\, Denver Center of the Performing Arts\, Portland Center Stage\, Theater @ Boston Court and Ensemble Theater Company in his home town of Santa Barbara. \nEclectico brings these worlds together with a heartfelt journey through sonic landscapes sometimes uplifting\, other times bittersweet but always rich with emotion and gorgeous instrumental performances. Drawing from award winning theater scores\, soundtracks  and new compositions Eclectico is Tico’s first release since Earth Dance on Higher Octave in 1990.  .
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/kauai-songwriters-music-festival-2024/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn Kauai at Wailua Bay\, 3-5920 Kuhio Hwy\,\, Kapaa\, 96746
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:Na Hula O Kaohikukapulani Hula Hoʻike 2024
DESCRIPTION:Kamanawa Foundation presents Na Hula Kaohikukapulaniʻs Annual Hula Hoʻike 2024. Under the direction of Kumu Hula Kapu Kinimaka-Alquiza\, the dancers and musicians of Na Hula O Kaohikukapulani will offer a variety of dance and musical presentations ranging from kahiko (traditional style) to auana (contemporary styling) and the dances of Polynesia. Nā Hōkū Hanohano award winner\, Kūpaoa\, will be this yearʻs special guests. \nThere will be a craft fair\, bake sale and foods sale starting at 3 p.m.\, door prizes\, and a Las Vegas Trip for 2 Giveaway! Tickets can be purchased in advance from our current students for $30 or will be available at the door for $35. Please contact Devi for more information at (808) 482-0671
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/na-hula-o-kaohikukapulani-hula-ho%ca%bbike-2024/
LOCATION:Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall\, 4191 Hardy Street\, Lihue\, 96766
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Mele and Manaʻo
DESCRIPTION:Join us on at Common Ground for an evening of soulful music and captivating stories from Kauai’s own Lady Ipo Kahaunaele. A long time musician and entertainer\, Lady Ipo will be sharing music and stories about her love for Hawaii\, the deeply personal love for her ohana and her lifelong dedication to music. Accompanied by the celebrated Moonlight Band\, featuring some of Kauai’s top jazz musicians including Logan Sowder\, and Maluhia Castillo. \nEnjoy an evening filled with mele\, mana’o and amazing food in an intimate setting at Common Ground. Pupu’s by Common Ground’s top notch culinary team plus creative cocktails\, wine and beer available for purchase. \nA celebration of Kauai and the things we love through music\, story\, and food.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/an-evening-of-mele-and-mana%ca%bbo/
LOCATION:Common Ground Kauai\, 4900 Kauwa Rd\, Kilauea\, HI\, 96754
CATEGORIES:Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Mele and Manaʻo
DESCRIPTION:Join us on at Common Ground for an evening of soulful music and captivating stories from Kauai’s own Lady Ipo Kahaunaele. A long time musician and entertainer\, Lady Ipo will be sharing music and stories about her love for Hawaii\, the deeply personal love for her ohana and her lifelong dedication to music. Accompanied by the celebrated Moonlight Band\, featuring some of Kauai’s top jazz musicians including Logan Sowder\, and Maluhia Castillo. \nEnjoy an evening filled with mele\, mana’o and amazing food in an intimate setting at Common Ground. Pupu’s by Common Ground’s top notch culinary team plus creative cocktails\, wine and beer available for purchase. \nA celebration of Kauai and the things we love through music\, story\, and food.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/an-evening-of-mele-and-mana%ca%bbo-2/
LOCATION:Common Ground Kauai\, 4900 Kauwa Rd\, Kilauea\, HI\, 96754
CATEGORIES:Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:Kauaʻi Mokihana Festival 2024 – Composerʻs Contest
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 23\, 2024 | 6 PM – 9 PM\nSheraton Kauaʻi Coconut Beach Resorts\nComposers Contest encourages the composition of new music through its various categories including: Hawaiian (must be in the Hawaiian language) and Open. Trophies and cash prizes are awarded. Participants in this contest are inspired by sharing their personal musical creations with the Island’s people and visitors. See Competition Forms page for more information at http://www.maliefoundation.org. Cost of admission is $25 in advance and $30 at the door. \nSee http://www.maliefoundation for ticket information in August 2024. \nSupported by the Hawaii Tourism Authority through the Community Enrichment Program. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/kaua%ca%bbi-mokihana-festival-2024-composer%ca%bbs-contest/
LOCATION:Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort\, 650 Aleka Loop\, Kapaa\, HI\, 96746\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20240928T110000
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SUMMARY:Kauaʻi Mokihana Festival 2024 – Hula Competition: ʻAuana Group and Solo
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 28\, 2024 |11 AM\nKauaʻi War Memorial Convention Hall\nFeaturing groups and soloists from participating hālau hula presenting choice mele hula. \nCash awards will be given for Hula Presentation and Overall. Cost of admission is $25 per person in advance $30 at the door. \nSee http://www.maliefoundation for ticket information in August 2024. \nSupported by the Hawaii Tourism Authority through the Community Enrichment Program.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/kaua%ca%bbi-mokihana-festival-2024-hula-competition-%ca%bbauana-group-and-solo/
LOCATION:Kauaʻi War Memorial\, Lihue\, HI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:Nō Ka Lāhui: Gathering Voices\, Building Lāhui
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special evening of culture\, community\, and remembrance at  “NO KA LĀHUI” honoring the voices of our ancestors and perpetuating the rich heritage of our Native Hawaiian culture\, even in the face of adversity. \n📅 **Date:** Friday\, January 17 \n🕓 **Time:** 4:00 – 8:00 PM \n📍 **Location:** Hale Lihue\, 4286 Rice St.\, Lihue\, HI 96766 \n🎤 **Hear from inspiring guest speakers:** \n✨ Nalani Kaneakua (Ko’olau Limu Project/Hosea Lovell Foundation) \n✨ Chanel Josiah (Hawaii Community Lending) \n✨ Pelika Andrade (Na Maka Onaona) \n✨ And more! \nGet ready for some ‘ono food from ‘Ohana Eats while enjoying cultural activities\, demonstrations\, and live Hawaiian music! 🎶 \n🌊 **This is a Free Event for All!** 🌊 \nLet’s gather to uplift our community\, share stories\, and celebrate our culture together. Your voice matters in the continuation of our legacy. \n👉 Tag your hoa and ‘ohana\, and spread the word! See you Friday! 💚 \n#NoKaLahui #HawaiianCulture #Community #CulturalPreservation #AlohaSpirit #TogetherWeRise
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/no-ka-lahui-gathering-voices-building-lahui/
LOCATION:Hale Lihue\, 4286 Rice Street\, Lihue\, HI\, 96766\, United States
CATEGORIES:Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:The KING TIDE Tour – with Shane Hall & Tavana
DESCRIPTION:Show Date\nSaturday January 25th \nThe KING TIDE Tour – with Shane Hall & Tavana – TICKETS HERE\nAnaina Hou Community Park is proud to partner with Aloha Growers to bring to Hawaii the KING TIDE tour featuring Oceanside’s Shane Hall and Hawaiʻi’s Tavana. To translate the King Tide\, it is the highest predicted tide of the year at a\ncoastal location. What a perfect name for this highly anticipated tour featuring these two explosive artists. Both artists are powerful performers and carry a similar vibe that dips deep into the blues and Americana. Join us for a sonic surge across the islands of Hawaiʻi with Shane Hall and Tavana! \nABOUT SHANE HALL\nShane Hall is an award-winning singer-songwriter based in Oceanside\, California whose electrifying presence is redefining the Indie music scene. With his signature Fuzz & Funk\, Voodoo & Blues\, Hall masterfully blends elements of Blues\, Soul\, Funk\, Americana\, Rock\, and Alternative into a captivating and one-of-a-kind sound that resonates with authenticity. \nA Pennsylvania native and a proud U.S. Marine veteran with two tours of duty\, Shane Hall’s musical journey began in 2001 with the creation of his first song. This initial spark ignited a lifelong exploration of soulful roots and a fusion of acoustic and electric sounds. His music stands as a testament to his deep emotional expression and constant artistic evolution. \nShane Hall’s discography is a collection of several acclaimed albums and EPs that highlight his exceptional storytelling and emotional depth. His solo debut album\, Human Condition\, released in 2017\, was a pivotal moment in his career. After signing with LAW Records in 2018\, Shane\nHall released a three-part record—West River Queen—which won Best Blues Album at the 2020 San Diego Music Awards. This groundbreaking project showcased Shane Hall’s genre-\nspanning versatility. \nShane Hall’s larger-than-life voice has led him to standout performances at iconic venues and festivals. From electrifying shows at Colorado’s legendary Red Rocks with the reggae-rock band Pepper\, to opening for Mike Campbell of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers\, and gracing major\nstages at Coachella\, Burning Man\, Electric Forest\, and Lightning in a Bottle\, Shane Hall has made a significant impact on the music scene. \nIn 2021\, his track “Under My Voodoo”; won the San Diego Music Award for Best Americana\, Jazz\, or Blues Song. His latest album\, Howl & Sway (LAW Records)\, released in 2023 through Pacific Records and produced by two-time Grammy-nominated Joe Marlett\, has achieved notable success. \nIn 2024\, Howl & Sway reached #1 on the Apple iTunes Blues chart\, won Best Blues Album at the San Diego Music Awards\, and received recognition from the Grammy® Academy. This\nalbum represents the culmination of Shane Hall’s dedication and artistic evolution over the past two decades. \nBeyond his musical achievements\, Shane Hall is recognized for his genuine spirit and dedication to his community. His motto\, “Raise The Tide” embodies his belief that when one\nsucceeds\, everyone benefits. Shane’s mission is to uplift others and support his community both locally and within the music industry. His relentless pursuit of pushing boundaries and exploring diverse genres ensures that his creative journey remains as dynamic as his sound. \n“Music isn’t just something I do; it’s who I am. I refuse to be confined to a single sound. Even if I create the box\, I won’t stay in it.” – Shane Hall \nABOUT TAVANA\nTavana is a one-man musical wrecking crew from Honolulu\, who uses his feet to lay down a variety of grooves while simultaneously playing guitar\, banjo\, lap steel\, or ukulele and singing deep-soulful\, island-inspired rock and blues\, bridging the gap between Hawaiian Music and Delta Blues. He consistently sells shows out in Hawaii leaving audiences in awe of his musical energy. \n“He’s more the exception than the rule\, he is a great human and I’m glad to know him”\n—Eddie Vedder \n“Tavana is a man on a mission and big opportunities await his arrival. As a human being and friend\, Tavana’s a chill guy\, honest and easygoing. I believe he’s on the edge of going big.”