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Affordable December events & entertainment

POSTED BY
Carole Cancler

Our December events calendar offers a wide variety of affordable entertainment across the Hawaiian Islands. We’ll continue to update this calendar throughout the month as many organizers announce new events.

As always, we focus on “cheap” things to do with a kamaʻāina adult ticket price of $15 or less or a regular price of $25 or less. Sometimes we suggest events with higher ticket prices that we feel might be worth a splurge, mostly local music, film, and arts events. For more expensive events, we look for popular events with available ticket discounts that can help bring the price down.

If money is tight, check out our free things to do in December. For more things to do every day (free and paid), see our Calendar of free and cheap things to do (hawaiionthecheap.com)

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December Holidays & Special Events

  • Pearl Harbor Day (always December 7)
  • Hanukkah aka Chanukah (Dec 7-15, 2023)
  • Winter solstice (December 21, 2023)
  • Christmas (always December 25)
  • Kwanzaa (always December 26-Jan 1)
  • New Year’s Eve (always December 31)

Calendar of free and cheap December events

Featured Events are list first each day, highlighted by a photo. Featured events are unique or annual events that we or our advertisers don’t want you to overlook.

 

Friday, December 1, 2023

aloha banner

Aloha Friday event calendar

All Day | multiple locations

couple watching a movie at home

Free online movies, TV shows, rentals, and discounts at Redbox

FREE | Online

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Royal Hawaiian Band with hula dancer at Iolani Palace

Oʻahu: Free outdoor concert Fridays at ʻIolani Palace

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | ʻIolani Palace (364 S King St)

SOLD OUT: Reserve now for Honolulu City Lights at Hawaiian Mission Houses

$10.00 | Online

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Hawaiʻi Island: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Kaua'i: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Carnival Holiday Sale in Punahou

7:30 am | FREE | Punahou School, 1601 Punahou St, Honolulu, HI 96822

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Hawaiʻi: The ʻĀina Speaks Exhibition in Hualoa

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725

Kauaʻi: 1st Friday in December Holiday Fair, Festival, Parade in Līhuʻe

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi Museum, 4428 Rice St, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Kauaʻi: Rice Street Holiday Parade & Street Fair in Līhuʻe

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Downtown Līhuʻe

Maui: Santa arrives at Queen Ka'ahumanu Center

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Maui: Queen Kaʻahumanu Center (275 W Kaʻahumanu Ave)

O'ahu: First Friday festival in Honolulu Chinatown and Arts District

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: First Friday Art After Dark in Hōlualoa

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Hōlualoa Village, HI-180 & Hualalai Rd, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Oʻahu: Friday Chess Meet in Kakaʻako (all levels welcome)

5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | South Shore Market, 1170 Auahi St, Honolulu 96814

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

O'ahu: 1st Friday free, family-friendly art & music at Capitol Modern (aka HiSAM)

6:00 pm | FREE | O’ahu: Capitol Modern (aka HiSAM)

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

O'ahu: Friday night fireworks at HHV in Waikīkī

7:45 pm to 7:50 pm | FREE | Waikīkī Beach

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Native Hawaiian plants at Waimea Valley Saturday sale

Oʻahu: Saturday plant sale in Haleʻiwa benefits Hawai'i conservation

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Valley (Haleʻiwa)

Banner for Kaimuki HS Craft and Gift Fair Nov 4 and Dec 2, 2023

Oʻahu: largest outdoor Craft & Gift Fair at Kaimukī HS

8:30 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Kaimukī HS, 2705 Kaimukī Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816

Rainbow over Loko I'a Pāʻaiau royal Hawaiian fishpond in Aiea, island of O'ahu

Oʻahu: 1st Saturday Pāʻaiau Fish Pond Community Work Day at Loko I'a in Aiea

9:00 am to 1:30 pm | FREE | Loko Pa’aiau Fishpond, 122-184 McGrew Loop, Aiea, HI 96701

Oʻahu: First Saturday at Ward Village

FREE | Ward Village, 1020 Auahi St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Regal Cinemas’ $5 Holiday Classics Movies (Hawaiʻi, Maui, Oʻahu)

$5.00 | multiple locations

Simple card making classes at Ben Franklin (Hawaiʻi, Oʻahu)

$20.00 | multiple locations

Oʻahu: family-friendly holiday movies "Pajama Party" at Consolidated theatres

$14.75 | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Kona Potters Guild Annual Holiday Pottery Sale

FREE | Kona Potters Guild, 84-5191 Mmalahoa Hwy, Captain Cook, HI 96704

SOLD OUT: Annual Wreath Making with Native Hawaiian Plants in Kahului

$70.00 | Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, 150 Kanaloa Avenue, Kahului, HI 96732

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Hawaiʻi Island: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Kauaʻi Island Crafters Fair in Princeville

8:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Church of The Pacific, 4520 Kapaka St, Princeville, HI 96722

