Cultural Event

Three of Kona’s beloved music educators will share mele and moʻolelo of Kona.

Te Moana Nui traditional Polynesian sports competition, live music, Makahiki games, and local vendors, run by Tahiti Mana. https://www.waimeavalley.net/events/

Learn the history and importance of Lā Kū‘oko‘a, also known as Hawai‘i’s Independence Day, celebrated annually on Nov. 28. Complimentary cultural classes at Hale Koa (Barracks) Video Theatre, ‘Iolani Palace.www.hearhawaii.org.

Kūlaniākea, Ke Kula ʻo Kamakau, Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Pūʻōhala, ʻAhahui ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, and Kanaeokana will host Ola Ka ʻĪ, a Hawaiian language fair on Jan. 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Windward Mall Center Stage. Similar to the event held in February 2020, Ola Ka ʻĪ will once again usher in Mahina ʻŌlelo […]

A two-day community and culture event at the Royal Hawaiian Center featuring Hawaiian cultural practitioners, exhibits, demonstrations, entertainment, and vendors.

A two-day event at the Royal Hawaiian Center featuring Hawaiian cultural practitioners, exhibits, demonstrations and vendors.

Capitol Modern will feature several unique exhibits, presentations and performances and spaces for cultural practitioners related to the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture to showcase the proliferation of Pacific peoples’ ingenuity, from traditional practice to contemporary expression, highlighting the evolution of enlightened native thought and creativity.

A full day honoring the voyaging traditions of the Pacific with educational booths and activities, oral history talk-story sessions, and planetarium presentations.

A celebration of the traditional and contemporary art, dance, fashion, stories, poetry, food, and music of the people and cultures of the Republic of Palau, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Guåhan (Guam), Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Kiribati and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Kākau Uhi (Hawaiian tattooing) demonstration with Sulu‘ape Keone Nunes, Keone‘ulaikapōpanopnao Kamali‘ikūpono Hanohano and Mo‘okāne Cory Kamehanaokalā Taum.