\n— Henry Kapono \nTavana is known for his Waikiki jam sessions and regularly jams with a who’s who of players in Hawaii\, including Eddie Vedder who invited Tavana to sing ‘Hawaii 78’ – a Hawaii anthem of sorts – with him at the Hawaii Theatre. From a recording of their performance together\, Vedder produced a limited vinyl record that was sent out to 10\,000 Pearl Jam fans. Vedder also took Tavana out on tour for several dates as his opening act for his solo album. Tavana has jammed\nwith many musical greats\, including Jack Johnson\, Pat Simmons\, Michael McDonald\, Henry Kapono\, G Love\, Willie K\, John Cruz\, Ron and Thunderstorm Artis\, and Leon Mobley (Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals). He also has been the supporting act for Alabama Shakes\, Shakey Graves\, Xavier Rudd\, Jenny Lewis\, Julian Marley\, and Kaleo to name just a few. \nTavana is a multi-Nā Hōkū Hanohano (Hawaiian Grammy®) nominee and is currently featured on an in-flight video on all Hawaiian Airlines. He was a featured artist on Henry Kapono’s “The Songs of C&K”\, and is also a featured “Playing for Change” artist. \n\n\n\nWhat’s included\n\nThis is GA standing room show. We will have some seating sections set up throughout the venue available on a first come first serve basis. \nWe will have some covered raised tables available around the perimeter of the lawned area. \n\n\n\nWhat’s not included\n\nBeverage Concessions both Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic will be available throughout the show. \nFood will be available for purchase on site. The Pavilion Kitchen is open with a full menu of hot meals and snacks. Vegan/ Vegetarian options will be available. \n\n\n\nItinerary\n\nShow Details\n5:30 PM: Doors Open\n6:30 PM: Music \nTimes subject to change. Any changes will be confirmed via email closer to the show date \n\n\n\nHighlights\n\nThis show is part of Anaina Hou Community Park’s “Concerts with a Cause” Series. This installment is raising funds and awareness for the KKCR – Kauai Community Radio. For more information on their mission please visit KKCR.Org.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/the-king-tide-tour-with-shane-hall-tavana/
LOCATION:Anaina Hou Porter Pavilion\, 5-2723 Kuhio Highway\, Kilauea\, 96754
CATEGORIES:Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:E Kanikapila Kākou Week 1:  “Golden Nā Leo: Makana Sings Hawaiʻi’s Songs of Romance from the 50s & 60s”
DESCRIPTION:EKK opens Season 2025 on Monday\, February 3 at the OUTRIGGER Kauaʻi Beach Resort & Spa in Lihuʻe with a nostalgic and scintillating musical flashback to an earlier time in Hawaiʻi featuring celebrated entertainer\, singer and slack key virtuoso Makana. \nJoin us for an evening of “golden era” sounds as Makana takes us back in time to the heyday of Hawaiʻi’s legendary crooners\, remembering icons like Alfred Apaka\, Don Ho\, Sonny Chillingworth\, Kui Lee\, The Kalima Brothers and more. \nThe atmosphere of mid-century Waikīkī inspires this tribute to a time and place that remains indelibly tattooed on the hearts and minds of people worldwide\, never again to be experienced. \nMakana shares about his inspiration and process reanimating these vintage styles and sounds: \n“Modernity often feels as though we are being swept into a homogenized future leaving behind our rich and varied cultural past\, yet we value timeless cultural practices\, traditional folk arts\, and cherished memories of a simpler time. I was watching old videos of my kumu\, Uncle Sonny\, and realized his unique slack key sound was partly attributed to a specific guitar – a 1964 Chet Atkins 6120. So\, I went searching\, found one\, and had it restored. The sound is incredible and just like Sonny’s! Hearing it inspired me to go back through my LPs and fall in love once again with songs and sounds from those early days of highly melodic Hapa Haole classics- some sappy\, some truly classy and others downright comical. The levity spoke to me; some innocence lost. Listening to live recordings of these legends brought tears to my eyes. I’m diving into arrangements in slack key and other modes to reanimate favorite mele and exploring my baritone and falsetto deeper. It feels like I’m unearthing all these varied personalities; like acting\, in a fashion. I’m having a blast\, and I’m excited to share these treasures from our past. There’s really almost nowhere in Hawaiʻi one can go to hear the older styles. Virtually everyone has moved on. But I’ve always felt these classic musical contributions deserve our eternal enjoyment and celebration. And they speak to our not-so-distant history\, and in that I feel there is much to be learned in terms of envisioning where we are heading and where we may want to adjust course. As Hawaiʻi homogenizes more toward any modern capitalist society\, what sense of place are we maintaining? Many transplants moved here with the vision portrayed in this old music. Now it’s gone\, and so is the vision\, which means those visions are often replaced by those offered up by corporations and institutions. We all have different orientations; perhaps this particular aesthetic still has great value to offer our diverse community. Simply\, remembering a time when singing\, laughing\, socializing and appreciating beauty were core to our appreciation for being in Hawai’i.” \nMakana believes in honoring those who came before. Makana shares about his inspiration and process reanimating these vintage styles and sounds: \n“As Hawaiian music has “streamlined” with economic influences like the massive hula market in Japan\, much of the musicianship and varied influences have quietly atrophied. Much attention has been given to the renaissance artists of the 70s- Gabby\, Genoa\, Sons of Hawaiʻi\, Mākaha Sons\, Calimero’s\, Peter Moon\, Hui ʻOhana\, Beamers — but not so much from the previous eras. However\, the music from all those eras was intimately influenced by American styles. The crooners of mid-century paved a glorious path of melody\, rhythm and harmony that perfectly encapsulated the aesthetic of the era prior to the folk/ rock explosion of the late 60s. Those entertainers and their magical environs swept locals and visitors alike into a dreamworld of myth\, romance and music- a curious blend of crooning\, lounge\, exotica\, Hawaiian traditions\, Broadway\, Latin jazz and American pop. Songs from this era celebrate the amalgamation of cultures and lifestyles like no other\, like time capsules to a time when Hawaiʻi was truly the romance capital of the world!” \nAttendees are encouraged to dress “period-appropriate” with Hawaiʻi-inspired fashion from the 50s\, 60s and even 70s. To get into the proper mood of the music of an earlier time\, we invite the audience to come dressed in their best “retro” attire from yesteryear; arrive your fashionable best with Japanese silk “ka-be” shirts\, vintage muʻumuʻu\, elegant coifs and whatever else might transport you back to those days of magical music from the bygone golden era of romance celebrated in Hawaiian song. \nInstead of the ʻUkulele Circle\, join us in a Waikiki Welcome! \n#### \nThe Garden Island Arts Council presents E Kanikapila Kakou 2025 as a Community Enrichment program made possible with funding support from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) with support services from Kilohana at Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA). \n#### \nEKK Special from Hotel: \nWe are so excited you are attending our EKK Concert Series! We value and care for our guests and what better way to enjoy the OUTRIGGER Way with an overnight stay. On behalf of EKK and OUTRIGGER Kauai Beach Resort & Spa\, here is a link to our special rates\, as this season is a busy one\, we recommend booking your reservations promptly. \nEKK Series Booking Link \n#### \nHotel Parking Options: Parking options at the OUTRIGGER Kaua`i Beach Resort include the following three choices: 1. Valet parking at the porte-cochere; 2. Free event parking in the unpaved area beyond the covered parking stalls — get there by turning right at the first opportunity and then take a left into a dirt field; or 3. Enter the first gated area on your right\, a bit closer to the ballroom entrance than the dirt entrance\, and turn into that gated area. Press a button to make the gate rise\, collect a ticket issued by the machine and hold onto it. Get it validated just inside the ballroom door to receive a special validation for a $10 total parking fee. Use that ticket to exit the gate\, paying the balance due at a kiosk machine near the restrooms or at the gate with your credit card.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/e-kanikapila-kakou-week-1-golden-na-leo-makana-sings-hawai%ca%bbis-songs-of-romance-from-the-50s-60s/
LOCATION:Kauai Beach Resort\, Jasmine Ballroom\, 4331 Kauai Beach Drive\, Lihue\, 96766
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings,Market
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SUMMARY:E Kanikapila Kākou Week 2:  “THE MUSIC WITHIN” Kapaʻa Middle School Choir & ʻUkulele Band with Mary Lardizabal & Loke Sasil
DESCRIPTION:E Kanikapila Kākou 2025  \nOUTRIGGER Kaua‘i Beach Resort and Spa  \nTheme: “Music Heals” & “Hawaiian Music Traditions”  \nMonday Nights – 6:00 – 8:30 pm\, through March 24; Doors open at 5:00 pm \nWeek 2\, February 10: “THE MUSIC WITHIN” Kapaʻa Middle School Choir & ʻUkulele Band with Mary Lardizabal & Loke Sasi \nMary Lardizabal\, director of Kapaʻa Middle School Choir and ʻUkulele Band\, celebrates 30 years of enriching the lives of middle school students with her non-stop program of music education and community programs which culminated annually in their participation in the WorldStrides Music Festival. The award-winning group represents the island of Kaua’i bringing their culture to the festival in Anaheim\, California in March. \nAssisted by the dynamic Loke Sasil\, their EKK performance will be accentuated with cameo performances by alumni members who today are continuing their love of music.  This will be an evening of local style music of all genres. Let the music of the keiki brighten your evening through song\, ukulele\, hula\, and so much more! \nʻUkulele Circle will be taught by the students! \nPurchase tickets at:  http://EKK2025.eventbrite.com \n#### \nThe Garden Island Arts Council presents E Kanikapila Kakou 2025 as a Community Enrichment program made possible with funding support from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) with support services from Kilohana at Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA). \n#### \nEKK Special from Hotel: \nWe are so excited you are attending our EKK Concert Series! We value and care for our guests and what better way to enjoy the OUTRIGGER Way with an overnight stay. On behalf of EKK and OUTRIGGER Kauai Beach Resort & Spa\, here is a link to our special rates\, as this season is a busy one\, we recommend booking your reservations promptly.  EKK Series Booking Link  \n#### \nHotel Parking Options: Parking options at the OUTRIGGER Kaua`i Beach Resort include the following three choices: 1. Valet parking at the porte-cochere; 2. Free event parking in the unpaved area beyond the covered parking stalls — get there by turning right at the first opportunity and then take a left into a dirt field; or 3. Enter the first gated area on your right\, a bit closer to the ballroom entrance than the dirt entrance\, and turn into that gated area. Press a button to make the gate rise\, collect a ticket issued by the machine and hold onto it. Get it validated just inside the ballroom door to receive a special validation for a $10 total parking fee. Use that ticket to exit the gate\, paying the balance due at a kiosk machine near the restrooms or at the gate with your credit card.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/e-kanikapila-kakou-week-2-the-music-within-kapaa-middle-school-choir-and-ukulele-band-with-mary-lardizabal-director/