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

8:00 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Oʻahu: annual Christmas Parade in Kāneʻohe (1st Saturday in December)

9:00 am | FREE | Windward Mall

Maui: 1st Saturday ʻOhana & Keiki Exchange

9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Kihei Lutheran Church, 220 Moi Place Kihei, HI 96753

Kauaʻi: Volunteer to restore Buddhist temple site

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Lawai International Center (GPS address only), 3381 Wawae Road, Kalaheo, HI 96741

Oʻahu: 1st Saturday Mālama Hawaii Makers Market in Hawai'i Kai

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Koko Head Elementary School, 189 Lunalilo Home Rd, Honolulu, HI 96825

Oʻahu: Annual Roosevelt HS Poinsettia Sale & Craft Fair in Honolulu

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Kawananakoa Middle School, 49 Funchal St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Oʻahu: Art on the Zoo Fence in Waikīkī

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Art on the Zoo Fence, 2760 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Hawaiʻi: Holiday parade in Pahoa

9:30 am | FREE | Pahoa, HI

Kauaʻi: 1st Saturday Craft Fair in Līhuʻe

9:30 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Grove Farm Market, 4411 Kikowaena St, Lihue, HI 96746

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Oʻahu: ‘A Pinch of SALT’ festive shopping event in Kakaʻako

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | SALT at Our Kaka’ako, 691 Auahi Street Honolulu, HI 96813

Hawaiʻi: The ʻĀina Speaks Exhibition in Hualoa

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725

O'ahu: Energy Bagua-Walking Meditation in Salt Lake

11:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Salt Lake-Moanalua Library. 3225 Salt Lake Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96818

Oʻahu: Haleʻiwa Town Christmas Tree Lighting

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Oʻahu: North Shore Marketplace Field, 66-250 Kamehameha Hwy, Haleiwa, HI 96712

Oʻahu: Annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Haleʻiwa

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Oʻahu: North Shore Marketplace Field, 66-250 Kamehameha Hwy, Haleiwa, HI 96712

Kauaʻi: 1st Saturday Art Walk in Old Kapaʻa Town

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Old Kapaa Town, 4-1384 Kuhio Hwy, Kapaa, HI 96746

Oʻahu: Free Saturday show features traditional hula kahiko at Royal Grove in Waikīkī

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Oahu: free Saturday hula kahiko performance in Waikīkī

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas Twilight Parade in Waimea

5:30 pm | FREE | Kamuela, HI

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights Tree Lighting & Electric Light Parade

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oahu: HSO 23/24 Hapa Symphony - Na Leo Pilimehana

7:30 pm | $10.50-99.00 | Hawai’i Theatre (Oʻahu)

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Regal Cinemas’ $5 Holiday Classics Movies (Hawaiʻi, Maui, Oʻahu)

$5.00 | multiple locations

Oʻahu: family-friendly holiday movies "Pajama Party" at Consolidated theatres

$14.75 | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Kona Potters Guild Annual Holiday Pottery Sale

FREE | Kona Potters Guild, 84-5191 Mmalahoa Hwy, Captain Cook, HI 96704

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Hawaiʻi Island: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

6:30 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Oʻahu: free Sunday hula class in Waikīkī (reservation required)

9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Waikīkī Beach Walk (Oʻahu)

Oʻahu: Aloha Home Holiday Craft Markets in Kailua

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Aloha Home Market, 340 Uluniu St. Kailua, HI 96734

Oʻahu: Art on the Zoo Fence in Waikīkī

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Art on the Zoo Fence, 2760 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Kauaʻi: plant swap every Sunday in Līhuʻe

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Alakoko Shop, 2976 Kress St, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawaiʻi: 1st Sunday meditative sound bath & energy healing experience in Kona

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Unity of Kona, 74-5599 Luhia St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Hawaiʻi: Live Music with Genesis "Pililani" Pua-Kaipo in Hilo

6:00 pm | FREE | SCP Hilo Hotel, 126 Banyan Way, Hilo, HI 96720

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Monday, December 4, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

box jellyfish

Oʻahu: High probability of box jellyfish at N/S beaches

multiple locations

playing ukulele string instrument

Hawaiʻi: Community Drop-in ʻUkulele Group in Kona

6:00 pm | FREE | Unity of Kona, 74-5599 Luhia St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Kauaʻi: Monday Pau Hana farmers market in Līhuʻe

3:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawaiʻi: Geeks Who Drink Trivia – Monday Night in Kona

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Ola Brew Co, 74-5598 Luhia St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawai'i: Guided nature walk through the rain forest

9:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

box jellyfish

Oʻahu: High probability of box jellyfish at N/S beaches

multiple locations

Earth and solar system planets, sun, stars.

