Our event calendar features fun, free, and cheap things to do across the Hawaiian Islands. We focus on events for locals, but visitors will find lots of useful information. For the weekend of May 20-22, 2022, you'll find in-person as well as virtual … [Read more...]
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Best shopping malls for holiday weekend sales
Holiday weekends throughout the year are especially popular times for retailers to entice you to shop and save. You can find sales and discounts on a variety of seasonal goods. Stores, shopping malls, and major brands may also host special events and … [Read More...]

Best places to buy Hawaiian gifts & souvenirs
Listed below, we offer a list of gifts and souvenirs that are uniquely Hawaiian, including Aloha wear, jewelry, crack seed, local honey, sea salts, quilts, tropical prints, koa wood carvings, and of course Hawaiian music. We also suggests some of the … [Read More...]

Worth a splurge? Beyond Monet digital art exhibit in Honolulu
Honolulu is excited to welcome over 400 of Claude Monet’s artworks for the large-scale digital art exhibit "Beyond Monet". Digital art exhibits have been increasingly popular around the globe, drawing crowds to sold out shows. Audiences flocked to … [Read More...]

Hawaiian Islands Farmers Markets
Listed below are farmers markets currently operating throughout the Hawaiian Islands. We also provide tips for getting the most out of your shopping day and a guide to what’s in season throughout the year. Tips for shopping at a farmers market … [Read More...]

37 delicious Hawaiian foods are paradise in your mouth
Hawaiian food is influenced by “canoe plants” brought to the islands by Polynesian explorers, followed hundreds of years later by the myriad other people who arrived to work on the plantations. These culinary influencers included Chinese, Japanese, … [Read More...]

All about Aloha Friday & how to celebrate
The tradition of Aloha Friday goes back to the mid-twentieth century. During summer, businesses relaxed their dress code requiring a business suit and allowed Hawaiian-made aloha shirts to be worn during the warmer months. Eventually, Aloha Friday … [Read More...]
Exciting updates on our calendar…
These are the newest or hottest events from our calendar. To see all events, go to our virtual/live event calendar.
2022 Kohala Reunion on Hawaiʻi Island
The Kohala Reunion is a three-day event held every five years over the Fourth of July weekend that brings together … [Read More...]
Where to shop for Memorial Day weekend sales
Holiday weekends throughout the year are especially popular times for retailers to entice you to shop and save. You can … [Read More...]
808 Craft & Gift Fair monthly at Swap Meet (Upper Halawa Lot )
The Aloha Stadium Swap Meet is Hawaii's largest outdoor market featuring hundreds of vendors, crafters, and artists from … [Read More...]
Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace
The Aloha Stadium Swap Meet is Hawaii's largest outdoor market featuring hundreds of vendors, crafters, and artists from … [Read More...]
Book signing: Award-winning North Shore wave photographer Clark Little at HoMA
Award-winning North Shore wave photographer Clark Little grew up on the North Shore of O‘ahu, where he made his name as … [Read More...]
Movie on the Lawn: Night at the Museum (PG) at HoMA
(Re-scheduled due to rain during last month's event.) Snag a seat under the stars for a family-friendly film screening … [Read More...]
The Waikīkī Healer Stones of Kapaemahu
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, known simply as the Bishop Museum is the largest museum in the state of Hawaii. It is the … [Read More...]
Bishop Museum 2nd Friday Pau Hana “After Hours”
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, known simply as the Bishop Museum is the largest museum in the state of Hawaii. It is the … [Read More...]
Tatau: Marks of Polynesia at Bishop Museum
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, known simply as the Bishop Museum is the largest museum in the state of Hawaii. It is the … [Read More...]