LOCATION:Kauai Beach Resort\, Jasmine Ballroom\, 4331 Kauai Beach Drive\, Lihue\, 96766
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250215T173000
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SUMMARY:JAKE SHIMABUKURO
DESCRIPTION:Show Date\nSaturday\, February 15th\, 2025 \nJake Shimabukuro – TICKETS HERE\nSince gaining prominence in the early 2000’s\, ukulele marvel Jake Shimabukuro has mesmerized audiences with his innovative and dynamic style\, taking the instrument to dizzying new heights. Over a dozen solo albums\, Shimabukuro has shown a knack for moving effortlessly between genres\, sometimes in the same song. After being taught the instrument by his mother at age four\, Jake became a local phenom\, performing on his own and in a local group Pure Heart. Early in his solo career he became a YouTube sensation when his cover of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” went viral. Since then\, Jake has gone on to play the world’s most venerable venues\, from The Hollywood Bowl to Lincoln Center to the Sydney Opera House and The N.O. Jazz Fests and collaborated with some of the world’s greatest musicians\, including Yo-Yo Ma\, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones\, Jimmy Buffett\, Jack Johnson\, Bette Midler\, Ziggy Marley\, Sonny Landreth\, Billy Strings\, Lukas & Willie Nelson and Warren Haynes. Shimabukuro has also won his share of awards and\, just a few years ago he was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as a Member for the National Council on the Arts. \nOne strong thread that runs through much of Shimabukuro’s work is that of collaboration. From the Trio album to Jake & Friends to Grateful and beyond\, Shimabukuro thrives in the ability to feed off and inspire his fellow musicians. For his brand-new project Blues Experience\, Shimabukuro joins forces with his friend\, drumming legend and founding member of Fleetwood Mac\, Mick Fleetwood\, to create a fresh new take on the Blues. “I’ve always wanted to do a Blues album and when Mick and I started talking about working together\, I thought who better to work with than Mick Fleetwood?” The result is something exhilarating and unique\, as these two titans of their instruments reinterpret some of the greatest songs written by some of their favorite songwriters in a Blues setting. \nIt’s a union whose roots go back to the late 1990s when a young Shimabukuro met and played with Fleetwood at the Hawaiian Music Awards ceremony along with singer songwriter Kenny Loggins. It wasn’t until a few years ago\, that the two were reconnected by a mutual friend at a Fleetwood Mac reunion concert in Nashville. That night\, the seeds of the collaboration were planted at Fleetwood’s suggestion. Not long thereafter the two convened along with Jake’s touring bassist Jackson Waldhoff and keyboard player Michael Grande to start work on a new studio album in Maui. Mark Johnstone from The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band plays keys on two songs\, “Need Your Love So Bad”\, and “Rockin’ In The Free World”. \nOver the course of two 3-day sessions\, the band recorded 9 songs live in the studio. The only track that was not recorded with all of the musicians playing together was Sonny Landreth’s brilliant slide guitar on the Jeff Beck/Stevie Wonder classic “Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers”. This soaring track full of peaks and valleys was a tremendous way to start the album. The interplay between Landreth and Shimabukuro is so seamless\, you’d never know that they did not play together in the same room. The Chemistry is due in large part to the two performing the song w ww.sarapetite.com | http://www.fortybelowrecords.com together during a recent tour. In addition\, Sonny would often sit in with Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band back when Jake was a member. \nUp next is a truly unique interpretation of the Blues standard\, “Rollin’ N Tumblin’”. The song fades in with a swirling\, delay-drenched psychedelic uke over top of Fleetwood’s tribal drumming pattern\, giving credence to why Jake is often referred to as the “Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele”. Then\, on a dime\, Jake changes his sound and cuts to playing the song’s theme which is echoed nicely by the Hammond Organ. \nJake’s playing on the track is experimental and otherworldly\, at times ascending into a psych jazz rock fusion in the most visceral ways. “Mick’s energy when he plays is so infectious. He’s such an intense musician. He pushes everyone around him and it’s so inspiring to see his facial expressions and watch his movements and the way he hits the drums\,” says Shimabukuro exuberantly. \nAbout “Kula Blues” Jake explains\, “I’d never written anything that sounded this bluesy or a shuffle\, so I wanted to take a stab at it and have a song where any musician could sit in without needing a chart”. Again\, Jake credits Mick Fleetwood with bringing the track to life. “He just got behind the drums and without even counting it off came charging in. You either jump on the train or get outta the way!” \nA couple of other standouts on the album are “Whiter Shade of Pale” and “Rockin’ in the Free World”. Of the former\, Shimabukuro recalls “I was so in the moment\, I remember just closing my eyes and really forgetting my pedal board and everything and just reacting to Mick and the band.” \nFortuitously\, The Bridge School Benefit\, founded by Neil Young had asked Jake if he would do a cover of “Rockin’ in the Free World” and the same week he and Mick were in the studio. The track has an explosive energy that builds to an incendiary psychedelic guitar\, ‘er make that ukulele solo spurred on by Fleetwood’s thunderous drums. \nOne of the things that really comes across speaking to Jake about this record is the ‘spirits in the air’ during the recordings. This is particularly apparent on their rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s “Songbird”. Recorded not long after Christine McVie’s passing\, the band only did one take. You can feel the emotion in the performance. “I remember Mick took a moment of silence after the song ended and you could see that he felt Christine’s presence.” Fleetwood’s tom tom groove provides the heartbeat for Shimabukuro’s floaty\, ethereal uke\, as he moves naturally between fast strumming chords and lilting melodic phrases. “I felt so fortunate to be able to experience that with Mick. It was very powerful to see the effect it had on him.” \nAnother ‘ghost in the machine’ or ‘happy accident’ was the sound of the drums leaking into the ukulele’s electric pickup. Because the musicians were so close together\, you can hear all the drums on the ukulele track. When the fx are going on the uke\, you get this cool subtle layer of the drum fx in the mix\, contributing to the overall vibe and cohesion of the record. Not long after the completion of the record\, Maui was devastated by historic wildfires. At the benefit concert in Honolulu Fleetwood once again joined Shimabukuro and the band to perform the songs on Blues Experience for the first time. Before the performance\, Fleetwood gave a powerful and inspirational speech to the community. Shimabukuro expands on this\, \, “Mick’s like the point guard on a basketball team making everyone around him play better. It’s really incredible. He has such a huge presence\, charisma and energy. It was such an honor to do this project together. \n\n\n\nWhat’s included\n\nThis is a tiered ticketing level show. \nVIP Pavilion Seating includes access to the front row of seats in the pavilion. The first row of seating will be reserved for VIP Ticket Holders. Seating will be available on a first come first serve basis for VIP ticket holders. All patrons\, regardless of age require a ticket to sit in this section. \nVIP Super Loft includes 6 tickets and access to our raised loft seating area. Seating for this section includes a couch and padded chairs as well as convenient tables for concessions and drinks during the show. This section is located conveniently towards the rear of the pavilion with easy entrance and exit as well as excellent site lines to the stage. \nPavilion Seating includes access to our padded theater chairs on a first come first serve basis. Fully weather protected for a comfortable show experience. All patrons\, regardless of age require a ticket to sit in this section. \nLawn Seating is BYOC (Bring your own chair or blanket). We have some scattered raised seating around the perimeter of the lawn available on a first come first serve basis. Lawn chairs strongly recommended for this ticket tier.d
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/jake-shimabukuro/
LOCATION:Anaina Hou Porter Pavilion\, 5-2723 Kuhio Highway\, Kilauea\, 96754
CATEGORIES:Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:E Kanikapila Kākou Week 3:  Jamminʻ with the Masters – Ledward Kaapana\, Jeff Peterson\, Bobby Ingano & David Kamakahi
DESCRIPTION:E Kanikapila Kākou 2025  \nOUTRIGGER Kaua‘i Beach Resort and Spa  \nTheme: “Music Heals” & “Hawaiian Music Traditions”  \nMonday Nights – 6:00 – 8:30 pm\, through March 24; Doors open at 5:00 pm \nWeek 3\, February 17 – Jamminʻ with the Masters – Ledward Kaapana\, Jeff Peterson\, Bobby Ingano & David Kamakahi \nThe fortunate few who get to sit backstage or in the garage while master musicians have fun sharing their joy of music in informal kanikapila-style experience a very special scene.  Four master musicians at the top of their game will welcome you into their special space where they talk music to each other\, challenge each other\, inspire each other with their unique styles and artistry. “Without the burden of audience expectations and while sharing within the safe haven of a musical ʻohana\, artists love to play the music that wells out of a deeper place of sharing and camaraderie.” \nLed Kaapana thrills and inspires audiences worldwide with his unmatched virtuosity in kihoʻalu\, ʻukulele\, and leo kie kie\, and he throws in an unexpected joke if he is so moved. His devoted fans from many corners of the world call themselves “LedHeads” and often show up wherever Led performs. Expect the unexpected with Led as every performance is spontaneous and fresh. He often jokes\, “I no rehearse!” He thrills audiences and when the audience thrills him\, he lets out his inimitable Ledward giggle. \nInspired and mentored by Led\, David Kamakahi has honed his craft as one of the outstanding ʻukulele players of this generation. He toured extensively with his father\, the late Reverand Dennis Kamakahi\, composer extraordinaire\, and now plays with the group Waipuna along with Kale Hannahs and Matt Sproat. We are fortunate to be able to have him share his ʻukulele virtuosity on Kauaʻi between two tours to Japan. Jamminʻ with such a revered circle of artists\, David is sure to “cut loose”! \nBobby Ingano\, undoubtedly THE master steel guitar artist in Hawaiʻi\, spends much time on tour with Taj Mahal\, but values any time he can spend time playing music on Kauaʻi. A lead artist in the Steel Guitar festivals staged on all the islands\, Bobby WOWʻs the audience when he “Sleepwalks” and plays any of his mesmerizing steel solos. Humble and quiet\, his music speaks volumes as kolohe Bobby adds delightful paʻani and unexpected steel sounds to enhance the music by other artists. Born in Lanai City\, Lanai\, Bobby credits his teachers for his musical guidance – grandparents\, aunts\, uncles and Feet Rogers. \nJeff Peterson is