Hybrid: Monthly meeting of the Hawaiian Astronomical Society

7:30 pm | FREE | Online

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Hawaiʻi: Super Secret Taco Tuesday & Comedy Show in Kona

$18.00 | Kona Elks Lodge, 75-170 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Maui: Civil Beat pop-up newsroom in Makawao

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Maui: Makawao Public Library, 1159 Makawao Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Oʻahu: Free hula lesson Tuesdays at Royal Grove in Waikīkī

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Oahu: free Tuesday hula lesson in Waikīkī (no reservation required)

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawaiʻi: Super Secret Taco Tuesday Comedy Show in Kona

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | $10.00 | Kona Elks Lodge, 75-170 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

box jellyfish

Oʻahu: High probability of box jellyfish at N/S beaches

multiple locations

quizzical Nēnē goose (Branta sandvicensis), an endemic species and state bird of Hawai‘i

Hawai'i Public Radio weekly Manu Minute bird program

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | HPR-1 88.5 FM

Oʻahu: Holiday movies at Consolidated Theatres

$8.00-17.75 | multiple locations

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

8:00 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Hawaiʻi: The ʻĀina Speaks Exhibition in Hualoa

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725

Maui: free running group Wednesday in Kihei

5:00 pm | FREE | Kalama Park, 1910 S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI 96753

Oʻahu: Learn the Art of Fire (Staff and Sword) & Sunset Fire Show Wednesdays in Waikīkī

5:15 pm to 9:00 pm | $0-20.00

Maui: adult storytime 1st Wednesday under the jacaranda tree in Makawao

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Maui: Makawao Public Library, 1159 Makawao Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawaiʻi: Queens' Marketplace free Wednesday hula show in Waikaloa

6:00 pm | FREE | Queens’ Marketplace, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa, HI 96738

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Simple card making classes at Ben Franklin (Hawaiʻi, Oʻahu)

$20.00 | multiple locations

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Hawaiʻi Island: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Maui: Volunteer in Community Garden in Haʻikū

9:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | CGC Community Garden, 810 Kokomo Rd, Haʻikū, HI 96708

Maui: Artisan Market Thursdays in Kihei

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | South Maui Gardens, 35 Auhana Road, Kihei, HI 96753

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Hawaiʻi: The ʻĀina Speaks Exhibition in Hualoa

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725

Oʻahu: FREE Kamaʻāina admission to Waimea Valley every Thursday in Haleʻiwa

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Valley (Haleʻiwa)

Oʻahu: Make Your Own Chocolate Bar in Honolulu

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | $40.00 | Hana Kitchens, 55 Merchant St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Oʻahu: Pearl Harbor Day Parade in Waikīkī

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Friday, December 8, 2023

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Aloha Friday event calendar

All Day | multiple locations

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Royal Hawaiian Band with hula dancer at Iolani Palace

Oʻahu: Free outdoor concert Fridays at ʻIolani Palace

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | ʻIolani Palace (364 S King St)

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Oʻahu: "Build4Good" Machine Learning & AI Hackathon in Honolulu

FREE | Halau ʻInana, 2438 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96826

Hawaiʻi Island: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Kaua'i: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

O'ahu: "The Eddie" opening ceremony at Waimea Bay

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Hawaiʻi: The ʻĀina Speaks Exhibition in Hualoa

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725

Oʻahu: 2nd Friday Mālama Hawaii Makers Market at Ala Moana

1:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Ala Moana Shopping Center

Oʻahu: Friday Chess Meet in Kakaʻako (all levels welcome)

5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | South Shore Market, 1170 Auahi St, Honolulu 96814

Oʻahu: Blockchain enthusiasts holiday meetup in Kakaʻako

6:00 pm | Whole Foods, 388 Kamakee St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Oʻahu: annual Christmas parade in Haleʻiwa

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Haleʻiwa Town, HI

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

O'ahu: 2nd Friday "Vibe" music series at Capitol Modern (aka HiSAM)

6:00 pm | FREE | O’ahu: Capitol Modern (aka HiSAM)

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

O'ahu: Friday night fireworks at HHV in Waikīkī

7:45 pm to 7:50 pm | FREE | Waikīkī Beach

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Native Hawaiian plants at Waimea Valley Saturday sale

Oʻahu: Saturday plant sale in Haleʻiwa benefits Hawai'i conservation

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Valley (Haleʻiwa)

Regal Cinemas’ $5 Holiday Classics Movies (Hawaiʻi, Maui, Oʻahu)

$5.00 | multiple locations

Oʻahu: family-friendly holiday movies "Pajama Party" at Consolidated theatres

$14.75 | multiple locations

Oʻahu: A Robert Cazimero Christmas in Pearl City

$55.00 | Leeward Community College, 96-045 Ala Ike, Pearl City, Hawaii 96782

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Oʻahu: "Build4Good" Machine Learning & AI Hackathon in Honolulu

FREE | Halau ʻInana, 2438 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96826

Hawaiʻi Island: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Kauaʻi Island Crafters Fair in Princeville

8:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Church of The Pacific, 4520 Kapaka St, Princeville, HI 96722

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

8:00 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Oʻahu: Christmas Parade in ʻAiea