undoubtedly a master musician at the top of his game\, comfortable with audiences worldwide in a variety of musical genres. Peterson’s style fuses traditional Slack Key with elements of classical and jazz guitar. Born on the Island of Maui\, Jeff grew up on the slopes of Haleakala where he was introduced to the rich heritage of Hawaiian music by his father\, a paniolo\, or Hawaiian cowboy\, on the Haleakala Ranch. The music that he heard from his father and other paniolos as well as the slack key on classic recordings by the Gabby Pahinui Band\, Leonard Kwan\, and Sonny Chillingworth made a deep and lasting impression on him that he continues to draw inspiration from today. He went on to study jazz and classical guitar at the University of Southern California and at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa; today he is one of the most sought after artists in Hawaiʻi. \nPurchase tickets at:  http://EKK2025.eventbrite.com \nHotel Parking Options: Parking options at the OUTRIGGER Kaua`i Beach Resort include the following three choices: 1. Valet parking at the porte-cochere; 2. Free event parking in the unpaved area beyond the covered parking stalls — get there by turning right at the first opportunity and then take a left into a dirt field; or 3. Enter the first gated area on your right\, a bit closer to the ballroom entrance than the dirt entrance\, and turn into that gated area. Press a button to make the gate rise\, collect a ticket issued by the machine and hold onto it. Get it validated just inside the ballroom door to receive a special validation for a $10 total parking fee. Use that ticket to exit the gate\, paying the balance due at a kiosk machine near the restrooms or at the gate with your credit card. \n 
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LOCATION:Kauai Beach Resort\, Jasmine Ballroom\, 4331 Kauai Beach Drive\, Lihue\, 96766
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:E Kanikapila Kākou Week 4:  “The Amazing Charlotte Apo with the Mokihana Serenaders”.  Plus “Hot Kūpuna Strut Their Stuff”
DESCRIPTION:E Kanikapila Kākou 2025  \nOUTRIGGER Kaua‘i Beach Resort and Spa  \nTheme: “Music Heals” & “Hawaiian Music Traditions”  \nMonday Nights – 6:00 – 8:30 pm\, through March 24; Doors open at 5:00 pm \nWeek 4\, February 24:  “The Amazing Charlotte Apo with the Mokihana Serenaders” (Paul Ventura\, Pancho Graham\, Norman Kaawa Solomon\, Kilipaki Vaughan). Plus “Hot Kūpuna Strut Their Stuff” \nBorn in the fishing village of Miloliʻi on Hawaiʻi Island on May 29\, 1937\, Charlotte Apo grew up in a close-knit community where singing and playing Hawaiian songs was a basic lifestyle. Charlotte attended Kamehameha Schools from 1952 to 1955.  She worked for Hawaiian Airlines playing music and also played music with Aunty Genoa Keawe. Music was a major part of her life. \nIn 2011\, at the age of 74\, Charlotte was clinically diagnosed with Alzheimerʻs. Her short-term memory is nearly non-existent\, but music and long-term memories related to music are fortunately intact. As long as she is prompted with her song titles\, Charlotte can draw from her encyclopedic memory banks of traditional Hawaiian songs and accompanies herself with her zesty ʻukulele strumming. Does she get tired?  Not when she is accompanied by the Mokihana Serenaders\, a dynamite ensemble of Kauaʻi musicians including Pancho Graham on upright bass\, Kilipaki Vaughan on steel guitar\, and Norman Kaʻawa Solomon and Paul Ventura\, Charlotteʻs son\, on guitar. \nAdding to the fun and action for the evening\, kupuna are invited to get up and “strut their stuff” when they are so moved.  It will be hard to keep the kupuna in their chairs with such rousing Hawaiian music. \nCharlotte and the Mokihana Serenaders are embarking on a new “career” playing on the set for the upcoming movie\, “Hawaiian Vacation” which will be released\, hopefully\, soon. \nʻUkulele Hour: Beverly Kauanui \nPurchase tickets at: http://EKK2025.eventbrite.com \nThe Garden Island Arts Council presents E Kanikapila Kakou 2025 as a Community Enrichment program made possible with funding support from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) with support services from Kilohana at Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA). \nEKK Special from Hotel: \nWe are so excited you are attending our EKK Concert Series! We value and care for our guests and what better way to enjoy the OUTRIGGER Way with an overnight stay. On behalf of EKK and OUTRIGGER Kauai Beach Resort & Spa\, here is a link to our special rates\, as this season is a busy one\, we recommend booking your reservations promptly.  EKK Series Booking Link \nHotel Parking Options: Parking options at the OUTRIGGER Kaua`i Beach Resort include the following three choices: 1. Valet parking at the porte-cochere; 2. Free event parking in the unpaved area beyond the covered parking stalls — get there by turning right at the first opportunity and then take a left into a dirt field; or 3. Enter the first gated area on your right\, a bit closer to the ballroom entrance than the dirt entrance\, and turn into that gated area. Press a button to make the gate rise\, collect a ticket issued by the machine and hold onto it. Get it validated just inside the ballroom door to receive a special validation for a $10 total parking fee. Use that ticket to exit the gate\, paying the balance due at a kiosk machine near the restrooms or at the gate with your credit card.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/e-kanikapila-kakou-week-4-the-amazing-charlotte-apo-with-the-mokihana-serenaders-plus-hot-kupuna-strut-their-stuff/
LOCATION:Kauai Beach Resort\, Jasmine Ballroom\, 4331 Kauai Beach Drive\, Lihue\, 96766
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:E Pili Kākou I Ho`okahi Lāhui
DESCRIPTION:About E Pili Kākou I Ho`okahi Lāhui\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE Pili Kākou I Ho`okahi Lāhui is a Hawaiian hula conference and retreat that has been held for over 20 years. Our program has a global reach and has been held on the Island of Kaua’i\, Japan\, Tahiti & Marqueses. In addition\, we have held our retreats in Canada and California to include Sacramento and San Diego. \nThe English translation of E Pili Kākou I Ho`okahi Lāhui is “Come together as one body of people” \nMission\nTo promote\, to share\, to perpetuate Hawai’i’s rich culture and heritage by sustaining and further educating all ages who are practitioners of the hula art form.  And to bring all hula closer together as a “body of people.” \nConcept\nTo organize a highly professional teaching staff that consists of elite Kumu Hula devoted to ensuring the art of hula will be passed on from generation to generation with accuracy and integrity.  These kumu hula\, kupuna\, or professors\, shall posses proven track records in hula training\, education\, experience\, language\, history\, and reputation\, to preserve and promote Hawai’i’s cultural dance through proven methods to enrich and enhance the eager students learning experience.  To broaden their training\, thinking\, and understanding of the hula in its entirety both on the individual and halau levels.  This will be achieved through the creation and implementation of nine to twelve various renown kumu hula\, kupuna\, island wide to achieve the highest in quality and to bring together the local and neighboring island nā kumu hula and haumana to participate in a non-competitive environment as a “body of people.” \nWhat is a Hula Retreat?\nA multi-two day seminar in which non-hula dancers\, hula students\, leaders\, experts\, and teachers to come together in a common bond to celebrate the hula!  They will learn\, experience\, exchange dances and ideas\, share\, meet new friends\, increase their knowledge in hula\, improve their history\, language\, usage of native plants in hula\, improve their self-esteem and confidence.  Several levels and specialized classes and subject matters are implemented and conducted to ensure all interests and all ages will want to participate. \nE Pili Kākou I Ho’okahi Lāhui is a three-day event that brings together some of Hawaii’s most accomplished hula instructors (kumu hula) and cultural specialists to teach workshops in all styles of hula and chanting as well as to share the stories and spirituality behind the dance.  The event also showcases many of the arts and crafts unique to the islands.  The setting is non-competitive and open\, which helps to accomplish one of the main goals of this event\, which is to foster a feeling of “lōkahi” or unity amongst a diversity of hula practitioners worldwide.  From its humble beginnings in 1998 with 100 participants mainly from Kaua`i only\, the event has grown to host well over 400 attendees\, hailing from all over Hawaii and the mainland as well as Japan\, Canada\, and Europe.  EPK is currently embarking on its 20th annual event with over thirty successful hula retreats across 4 countries! \n“Let’s join together as one body of people”.  Inspired by a biblical passage (1 Cor 12:12- 27)\, this retreat hosts practitioners and teachers of hula as well as general hula and Hawaiian culture enthusiasts from around the world for three days of workshops and evening functions designed to truly celebrate the one spirit of hula that unites all who love this unique dance form and culture. For sixteen years now\, E Pili Kākou I Ho`okahi Lāhui has been dedicated to this mission.  Each year\, kumu hula and kupuna from throughout Hawai`i are invited to pass on their teachings to eager participants. These dedicated individuals are steadfast in ensuring that the art of hula will be perpetuated with great love and respect for the culture and its people.  Each is highly reputable in hula training\, education\, experiences\, language and history and is inspired to share the spiritual essence of hula.  They have been invited to participate in this retreat as a means of preserving and promoting Hawai`i’s cultural dance in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. This devotion to excellence from nā kumu hula\, na kupuna and various other Hawaiian cultural specialists\, shall provide each student with an opportunity to broaden their training\, thinking and understanding of hula in its entirety on both an individual and hālau level. Specialized classes in topics related to hula and the culture will be available for the non-dancer\, providing an opportunity to participate\, regardless of physical abilities or experience with hula. \nEach year the event honors a special individual who exemplifies the high standards and values we as practitioners continue to strive to emulate and achieve.  In the past\, we have been blessed to honor Hawai’i’s treasures who have since passed on\, including Lovey Apana\, Malia Craver\, Genoa Keawe\, Rubelite Kawena Johnson\, Kapeka Chandler\, Mary Louise Kekuewa\, Ku’uleialoha Punua\, Joan Lindsey\, Mary Ann Lim\, George Holokai and Darrell ‘Ihi’ihilauākea Lupenui.  Living treasures we’ve been blessed to honor and continue to cherish as supporters of E Pili Kākou are Pohai Souza\, Coline Aiu\, Kealoha Kalama\, Kawaikapuokalani Hewett\, Mae Kamamalu Klein\, Ed Collier\, Leimomi Ho and Ainsley Hlemanu. \nFrom keiki to kupuna\, “E Pili Kākou Ho`okahi Lāhui” Hula Retreat is sure to give all of its participants a wonderful\, positive experience upon which to reflect and grow.  We hope you will come and partake of this “offering of hula” and allow its spirit to connect and “pili” each one of us.  What better way to celebrate life and peace…Let’s truly “come together as one body of people”!
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/e-pili-kakou-i-hookahi-lahui/
LOCATION:Kauai Beach Resort & Spa\, Kauai Beach Drive 4331\, Lihue\, HI\, 96766\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:E Kanikapila Kākou Week 5:  “Ha‘a Hula All Through the Town” Community Hula Night with Mālie Foundation & Kane Kumu Hula: Hinano Lazaro\, Willy Pulawa\, Maka Herrod & Blaine Kia
DESCRIPTION:E Kanikapila Kākou 2025  \nOUTRIGGER Kaua‘i Beach Resort and Spa  \nTheme: “Music Heals” & “Hawaiian Music Traditions”  \nMonday Nights – 6:00 – 8:30 pm\, through March 24; Doors open at 5:00 pm \nWeek 5\, March 3: “Haʻa Hula All Through the Town!” –- Community Hula Night with Mālie Foundation & Kane Kumu Hula: Hinano Lazaro\, Willy Pulawa\, Maka Herrod & Blaine Kia \nTo experience Community Hula Night is to experience the essence of hula. \nAudience members\, hula dancers\, halau members\, keiki\, kupuna\, whether kamaʻaina or malihine\, all are invited to join the intense and inclusive pop-up hula sessions with any one of our four fabulous kane kumu hula – Troy Hinano Lazaro\, Willy Pulawa\, Maka Herrod and Blaine Kia — and join in the hula hoike as the main program for the evening. An evening alive with aloha\, the ballroom will be transformed into a kaleidoscope of hula dancers interpreting the music with their hula choreography as the Mālie band provide non-stop hula mele. Join the action! \nHula Circles begin at 5:00 pm; No ʻukulele circle. \n Purchase tickets at: http://EKK2025.eventbrite.com \nThe Garden Island Arts Council presents E Kanikapila Kakou 2025 as a Community Enrichment program made possible with funding support from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) with support services from Kilohana at Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA). \nEKK Special from Hotel: \nWe are so excited you are attending our EKK Concert Series! We value and care for our guests and what better way to enjoy the OUTRIGGER Way with an overnight stay. On behalf of EKK and OUTRIGGER Kauai Beach Resort & Spa\, here is a link to our special rates\, as this season is a busy one\, we recommend booking your reservations promptly.  EKK Series Booking Link \nHotel Parking Options: Parking options at the OUTRIGGER Kaua`i Beach Resort include the following three choices: 1. Valet parking at the porte-cochere; 2. Free event parking in the unpaved area beyond the covered parking stalls — get there by turning right at the first opportunity and then take a left into a dirt field; or 3. Enter the first gated area on your right\, a bit closer to the ballroom entrance than the dirt entrance\, and turn into that gated area. Press a button to make the gate rise\, collect a ticket issued by the machine and hold onto it. Get it validated just inside the ballroom door to receive a special validation for a $10 total parking fee. Use that ticket to exit the gate\, paying the balance due at a kiosk machine near the restrooms or at the gate with your credit card.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/e-kanikapila-kakou-week-5-haa-hula-all-through-the-town-community-hula-night-with-malie-foundation-kane-kumu-hula/
LOCATION:Kauai Beach Resort\, Jasmine Ballroom\, 4331 Kauai Beach Drive\, Lihue\, 96766
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:John Cruz Trio
DESCRIPTION:John Cruz Trio – TICKETS HERE\n“one of the finest contemporary singersongwriter-musicians you’ll hear\, Hawaii-based or otherwise… Cruz’s honeyed\, husky voice is a marvel — real world honest whether touching on subjects painfully personal or sweetly hopeful”\n— Hawai’i Magazine \n“John is a great songwriter and a great singer…he’s one of the best.”\n— Jackson Browne \nShow Date\nSaturday\, March 8th \nShow Details\n5:00 PM VIP Doors Open M&G with John Cruz\n6:00 PM GA Doors Open\n7:00 PM: Music \nTimes subject to change. Any changes will be confirmed via email closer to the show date \nJohn Cruz (Hawaiian/Chamorro/Native American-Cherokee/\nJapanese/Caucasian) has distinguished himself as one of the most talented artists to come from Hawai‘i\, known for his heartfelt melodies and passionate\, soulful vocals that his fans have grown to love. His song “Island Style” has become one of the most cherished themes of Hawai‘i. \nHe engages audiences with his rich storytelling through songs ranging from Hawaiian to Blues\, Folk\, Americana\, Roots and Country. He delivers spellbinding performances\, with music that references Hawaiian roots and “Island style” life\, while incorporating contemporary folk-rock rhythms and virtuosic riffs. Captivating guitar\, soulful vocals and a compassionate\, genuine heart make Cruz one of Hawai’i’s most talented and beloved Artists. \nCruz is multi-Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winner (Hawai‘i’s “Grammys”)\, and was featured on the Grammy Award-winning album Slack Key Guitar\, Vol. 2\, the first album to win in the newly-created “Hawaiian Music” category (now retired) at the Grammys\, and the first-ever Hawaiian album to win a Grammy. \n\n\n\nWhat’s included\n\nThis is a tiered ticketing level show. \nVIP Pavilion Seating includes early access to the event and Meet and Greet opportunities with John Cruz. You’ll beat the line and have your pick of the best seats in the pavilion. Seating will be available on a first come first serve basis for VIP ticket holders. All patrons\, regardless of age require a ticket to sit in this section. \nVIP Super Loft includes 6 tickets and access to our raised loft seating area. You will enjoy early entrance to the event for meet and greet opportunities with John Cruz. Seating for this section includes a couch and padded chairs as well as convenient tables for concessions and drinks during the show. This section is located conveniently towards the rear of the pavilion with easy entrance and exit as well as excellent site lines to the stage. \nPavilion Seating includes access to our padded theater chairs on a first come first serve basis. Fully weather protected for a comfortable show experience. All patrons\, regardless of age require a ticket to sit in this section. \nLawn Seating is BYOC (Bring your own chair or blanket). We have some scattered raised seating around the perimeter of the lawn available on a first come first serve basis. Lawn chairs strongly recommended for this ticket tier. \nShow Details and Venue Rules\nThis show is all ages. \nPatrons under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult. All patrons\, regardless of age require a ticket for Pavilion or VIP tickets. \nChildren 5 and under free on lawn ONLY. \nNo outside food or beverage permitted in the venue. Empty bottes to fill with water are encouraged but must be empty upon arrival. No Glass. \nBeverage Concessions both Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic will be available throughout the show. \nFood will be available for purchase on site. The Pavilion Kitchen is open with a full menu of hot meals and snacks. Vegan/ Vegetarian options will be available. \nWe will have some covered raised tables available around the perimeter of the lawned area. \nGonna need seating?? Bring your own! We encourage you to bring your own folding chairs for the lawn. Please note\, folding chairs are not allowed to be set up inside the pavilion. \nDrinking alcohol on property outside of designated areas including in our parking lots is not permitted and will be grounds for immediate removal from property. Please kokua. \nThis event is rain or shine. Please plan accordingly. \nThere will be a light bag search upon entrance. \nShirt and Shoes required for entrance. \nNo Re-Entry \n\n\n\nWhat’s not included\n\nLawn Tickets do not include seating. Patrons are responsible to provide their own chairs or blankets. \nBeverage Concessions both Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic will be available for purchase throughout the show. \nFood will be available for purchase on site. The Pavilion Kitchen is open with a full menu of hot meals and snacks. Vegan/ Vegetarian options will be available. \n\n\n\nItinerary\n\nShow Details\n5:00 PM: VIP Early Entrance Doors Open\n6:00 PM General Admission Entrance\n6:45 PM: Music \nTimes subject to change. Any changes will be confirmed via email closer to the show date \n\n\n\nHighlights\n\nThis show is part of Anaina Hou Community Park’s “Concerts with a Cause” Series. This installment is raising funds and awareness for the Lokahi Project. For more information about the Lokahi Project visit Anainahou.org.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/john-cruz-trio/
LOCATION:Anaina Hou Porter Pavilion\, 5-2723 Kuhio Highway\, Kilauea\, 96754
CATEGORIES:Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:E Kanikapila Kākou Week 6:  “Lei Hiwahiwa: A Lei of Tributes” Madison Makanaokukahaku Scott & Kyle La Benz; “Mele & Memory: Alive in Song” Kim Sueoka & Alan Van Zee
DESCRIPTION:E Kanikapila Kākou 2025  \nOUTRIGGER Kaua‘i Beach Resort and Spa  \nTheme: “Music Heals” & “Hawaiian Music Traditions”  \nMonday Nights – 6:00 – 8:30 pm\, through March 24; Doors open at 5:00 pm \n\n\n\n\nWeek 6\, March 10:  “Lei Hiwahiwa: A Lei of Tributes” Madison Makanaokukahaku Scott & Kyle La Benz; “Mele & Memory: Alive in Song” Kim Sueoka & Alan Van Zee \nMakanaokahaku & Kyle La Benz will serenade you with sweet voices\, guitar\, ʻukulele and piano as they share the warmth of both traditional and original Hawaiian songs. Makanaokahaku means “gift of God”. Without the burden of eyesight\, Madison focuses on how to experience Godʻs creation through her other heightened senses. A gifted vocalist and pianist\, she studied classical and jazz in her hometown of Cambria\, California. Introduced to Hawaiian music in her teens\, she took to the language as well. Her journey is filled with melodies that tell stories she can’t wait to share with you. \nKyle was raised on O’ahu\, and while a student at San Jose University purchased his first guitar and dove deeply into his love of music.  His rich falsetto soars like the ‘io (Hawaiian hawk).  Kyle teaches and performs regularly on the beautiful Garden Isle of Kaua’i\, where he loves to enjoy opportunities to fish and hike. \nLet Makana and Kyle take you on a musical listening adventure that brings you Aloha.  