9:00 am | FREE | Pearl Ridge Elementary School, 98-940 Moanalua Rd, Aiea, HI 96701

Oahu: Christmas parade in Waimānalo

9:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Oʻahu: Waimānalo District Park, 41-415 Hihimanu St, Waimanalo, HI 96795

Oʻahu: Craft & Gift Fair 2nd Saturday at Japanese Cultural Center

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi, 2454 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96826

Oʻahu: Rainbow Bonsai Club Exhibition & Plant Sale in East Honolulu

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Koko Head Elementary School, 189 Lunalilo Home Rd, Honolulu, HI 96825

Kauaʻi Made: shop local at the annual Holly Jolly Holiday Fair in Kapaʻa

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort, 650 Aleka Loop, Kapaa, HI 96746

Oʻahu: Art on the Zoo Fence in Waikīkī

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Art on the Zoo Fence, 2760 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Oʻahu: Christmas Parade in Waianae

10:00 am | FREE | Waianae Small Boat Harbor, 85-491 Farrington Hwy, Waianae, HI 96792

Hawaiʻi: The ʻĀina Speaks Exhibition in Hualoa

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725

Hawaiʻi: Hoʻohiluhilu Holiday Crafts Workshop in Kona

10:30 am to 11:30 am | $10.00 | King Kamehameha Kona Beach Resort, 75-5660 Palani Rd, Kailua Kona, HI 96740

O'ahu: Energy Bagua-Walking Meditation in Salt Lake

11:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Salt Lake-Moanalua Library. 3225 Salt Lake Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96818

Oʻahu: Christmas Parade in Mānoa

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Noelani Elementary School, 2655 Woodlawn Dr, Honolulu, HI 96822

Kauaʻi: 2nd Saturday Night Market in Līhuʻe

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Downtown Līhuʻe

Maui: 2nd Saturday food truck night out in Kihei

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Kihei Food Oasis at South Maui Gardens, 30 Alehele Place, Kihei, HI 96753

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights Parade & Block Party

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Free Saturday show features traditional hula kahiko at Royal Grove in Waikīkī

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Oahu: free Saturday hula kahiko performance in Waikīkī

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Hawaiʻi: Kailua-Kona Christmas Street Parade

5:30 pm | FREE | Kailua Kona, HI 96740

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Maui: 50 years C&K Henry Kapono Lifetime Party Concert in Kahului

7:30 pm | $15.00-65.00 | Maui Arts & Cultural Center, One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Iolani Palace in Honolulu Hawaii

Oʻahu: Kamaʻāina 2nd Sunday at ʻIolani Palace

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | ʻIolani Palace (364 S King St)

Kauaʻi: Tour Buddhist shrines 2nd Sunday at Lawai International Sanctuary

FREE | Lawai International Center (GPS address only), 3381 Wawae Road, Kalaheo, HI 96741

Regal Cinemas’ $5 Holiday Classics Movies (Hawaiʻi, Maui, Oʻahu)

$5.00 | multiple locations

Oʻahu: family-friendly holiday movies "Pajama Party" at Consolidated theatres

$14.75 | multiple locations

Oʻahu: A Robert Cazimero Christmas in Pearl City

$55.00 | Leeward Community College, 96-045 Ala Ike, Pearl City, Hawaii 96782

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Oʻahu: "Build4Good" Machine Learning & AI Hackathon in Honolulu

FREE | Halau ʻInana, 2438 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96826

Hawaiʻi Island: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

6:30 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Hawaiʻi: beach cleanup volunteer opportunities in Kailua-Kona

8:30 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Kawaihae Boat Harbor, 74-380 Kealakehe Parkway, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Oʻahu: free Sunday hula class in Waikīkī (reservation required)

9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Waikīkī Beach Walk (Oʻahu)

Oʻahu: Aloha Home Holiday Craft Markets in Kailua

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Aloha Home Market, 340 Uluniu St. Kailua, HI 96734

Oʻahu: Art on the Zoo Fence in Waikīkī

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Art on the Zoo Fence, 2760 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Kauaʻi: plant swap every Sunday in Līhuʻe

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Alakoko Shop, 2976 Kress St, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: Island Crafters Market at Ala Moana

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Ala Moana Shopping Center

Oʻahu: Island Crafters local makers market at Ala Moana

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Ala Moana Shopping Center

Maui: Holiday Pops Hawaiian Christmas show in Kahului

3:00 pm | $22.00-65.00 | Maui Arts & Cultural Center, One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Hawaiʻi: Live Music with Genesis "Pililani" Pua-Kaipo in Hilo

6:00 pm | FREE | SCP Hilo Hotel, 126 Banyan Way, Hilo, HI 96720

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Monday, December 11, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

playing ukulele string instrument

Hawaiʻi: Community Drop-in ʻUkulele Group in Kona

6:00 pm | FREE | Unity of Kona, 74-5599 Luhia St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Kauaʻi: Monday Pau Hana farmers market in Līhuʻe

3:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Hawaiʻi: Geeks Who Drink Trivia – Monday Night in Kona

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Ola Brew Co, 74-5598 Luhia St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: a favorite holiday tradition "The Nutcracker" in Honolulu

6:30 pm | $15.00-25.00 | Hawai’i Theatre (Oʻahu)

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawai'i: Guided nature walk through the rain forest

9:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Diamond Head Lighthouse with Christmas star lights

Virtual Speaker: “Aloha Karismasa Oukou” with author Chris Cook

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Online

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Hawaiʻi: Super Secret Taco Tuesday & Comedy Show in Kona

$18.00 | Kona Elks Lodge, 75-170 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Kauaʻi Branch Libraries Santa Claus Story Times

FREE | multiple locations

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: Free hula lesson Tuesdays at Royal Grove in Waikīkī

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Oahu: free Tuesday hula lesson in Waikīkī (no reservation required)

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawaiʻi: Super Secret Taco Tuesday Comedy Show in Kona

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | $10.00 | Kona Elks Lodge, 75-170 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

quizzical Nēnē goose (Branta sandvicensis), an endemic species and state bird of Hawai‘i

Hawai'i Public Radio weekly Manu Minute bird program

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | HPR-1 88.5 FM

Oʻahu: Holiday movies at Consolidated Theatres

$8.00-17.75 | multiple locations

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Kauaʻi Branch Libraries Santa Claus Story Times

FREE | multiple locations

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

8:00 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Hawaiʻi: The ʻĀina Speaks Exhibition in Hualoa

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725

Maui: free running group Wednesday in Kihei

5:00 pm | FREE | Kalama Park, 1910 S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI 96753

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Learn the Art of Fire (Staff and Sword) & Sunset Fire Show Wednesdays in Waikīkī

5:15 pm to 9:00 pm | $0-20.00

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawaiʻi: Queens' Marketplace free Wednesday hula show in Waikaloa

6:00 pm | FREE | Queens’ Marketplace, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa, HI 96738

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Maui: Volunteer in Community Garden in Haʻikū

9:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | CGC Community Garden, 810 Kokomo Rd, Haʻikū, HI 96708

Maui: Artisan Market Thursdays in Kihei

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | South Maui Gardens, 35 Auhana Road, Kihei, HI 96753

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Hawaiʻi: The ʻĀina Speaks Exhibition in Hualoa

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725

Oʻahu: FREE Kamaʻāina admission to Waimea Valley every Thursday in Haleʻiwa

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Valley (Haleʻiwa)

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Make Your Own Chocolate Bar in Honolulu

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | $40.00 | Hana Kitchens, 55 Merchant St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: best jazz artists on the island in Kakaʻako

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Bevy, 675 Auahi St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Friday, December 15, 2023

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Aloha Friday event calendar

All Day | multiple locations

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

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Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Royal Hawaiian Band with hula dancer at Iolani Palace

Oʻahu: Free outdoor concert Fridays at ʻIolani Palace

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | ʻIolani Palace (364 S King St)

HTA seeks input on how tourism can best support Maui recovery

FREE | Online

Hawaiʻi Island: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Kaua'i: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Hawaiʻi: The ʻĀina Speaks Exhibition in Hualoa

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Friday Chess Meet in Kakaʻako (all levels welcome)

5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | South Shore Market, 1170 Auahi St, Honolulu 96814

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Maui: 3rd Friday Kama’aina Nights in Kahului

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Maui: Queen Kaʻahumanu Center (275 W Kaʻahumanu Ave)

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

O'ahu: Friday night fireworks at HHV in Waikīkī

7:45 pm to 7:50 pm | FREE | Waikīkī Beach

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Santa Claus holding and offering a gift on his hand.

Makana nō nā Keiki grass roots movement grants Maui Keiki & Families Christmas wishes

FREE | Online

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Native Hawaiian plants at Waimea Valley Saturday sale

Oʻahu: Saturday plant sale in Haleʻiwa benefits Hawai'i conservation

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Valley (Haleʻiwa)

Alakoko Fishpond (aka Menehune Fishpond) on Kauai

Kaua'i: help rebuild wall at Alakoko (aka Menehune Fishpond) every 3rd Saturday

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Alakoko (aka Menehune FishPond), 2215 Hulemalu Rd, Lihue, HI 96766

Oʻahu: 3rd Saturday craft fair at Koko Marina Center

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Koko Marina Center, 7192 Kalanianaʻole Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96825

Regal Cinemas’ $5 Holiday Classics Movies (Hawaiʻi, Maui, Oʻahu)

$5.00 | multiple locations

Oʻahu: family-friendly holiday movies "Pajama Party" at Consolidated theatres

$14.75 | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi Island: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

8:00 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Hawaiʻi: 3rd Saturday Cardboard Shred Day in Captain Cook

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Ma’ona Community Garden, 84-5097 Keala O Keawe Rd, Captain Cook, HI 96704