It’s not just about the notes; it’s about connecting with you through their passion for music\, language and culture. \nKim Sueoka & Alan Van Zee \nKim Sueoka and Alan Van Zee lovingly present a collection of songs with deep ties to the hearts and minds of Kauai’s people; featuring beloved music composed by and for the Hawaiian Monarchy\, songs to awaken collective memory\, and songs that reconnect us to our own precious stories. \nBorn and raised on Kaua’i\, Kim Sueoka grew up among the joyful sounds of family and friends celebrating music\, food\, and togetherness. With guidance and encouragement from her family and teachers here on Kaua’i\, she earned vocal performance degrees in Indiana and Minnesota. She is humbled and grateful to have performed nationally and internationally while building upon her deep interests in Hawaiian music and Participatory Arts. In 2024\, she spearheaded the Music & Memories community sing-along series on Kaua’i with the Alzheimer’s Association. She currently serves as Program Director at Kaua’i Adult Day Health Center and continues to share her love of music with others. \nAlan Van Zee has been part of the music scene on Kauai since the 1980s\, as a singer\, accompanist\, writer\, arranger and director.  Born into a musical family\, Alan was active in musical activities at school\, church and the community from a very young age. He received a BA in Music Theory; moved to England\, where he sang with the BBC Symphony Chorus; and then lived in Japan\, where he was involved in a chamber music group\, mainly playing harpsichord. Currently Alan directs music at St. Michael’s Church in Līhuʻe and is often seen as musical director for Hawaiʻi Children’s Theatre\, as well as pianist with the Sunset Swing Band. \n\n\n\n\n Purchase tickets at:http://EKK2025.eventbrite.com \nThe Garden Island Arts Council presents E Kanikapila Kakou 2025 as a Community Enrichment program made possible with funding support from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) with support services from Kilohana at Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA). \nEKK Special from Hotel: \nWe are so excited you are attending our EKK Concert Series! We value and care for our guests and what better way to enjoy the OUTRIGGER Way with an overnight stay. On behalf of EKK and OUTRIGGER Kauai Beach Resort & Spa\, here is a link to our special rates\, as this season is a busy one\, we recommend booking your reservations promptly.  EKK Series Booking Link \nHotel Parking Options: Parking options at the OUTRIGGER Kaua`i Beach Resort include the following three choices: 1. Valet parking at the porte-cochere; 2. Free event parking in the unpaved area beyond the covered parking stalls — get there by turning right at the first opportunity and then take a left into a dirt field; or 3. Enter the first gated area on your right\, a bit closer to the ballroom entrance than the dirt entrance\, and turn into that gated area. Press a button to make the gate rise\, collect a ticket issued by the machine and hold onto it. Get it validated just inside the ballroom door to receive a special validation for a $10 total parking fee. Use that ticket to exit the gate\, paying the balance due at a kiosk machine near the restrooms or at the gate with your credit card.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/e-kanikapila-kakou-week-6-lei-hiwahiwa-a-lei-of-tributes-madison-makanaokukahaku-scott-kyle-la-benz-mele-memory-alive-in-song-kim-sueoka-alan/
LOCATION:Kauai Beach Resort\, Jasmine Ballroom\, 4331 Kauai Beach Drive\, Lihue\, 96766
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:E Kanikapila Kākou Week 7:  Kamalei Kawa’a Presents Hawaiian Soul: Mele Aloha ‘Āina
DESCRIPTION:E Kanikapila Kākou 2025  \nOUTRIGGER Kaua‘i Beach Resort and Spa  \nTheme: “Music Heals” & “Hawaiian Music Traditions”  \nMonday Nights – 6:00 – 8:30 pm\, through March 24; Doors open at 5:00 pm  \nWeek 7\, March 17:  Kamalei Kawa’a Presents Hawaiian Soul: Mele Aloha ‘Āina \nJoin Kamalei Kawa’a and his band for his Kauaʻi musical debut. Inspired by Hawaiian hero George Helm and his powerful message of Aloha ʻĀina\, Kamalei seeks to ignite that same passion and awaken our kuleana as Hawaiians to mālama and aloha ʻāina through mele.This special evening honors that legacy and aims to inspire a renewed love\, responsibility\, and pride for the land we call home. \nHailing from Paukūkalo\, Maui\, Kamalei is a renowned Native Hawaiian singer and songwriter who has earned a 4-time Nā Hoku Hanohano Award. Hula and Hawaiian music have always been a part of his upbringing\, shaping his deep connection to his heritage. As a dancer with the award-winning Hālau Kekuaokalā’au’ala’iliahi\, Kamalei was the 2008 Master Hula o Nā Keiki winner and the 2016 Richard Ho’opi’i Leo Ki’eki’e Falsetto Champion. He is also a Grammy nominee and a Top 20 contestant on NBC’s The Voice Season 25. \nPurchase tickets at: http://EKK2025.eventbrite.com \nThe Garden Island Arts Council presents E Kanikapila Kakou 2025 as a Community Enrichment program made possible with funding support from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) with support services from Kilohana at Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA). \nEKK Special from Hotel: \nWe are so excited you are attending our EKK Concert Series! We value and care for our guests and what better way to enjoy the OUTRIGGER Way with an overnight stay. On behalf of EKK and OUTRIGGER Kauai Beach Resort & Spa\, here is a link to our special rates\, as this season is a busy one\, we recommend booking your reservations promptly.  EKK Series Booking Link \nHotel Parking Options: Parking options at the OUTRIGGER Kaua`i Beach Resort include the following three choices: 1. Valet parking at the porte-cochere; 2. Free event parking in the unpaved area beyond the covered parking stalls — get there by turning right at the first opportunity and then take a left into a dirt field; or 3. Enter the first gated area on your right\, a bit closer to the ballroom entrance than the dirt entrance\, and turn into that gated area. Press a button to make the gate rise\, collect a ticket issued by the machine and hold onto it. Get it validated just inside the ballroom door to receive a special validation for a $10 total parking fee. Use that ticket to exit the gate\, paying the balance due at a kiosk machine near the restrooms or at the gate with your credit card.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/e-kanikapila-kakou-week-7-hawaiian-soul-mele-aloha-aina-kamalei-kawaa-music-top-20-in-season-25-of-the-voice/
LOCATION:Kauai Beach Resort\, Jasmine Ballroom\, 4331 Kauai Beach Drive\, Lihue\, 96766
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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SUMMARY:E Kanikapila Kākou Week 8:  “A Legacy of Hawaiian Song & String” featuring Raiatea Helm and an Ensemble of Hawaiʻi’s Top Musicians
DESCRIPTION:E Kanikapila Kākou 2025  \nOUTRIGGER Kaua‘i Beach Resort and Spa  \nTheme: “Music Heals” & “Hawaiian Music Traditions”  \nMonday Nights – 6:00 – 8:30 pm\, through March 24; Doors open at 5:00 pm  \n Week 8\, March 24:  Raiatea Helm presents: A Legacy of Hawaiian Song & String\, Volume One — Raiatea Helm and an Ensemble of Hawaiʻi’s Top Musicians \nJoin us for an extraordinary evening that unites the past and present in a heartfelt celebration of Hawaiʻi’s enduring legacy. Raiatea Helm will present an unforgettable evening showcasing her critically acclaimed album\, A Legacy of Hawaiian Song & String\, a tribute to the troubadours of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. \nAccompanied by an ensemble of Hawaiʻi’s finest musicians – Ian OʻSullivan\, Duane Padilla\, Scott Robert Villiger\, CaseyAlan Olsen\, and Kapono Lopes — Raiatea breathes new life into these timeless compositions\, honoring the composers and storytellers who shaped Hawaiʻi’s rich musical history. \nRaiatea is one of the last keepers of traditional Hawaiian music\, setting the standard to ensure the quality and authenticity of this cherished art form are preserved and honored. Through her interpretations\, she carries forward the legacy of these mele\, bringing to life the voices and stories of a once-flourishing nation. \nBorn on Oʻahu\, raised on Molokaʻi\, and deeply connected to Hanapēpē\, Kauaʻi\, where her mother is a native\, two-time Grammy nominee and multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winner Raiatea Helm is known for her clear leo kiʻekiʻe (high voice) and her mastery of leo haʻihaʻi —a uniquely Hawaiian vocal style where the intentional breaking of the voice reflects the deep emotions embedded in the poetry of folk songs. These songs speak of love\, longing\, and connection to people and places. \nAs Raiatea prepares for the next installment\, A Legacy of Hawaiian Song & String: Volume 2\, this performance offers a glimpse into her ongoing mission to preserve and celebrate the music of the Hawaiian Kingdom.  \nPurchase tickets at: http://EKK2025.eventbrite.com \nThe Garden Island Arts Council presents E Kanikapila Kakou 2025 as a Community Enrichment program made possible with funding support from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) with support services from Kilohana at Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA). \nEKK Special from Hotel: \nWe are so excited you are attending our EKK Concert Series! We value and care for our guests and what better way to enjoy the OUTRIGGER Way with an overnight stay. On behalf of EKK and OUTRIGGER Kauai Beach Resort & Spa\, here is a link to our special rates\, as this season is a busy one\, we recommend booking your reservations promptly.  EKK Series Booking Link \nHotel Parking Options: Parking options at the OUTRIGGER Kaua`i Beach Resort include the following three choices: 1. Valet parking at the porte-cochere; 2. Free event parking in the unpaved area beyond the covered parking stalls — get there by turning right at the first opportunity and then take a left into a dirt field; or 3. Enter the first gated area on your right\, a bit closer to the ballroom entrance than the dirt entrance\, and turn into that gated area. Press a button to make the gate rise\, collect a ticket issued by the machine and hold onto it. Get it validated just inside the ballroom door to receive a special validation for a $10 total parking fee. Use that ticket to exit the gate\, paying the balance due at a kiosk machine near the restrooms or at the gate with your credit card.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/e-kanikapila-kakou-week-8-a-legacy-of-hawaiian-song-string-with-raiatea-helm-musicians-music-of-the-late-19th-20th-century/
LOCATION:Kauai Beach Resort\, Jasmine Ballroom\, 4331 Kauai Beach Drive\, Lihue\, 96766
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250413T110000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250413T160000
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SUMMARY:The Kauaʻi ʻUkulele Festival-FREE!