Oʻahu: 3rd Saturday Mālama Hawaii Makers Market in Haleʻiwa

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Waialua Community Association, 66-434 Kamehameha Hwy, Haleiwa, HI 96712

Oʻahu: Art on the Zoo Fence in Waikīkī

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Art on the Zoo Fence, 2760 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Oʻahu: Mele Kalikimaka Marketplace at Blaisdell

10:00 am | $6.00 | Neil S. Blaisdell Center (777 Ward Ave)

Hawaiʻi: The ʻĀina Speaks Exhibition in Hualoa

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725

Hawaiʻi: free matinee movie 3rd Saturday in Waimea

1:00 pm | FREE | Hawaiʻi: Thelma Parker Memorial Library, 67-1209 Mamalahoa Hwy, Waimea, HI 96743

Hawai'i (or virtual): 'Twas the Night Before Christmas...Puna Style!

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $20.00 | Hawaiʻi: Seaview Performing Arts Center, 12-247 W Pohakupele Loop, Pahoa, HI 96778

Oʻahu: Towne Center Festival of Lights Christmas Boat Parade in Hawaii Kai

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Hawaii Kai towne Center, 333 Keahole St, Honolulu, HI 96825

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Free Saturday show features traditional hula kahiko at Royal Grove in Waikīkī

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Oahu: free Saturday hula kahiko performance in Waikīkī

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Kauaʻi: Holiday Light Parade in Waimea Town

6:15 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Hofgaard Park, 9899 Kaumualii Highway, Waimea, HI 96796

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Sunday, December 17, 2023

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Regal Cinemas’ $5 Holiday Classics Movies (Hawaiʻi, Maui, Oʻahu)

$5.00 | multiple locations

Oʻahu: family-friendly holiday movies "Pajama Party" at Consolidated theatres

$14.75 | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi Island: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

6:30 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Blood Drive (appointment required)

8:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: free Sunday hula class in Waikīkī (reservation required)

9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Waikīkī Beach Walk (Oʻahu)

Oʻahu: Aloha Home Holiday Craft Markets in Kailua

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Aloha Home Market, 340 Uluniu St. Kailua, HI 96734

Oʻahu: Art on the Zoo Fence in Waikīkī

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Art on the Zoo Fence, 2760 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Oʻahu: Mele Kalikimaka Marketplace at Blaisdell

10:00 am | $6.00 | Neil S. Blaisdell Center (777 Ward Ave)

Kauaʻi: plant swap every Sunday in Līhuʻe

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Alakoko Shop, 2976 Kress St, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: Island Crafters local makers market at Ala Moana

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Ala Moana Shopping Center

Oʻahu: 3rd Sunday family day free kama‘āina admission to HoMA

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Oʻahu: Urban Foraging in Honolulu's Jungles

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $0-40.00 | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Hawaiʻi: Live Music with Genesis "Pililani" Pua-Kaipo in Hilo

6:00 pm | FREE | SCP Hilo Hotel, 126 Banyan Way, Hilo, HI 96720

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Monday, December 18, 2023

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

playing ukulele string instrument

Hawaiʻi: Community Drop-in ʻUkulele Group in Kona

6:00 pm | FREE | Unity of Kona, 74-5599 Luhia St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Kauaʻi: Monday Pau Hana farmers market in Līhuʻe

3:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Hawaiʻi: Geeks Who Drink Trivia – Monday Night in Kona

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Ola Brew Co, 74-5598 Luhia St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawai'i: Guided nature walk through the rain forest

9:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Hula dancer

O'ahu: Free “Seven Days ‘til Christmas” hula shows in Waikīkī

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Waikīkī Beach Walk (Oʻahu)

Hawaiʻi: Super Secret Taco Tuesday & Comedy Show in Kona

$18.00 | Kona Elks Lodge, 75-170 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: Free hula lesson Tuesdays at Royal Grove in Waikīkī

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Oahu: free Tuesday hula lesson in Waikīkī (no reservation required)

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawaiʻi: Super Secret Taco Tuesday Comedy Show in Kona

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | $10.00 | Kona Elks Lodge, 75-170 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

quizzical Nēnē goose (Branta sandvicensis), an endemic species and state bird of Hawai‘i

Hawai'i Public Radio weekly Manu Minute bird program

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | HPR-1 88.5 FM

Hula dancer

O'ahu: Free “Seven Days ‘til Christmas” hula shows in Waikīkī

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Waikīkī Beach Walk (Oʻahu)

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

8:00 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Maui: free running group Wednesday in Kihei

5:00 pm | FREE | Kalama Park, 1910 S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI 96753

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Learn the Art of Fire (Staff and Sword) & Sunset Fire Show Wednesdays in Waikīkī

5:15 pm to 9:00 pm | $0-20.00

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawaiʻi: Queens' Marketplace free Wednesday hula show in Waikaloa

6:00 pm | FREE | Queens’ Marketplace, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa, HI 96738