DESCRIPTION:The Kauaʻi ʻUkulele Festival\, a celebration of all things ʻukulele\, takes place on Sunday\, April 13\, 2025\, at the Kukui Grove Center\, Līhue\, Kauaʻi\, Hawaiʻi from 11 am – 4 pm. Discover the cultural significance the ʻukulele plays as Hawaiʻi’s ambassador of Aloha. ʻUkulele enthusiasts can look forward to this free event with live stage entertainment on the stage including well-known artists plus emerging artists. This is an opportunity to meet and engage Kauaʻi’s local ʻukulele community. Enjoy community information booths\, ʻukulele merchants and ʻukulele inspired merchandise. Plus there will be a Hawaiian cultural activities zone and free ʻukulele lesson zone. \nFor more information or vendor applications\, visit http://www.kauaiukulelefestival.com/ or call Amy Hammond at (808) 223-6040. Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/kauaiukulelefestival or Instagram at instagram.com/kauaiukulelefestival.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/the-kaua%ca%bbi-%ca%bbukulele-festival-free/
LOCATION:Kukui Grove Center- Center Stage\, 3-2600 Kaumualii Hwy\, Lihue\, 96766
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Hammond":MAILTO:specialeventshawaii@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250503T110000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250503T160000
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SUMMARY:Waipā ‘Āina Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:Looking to connect with ʻāina\, culture\, and community? Waipā is hosting our second annual ʻĀina Festival on Saturday\, May 3rd\, from 11am to 4pm at Halulu Fishpond in Waipa\, located a half-mile past Hanalei Town. It’ll be a wonderful day of live music\, ‘ono food\, and cultural activities\, to celebrate everything ʻāina! It’ll also feature local artisans\, crafters\, hands-on keiki activities and a waterslide\, too. This is a fundraiser for Waipā Foundation and local entrepreneurs\, so gate fees ($10 general\, $1 keiki) and your purchases support our collective work! Visit WAIPAFOUNDATION.ORG or call (808) 826-9969 for more information. All are welcome — save the date!
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/waipa-aina-festival-2025/
LOCATION:Waipā Community Complex\, Hanalei\, 5-5785 Kuhio Highway\, Hanalei\, 96714
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250516T080000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250517T213000
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SUMMARY:Kauai Songwriters Music Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:Arts Kauai\, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dba as Kauai Songwriters presents The Kauai Songwriters Music Festival 2025: May 16\, 17 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Wailua Bay The festival includes workshops for songwriters on Friday and Saturday and a concert on Saturday that is open to the general public. Tickets to the concert are $35. The workshops are $80 and include a concert ticket. This is the fourth festival that Arts Kauai has held\, and we are excited to bring world class songwriters\, musicians\, and presenters to this event. Arts Kauai offers scholarships for the workshops to local students. \nFeaturing :  \nJason Blume: https://www.jasonblume.com/ \nMichael Ruff: https://www.michaelruff.com/ \nKen Emerson: https://www.youtube.com/@slackken/playlists \nRock Hendricks: https://www.rockhendricks.com/biography \nAllan Thomas: https://www.allanthomas.com/home \nRandy Tico: https://www.randytico.com/ \nEli Smart: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5-n83XeYs05Efl0SzQzl_A \nPancho Graham: https://www.panchograham.com/home.html \nOlivia Ruff: https://playingforchange.com/artists/olivia-ruff \nKirby Keough: https://www.allmusic.com/album/kauai-kine-mw0001647643. \nFor more information: contact terry@artskauai.org \nTickets:  https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/kauai-songwriters-music-festival–2025 \nFunded with support of the Hawaii Tourism Authority\, Kauai County\, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts \n 
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/kauai-songwriters-music-festival-2025/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn Kauai at Wailua Bay\, 3-5920 Kuhio Hwy\,\, Kapaa\, 96746
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250517T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250517T210000
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SUMMARY:Kalani Pe’a with special guests Coppin Colburn Trio
DESCRIPTION:Kalani Pe’a\nwith special guests Coppin Colburn Trio \nShow Date\nSaturday May 17\, 2025 \nKalani Pe’a\nKalani Peʻa sings everything from classical\, musical\, ballads\, R&B\, soul to traditional and original Hawaiian music\, displaying his wide-ranging talents as a songwriter and music composer. His talent for lyrics and Hawaiian language fluency is on display in his original Hawaiian songs alongside his affectionate bilingual arrangements of R&B favorites. \nIt started at age four when Peʻa was diagnosed with a speech impediment — his mother introduced him to singing and music to help him pronounce his words. His father comes from a musical family and both parents encouraged him to take vocal lessons and choir –by age 8\, Peʻa was winning numerous talent competitions\, and went on to win in men’s classical and musical divisions while receiving his degree from Colorado Mesa Univ. \nHis debut album brought him to Dave Tucciarone\, a 13-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-Winning Engineer and Producer in Honolulu\, leading to the 2017 Grammy® win and first Na Hoku Award. This successful collaboration continued with Kalani’s second CD\, No ‘Ane‘i [We Belong Here] and 3rd CD Kau Ka Pe‘a\, earning him Grammy Awards\, and featuring him in 2022 Grammy Opening Premiere Concert. Kau Ka Pe‘a also won him 2 Nā Hōkū awards\, including the honor of Male Vocalist of the Year. He now boasts a remarkable 4 for 4\, winning his 4th Grammy for his 4th release Kuini. \nThe first Hawaiian singer to be part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook\, Kalani returned to New York in 2024\, for Carnegie Hall’s Musical Explorers program\, selling out eight shows for students as well as two family matinees. A fluent Hawaiian speaker\, Peʻa started his career as an educator\, publishing five Hawaiian language children’s stories. He taught at Kamehameha Schools in Kona and Maui\, teaching Hawaiian culture (science focus)\, and creating curriculum. In 2021\, his song E Na Kini was featured on the Netflix release Finding ‘Ohana and he was also selected as a featured artist for Spotify and Amazon Music campaigns during AAPI (Asian-American Pacific Islander) month\, gracing billboards on over 120 transit shelters in New York and San Francisco. Following his first Grammy win\, he was honored by the Hawai‘i State House of Representatives with an official proclamation: “It is vital that Native Hawaiian culture and the arts be perpetuated for future generations: Kalani Pe’a is a torchbearer and we recognize his accolades\, accomplishments\, and continued work on behalf of Native Hawaiians.” \nSelf-described as “Hawaiian contemporary soul”\, Kalani’s dynamic and charming stage presence\, vocal brilliance\, and range of songs from Hawaiian to R&B has brought him to the forefront of Hawaiian music for both traditionalists and a new generation. Adding a Christmas show to his repertoire\, Kalani Pe‘a’s Hawaiian Christmas is a celebration of the warmth and special “aloha” of the Holiday Season\, sharing much-loved songs from both western and Hawaiian roots. \nConcerts with a Cause\nAnaina Hou Community Park is excited to continue our Concerts with a Cause Mission Driven Music offerings with Kalani Pe’ar! This concert is shining light on Project Vision Hawai’i. $2 from every ticket purchased to the show will go back to supporting their amazing work. For more information or to make a direct donation to Project Vision please visit ProjectVisionHawaii.Org. \n\n\n\nWhat’s included\n\nThis is a tiered ticketing level show. \nVIP Super Loft includes 6 tickets and access to our raised loft seating area. Seating for this section includes a couch and padded chairs as well as convenient tables for concessions and drinks during the show. This section is located conveniently towards the rear of the pavilion with easy entrance and exit as well as excellent site lines to the stage. \nPavilion Seating includes access to our padded theater chairs on a first come first serve basis. Fully weather protected for a comfortable show experience. All patrons\, regardless of age require a ticket to sit in this section. \nLawn Seating is BYOC (Bring your own chair or blanket). We have some scattered raised seating around the perimeter of the lawn available on a first come first serve basis. Lawn chairs strongly recommended for this ticket tier. \nShow Details and Venue Rules\nThis show is all ages. \nPatrons under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult. All patrons\, regardless of age require a ticket for Pavilion or VIP tickets. \nChildren 5 and under free on lawn ONLY. \nNo outside food or beverage permitted in the venue. Empty bottes to fill with water are encouraged but must be empty upon arrival. No Glass. \nBeverage Concessions both Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic will be available throughout the show. \nFood will be available for purchase on site. The Pavilion Kitchen is open with a full menu of hot meals and snacks. Vegan/ Vegetarian options will be available. \nWe will have some covered raised tables available around the perimeter of the lawned area. \nGonna need seating?? Bring your own! We encourage you to bring your own folding chairs for the lawn. Please note\, folding chairs are not allowed to be set up inside the pavilion. \nDrinking alcohol on property outside of designated areas including in our parking lots is not permitted and will be grounds for immediate removal from property. Please kokua. \nThis event is rain or shine. Please plan accordingly. \nThere will be a light bag search upon entrance. \nShirt and Shoes required for entrance. \nNo Re-Entry \n\n\n\nWhat’s not included\n\nBeverage Concessions both Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic will be available throughout the show. \nFood will be available for purchase on site. The Pavilion Kitchen is open with a full menu of hot meals and snacks. Vegan/ Vegetarian options will be available. \n\n\n\nItinerary\n\nShow Details\n5:30 PM: Doors Open\n6:30 PM: Coppin Colburne Trio\n7:30 PM: Kalani Pe’a \nTimes subject to change. Any changes will be confirmed via email closer to the show date \n\n\n\nHighlights\n\nThis show is part of Anaina Hou Community Park’s “Concerts with a Cause” Series. This installment is raising funds and awareness for Project Vision Hawai’i. Project Vision Hawai‘i has the only mobile health screening programs in Hawai‘i that provide statewide services in communities with significant access-to-care challenges related to income\, lack of insurance\, geographical location\, or cultural conflict.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/kalani-pea-with-special-guests-coppin-colburn-trio/