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Thursday, December 21, 2023

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Hula dancer

O'ahu: Free “Seven Days ‘til Christmas” hula shows in Waikīkī

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Waikīkī Beach Walk (Oʻahu)

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Maui: Volunteer in Community Garden in Haʻikū

9:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | CGC Community Garden, 810 Kokomo Rd, Haʻikū, HI 96708

Maui: Artisan Market Thursdays in Kihei

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | South Maui Gardens, 35 Auhana Road, Kihei, HI 96753

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Hawaiʻi: 3rd Thursday Handweavers Hui in Hilo

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Hawaii – Hilo Library, 300 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI 96720

Oʻahu: FREE Kamaʻāina admission to Waimea Valley every Thursday in Haleʻiwa

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Valley (Haleʻiwa)

Oʻahu: Annual Tech Job Fair at HCC

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Hawaii Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Make Your Own Chocolate Bar in Honolulu

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | $40.00 | Hana Kitchens, 55 Merchant St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: 3rd Thursday Live Jazz & Poetry open mic in Kaimukī

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Plantoem, 3457 Waiʻalae Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Friday, December 22, 2023

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Aloha Friday event calendar

All Day | multiple locations

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Hula dancer

O'ahu: Free “Seven Days ‘til Christmas” hula shows in Waikīkī

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Waikīkī Beach Walk (Oʻahu)

Kaua'i: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Friday Chess Meet in Kakaʻako (all levels welcome)

5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | South Shore Market, 1170 Auahi St, Honolulu 96814

Maui: 4th Friday Kihei Town Party

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Maui: Azeka Shopping Center, 1280 S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI 96753

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

O'ahu: Friday night fireworks at HHV in Waikīkī

7:45 pm to 7:50 pm | FREE | Waikīkī Beach

Saturday, December 23, 2023

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Native Hawaiian plants at Waimea Valley Saturday sale

Oʻahu: Saturday plant sale in Haleʻiwa benefits Hawai'i conservation

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Valley (Haleʻiwa)

Hula dancer

O'ahu: Free “Seven Days ‘til Christmas” hula shows in Waikīkī

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Waikīkī Beach Walk (Oʻahu)

Regal Cinemas’ $5 Holiday Classics Movies (Hawaiʻi, Maui, Oʻahu)

$5.00 | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: The Nutcracker Ballet in Kamuela (1 day only)

$20.00-72.00 | Kahilu Theatre (Hawaiʻi)

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

8:00 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Oʻahu: Art on the Zoo Fence in Waikīkī

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Art on the Zoo Fence, 2760 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Maui: Hui Holidays handmade gifts in Makawao

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI 96768

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Free Saturday show features traditional hula kahiko at Royal Grove in Waikīkī

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Oahu: free Saturday hula kahiko performance in Waikīkī

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Kauaʻi: Nightly Holiday Light Show in Līhuʻe

7:00 pm | FREE | Kauaʻi: Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumaulii Hwy, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Sunday, December 24, 2023

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for holiday gifts

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for holiday gifts

Discounted | multiple locations

Hula dancer

O'ahu: Free “Seven Days ‘til Christmas” hula shows in Waikīkī

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Waikīkī Beach Walk (Oʻahu)

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Maui: where to get Santa Photos

multiple locations

Oʻahu: where to get Professional Santa photos

multiple locations

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

6:30 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Kaua'i: 4th Sunday Craft Fair at Wailua Bay in Kapa'a

8:30 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Hilton Garden Inn, 3-5920 Kūhiō Highway, Kapaʻa, HI 96746

Oʻahu: free Sunday hula class in Waikīkī (reservation required)

9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Waikīkī Beach Walk (Oʻahu)

Oʻahu: Art on the Zoo Fence in Waikīkī

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Art on the Zoo Fence, 2760 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Kauaʻi: plant swap every Sunday in Līhuʻe

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Alakoko Shop, 2976 Kress St, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Hawaiʻi: Live Music with Genesis "Pililani" Pua-Kaipo in Hilo

6:00 pm | FREE | SCP Hilo Hotel, 126 Banyan Way, Hilo, HI 96720

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Monday, December 25, 2023

Holiday Hours balloon

What’s closed and open Christmas Day 2023

multiple locations

Hula dancer

O'ahu: Free “Seven Days ‘til Christmas” hula shows in Waikīkī

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Waikīkī Beach Walk (Oʻahu)

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawai'i: Guided nature walk through the rain forest

9:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for after Christmas sales

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for after Christmas sales

multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Super Secret Taco Tuesday & Comedy Show in Kona

$18.00 | Kona Elks Lodge, 75-170 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: Free hula lesson Tuesdays at Royal Grove in Waikīkī

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Oahu: free Tuesday hula lesson in Waikīkī (no reservation required)

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawaiʻi: Super Secret Taco Tuesday Comedy Show in Kona

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | $10.00 | Kona Elks Lodge, 75-170 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for after Christmas sales

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for after Christmas sales

multiple locations

quizzical Nēnē goose (Branta sandvicensis), an endemic species and state bird of Hawai‘i

Hawai'i Public Radio weekly Manu Minute bird program

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | HPR-1 88.5 FM

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

8:00 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Oʻahu: monthly Keiki Club in Mililani

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Town Center of Mililani, 95-1249 Meheula Parkway, Mililani, HI 96789

Maui: free running group Wednesday in Kihei

5:00 pm | FREE | Kalama Park, 1910 S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI 96753

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Learn the Art of Fire (Staff and Sword) & Sunset Fire Show Wednesdays in Waikīkī

5:15 pm to 9:00 pm | $0-20.00

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Hawaiʻi: Queens' Marketplace free Wednesday hula show in Waikaloa

6:00 pm | FREE | Queens’ Marketplace, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa, HI 96738

Oʻahu: Pub Trivia games 4 nights a week (town and windward)

7:00 pm | FREE | multiple locations

Thursday, December 28, 2023

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for after Christmas sales

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for after Christmas sales

multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Maui: Volunteer in Community Garden in Haʻikū

9:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | CGC Community Garden, 810 Kokomo Rd, Haʻikū, HI 96708

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Oʻahu: FREE Kamaʻāina admission to Waimea Valley every Thursday in Haleʻiwa

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Valley (Haleʻiwa)

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Make Your Own Chocolate Bar in Honolulu

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | $40.00 | Hana Kitchens, 55 Merchant St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Friday, December 29, 2023

aloha banner

Aloha Friday event calendar

All Day | multiple locations

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for after Christmas sales

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for after Christmas sales

multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Friday Chess Meet in Kakaʻako (all levels welcome)

5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | South Shore Market, 1170 Auahi St, Honolulu 96814

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

O'ahu: Friday night fireworks at HHV in Waikīkī

7:45 pm to 7:50 pm | FREE | Waikīkī Beach

Saturday, December 30, 2023

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for after Christmas sales

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for after Christmas sales

multiple locations

Native Hawaiian plants at Waimea Valley Saturday sale

Oʻahu: Saturday plant sale in Haleʻiwa benefits Hawai'i conservation

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Valley (Haleʻiwa)

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Hawaiʻi: Free Paniolo Heritage Center in Kamuela

8:00 am | FREE | Pukalani Stables, 67-139 Pukalani Road, Kamuela, HI 96743

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

8:00 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Oʻahu: Art on the Zoo Fence in Waikīkī

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Art on the Zoo Fence, 2760 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Kauaʻi: Last Saturday Night Market in Anahola

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Anahola Marketplace, 4523 Iaone Rd, Anahola, HI 96703

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Oʻahu: Free Saturday show features traditional hula kahiko at Royal Grove in Waikīkī

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Oahu: free Saturday hula kahiko performance in Waikīkī

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Royal Hawaiian Center (Oʻahu)

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Sunday, December 31, 2023

maui map

Maui: Where to shop for after Christmas sales

multiple locations

Oʻahu: Where to shop for after Christmas sales

multiple locations

poster for mililani center 2023 pineapple drop

Oʻahu: All New NOON Year’s Eve Pineapple Drop in Mililani

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Town Center of Mililani, 95-1249 Meheula Parkway, Mililani, HI 96789

Baskin-Robbins 31% off all scoops at participating locations

Discounted | multiple locations

Wildfire Relief Support Volunteers needed on Oʻahu and Maui

FREE | multiple locations

"The Eddie" invitational surfing competition waiting period

FREE | Oʻahu: Waimea Bay Beach Park (North Shore)

Oʻahu: Honolulu City Lights at Honolulu Hale

FREE | Honolulu Hale (formerly Honolulu Municipal Building), 530 King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

When and where to watch whales for free in Hawaiʻi

FREE | multiple locations

Oʻahu: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

6:30 am to 3:00 pm | $2.00 | Aloha Stadium

Oʻahu: free Sunday hula class in Waikīkī (reservation required)

9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Waikīkī Beach Walk (Oʻahu)

Oʻahu: Art on the Zoo Fence in Waikīkī

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Art on the Zoo Fence, 2760 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Hawaiʻi: Annual Christmas wreath exhibit in Volcano

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

Oʻahu: avant-garde realist David Hockney retrospective at HoMA

10:00 am | $20.00 | Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814

Kauaʻi: plant swap every Sunday in Līhuʻe

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Alakoko Shop, 2976 Kress St, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Oʻahu: Kapolei City Lights

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St, Kapolei, HI 96707

Hawaiʻi: Live Music with Genesis "Pililani" Pua-Kaipo in Hilo

6:00 pm | FREE | SCP Hilo Hotel, 126 Banyan Way, Hilo, HI 96720

Kauaʻi: Festival of Lights in Līhuʻe

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Kaua’i: Historic County Building, 4396 Rice Street, Līhuʻe, HI 96766

 

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