LOCATION:Anaina Hou Porter Pavilion\, 5-2723 Kuhio Highway\, Kilauea\, 96754
CATEGORIES:Island Happenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250524T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250524T150000
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SUMMARY:Kūlia I Kā Nuʻu Hawaiian Health Fair Kauai
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a FREE event on Saturday\, May 24\, 2025\, at the Kauai Museum for the Kūlia I Kā Nuʻu Hawaiian Health Fair Kauai. Celebrating Women’s Health and Hawaiian Music. In collaboration with Hawaiian Music Perpetuation Society\, State Department of Health\, Kauai Museum\, and KekkuaAloha Foundation. This event features Free live entertainment\, Local professional speakers on health and history\, Free plant give aways and resources.  Free basic haircuts from 9am – 12noon\, free sewing demo\, free lei making\, and free Coconut weaving for the whole family from 9am – 10am. \nFor more information contact education@kauaimuseum.org
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/kulia-i-ka-nu%ca%bbu-hawaiian-health-fair-kauai/
LOCATION:Kauai Museum\, 4428 Rice St\, Lihue\, HI\, 96766\, United States
CATEGORIES:Island Happenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250601T153000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250601T210000
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SUMMARY:Na Hula O Kaohikukapulani Hula Hoʻike 2025
DESCRIPTION:Kamanawa Foundation presents Na Hula Kaohikukapulaniʻs Annual Hula Hoʻike 2025. Under the direction of Kumu Hula Kapu Kinimaka-Alquiza\, the dancers and musicians of Na Hula O Kaohikukapulani will offer a variety of dance and musical presentations ranging from kahiko (traditional style) to auana (contemporary styling) and the dances of Polynesia. \nThere will be a craft fair\, bake sale and foods sale starting at 3:30 p.m.\, door prizes\, and a Las Vegas Trip for 2 Giveaway! Tickets can be purchased in advance from our current students for $35 or will be available at the door for $45. Please contact Devi for tickets and more information at (808) 482-0671
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/na-hula-o-kaohikukapulani-hula-ho%ca%bbike-2025/
LOCATION:Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall\, 4191 Hardy Street\, Lihue\, 96766
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kamanawa Foundation":MAILTO:kumukapu@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250727T170000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250727T200000
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SUMMARY:‘ĀLEWA LIVE: The Next Wave of Hawaiian Sound
DESCRIPTION:Kamaha’o Haumea-Thronas featuring ‘Ālewa (Kainalu Jacang\, Kamalu Tupou & Hayden Kaaiali’i) \nMeet ‘Ālewa—the future of Hawaiian music. This group of young\, talented musicians and dancers is redefining mele and hula\, blending deep-rooted tradition with bold new energy. Born from the legacy of Kūkalahale\, ‘Ālewa is here to carry forward Hawaiian music with creativity\, passion\, and unapologetic pride. \nThis isn’t your tutus concert (but they’d probably love it so bring them too!). It’s a high-vibe\, all-ages show made for now—and for what’s next. \n🎟️ $28 online\n🍹 Drinks available for purchase\n🕔 Sunday July 27th  – Doors at 5PM // Show 6–8PM\n📍 Common Ground Kaua’i (end of Kuawa Rd) \nCome through\, bring your ‘ohana\, and support the next generation of Hawaiian voices continuing to keep the culture alive—and pushing it forward.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/alewa-live-the-next-wave-of-hawaiian-sound/
LOCATION:Common Ground Kauai\, 4900 Kauwa Rd\, Kilauea\, HI\, 96754
CATEGORIES:Island Happenings
ORGANIZER;CN="Common Ground Kauai":MAILTO:experiences@commongroundkauai.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250921T180000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250921T210000
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SUMMARY:Kauai Concert Series
DESCRIPTION:Arts Kauai presents an evening of music featuring Ken Emerson and Eli Smart.  \nKen is a Grammy winning songwriter and one of the most highly regarded slack key and steel guitarists living today. Ken was featured on Donald Fagen’s (Steely Dan) Grammy award winning Morph the Cat. His many additional touring/recording credits include Jackson Browne\, Boz Scaggs\, Charlie Musselwhite\, Taj Mahal\, Todd Rundgren\, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot\, and Elvin Bishop. \nEli Smart creates music coined “Aloha Soul”—a style that fuses the spirit of Hawaii with the grit of British soul music. Smart\, who studied at the Paul McCartney-founded Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts\, pairs the vibrant sounds Hawaiian lap steel guitar with the dark\, captivating sounds of the bass. The result is a groovy sound that references the styles of the Beatles and Tame Impala. \nKen Emerson:     https://www.youtube.com/@slackken/playlists    \nEli Smart: https://www.youtube.com/@EliSmart/featured \nTickets: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/kauai-songwriters-concert-series
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/kauai-concert-series/
LOCATION:Kauai Community College  Performing Arts Center\, 3-1901 Kaumualii Hwy\, Lihue\, HI\, 96766\, United States
CATEGORIES:Island Happenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Arts Kauai%2C DBA Kauai Songwriters":MAILTO:terry@artskauai.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251018T070000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251018T150000
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SUMMARY:Pōhaku Ka Pāpale – Giant Community Workday at Alakoko
DESCRIPTION:Mālama Hulē‘ia is hosting another huge community event\,  Pōhaku Ka Pāpale (To Set the Capstone) on October 18 at Alakoko fishpond\, continuing their multi-year effort to restore the Hulēʻia watershed and stabilize the fishpond’s kuapā (rock wall). The event follows the unforgettable 2023 gathering\, E Kū Ana Ka Paia (The Wall Will Stand)\, when an extraordinary wave of community members from across the pae ʻāina came together to set stones and breathe new life into the fishpond. This year’s event also coincides with Mālama Hulē‘ia’s tenth anniversary\, marking a decade of cultural and ecological restoration. \nThe October 18 workday will once again unite Hawaiian fishpond specialists\, kūpuna\, key partners\, trained staff\, and alakaʻi (guides) to lead community members of all skill levels in rebuilding and capping a section of the 2\,700-foot wall. Participants will experience the ancient Hawaiian practice of stonework—passing\, selecting\, and setting pōhaku side by side—while others join in a native planting activity to further restore the surrounding ecosystem. \nThis event’s registration is limited. Please sign up here to secure your spot.
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/pohaku-ka-papale-giant-community-workday-at-alakoko/
LOCATION:KCC Parking lot\, Kaumualii Highway 3 - 1901\, Lihue\, Hawaii\, 96766\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Malama Hule&#039%3Bia":MAILTO:info@malamahuleia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251019T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20251019T160000
DTSTAMP:20251019T032536Z
CREATED:20250908T223752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251019T032536Z
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SUMMARY:Kauaʻi Chocolate & Coffee Festival
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendar for the 10th Kauaʻi Chocolate & Coffee Festival a celebration of all things chocolate and coffee with lots of sampling\, educational displays and workshops\, entertainment and exhibitor booths featuring a variety of chocolate and coffee products\, from around the state. The Kauaʻi Chocolate & Coffee Festival happens on Sunday\, October 19\, 2025 at Kilohana Plantation in the Luau Pavilion highlighting all the attributes of these two favorite local crops. \nThe festival takes place in Lihue Kauaʻi and includes\, informative presentations\, live entertainment\, a silent auction\, sampling and much more. Support provided by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority\, County of Kauaʻi\, Special Events Hawaiʻi\, and Kala Foundation. \nIf you require an auxiliary aid or other modification\, please call Amy Hammond at 808-223-6040 or email specialeventshawaii@gmail.com at least one week prior to event. \nWHEN: Sunday\, October 19\, 10 p.m. – 4 p.m. \nWHERE: Kilohana Plantation\, in the Luau Pavilion on the Island of Kauaʻi\, Hawaiʻi \nTICKETS: Ticket will be available in advance online and at the door\, while supplies last. \nFor more information and tickets visit http://www.KauaiChocolateandCoffeeFestival.com
URL:https://kauaiconnect.com/event/kaua%ca%bbi-chocolate-coffee-festival/
LOCATION:Kilohana Luau Pavilion\, Kaumualii Highway 3-2087\, Lihue\, HI\, 96766\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Featured Events,Island Happenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Special Events Hawaii":MAILTO:info@kauaichocolateandcoffeefestival.com
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