Community Calendar

Waimea Town Market at Parker School is home to over 50 highly curated vendors who offer a wide variety of terrific produce, food and locally sourced and hand made items. Please join us, talk story with our vendors, learn about their businesses and crafts, and enjoy breakfast or lunch at our picnic tables with the Mauna Kea view—where North Hawaii comes together.

In Language There Is Life: An Institute for Storytelling, Education, and Health
Saturday, October 25, 2025 | University of Hawaiʻi Maui College (UHMC)

Teachers, artists, and community educators are invited to a one-day institute exploring how storytelling and poetry can foster connection, wellbeing, and learning in Hawaiʻi’s classrooms.

The event features keynotes by Moses Goods, Kaliko Kaʻauamo, The Maile Grove, King Kekaulike Students, and Youth Speaks poets, with hands-on workshops and a closing circle. Participants will receive a curriculum packet with Pacific-based poetry prompts and culturally grounded approaches to teaching.

Teachers in their first seven years are eligible for a $200 stipend.
Event is free. Registration is required: ahas.org/languageislife

Contact: ahas@healthartsspirit.org | ahas.org
Presented by AHAS: The Archive for Health, Arts & Spirit and UH Maui College.

The Race for Rescue is Oahu Search and Rescue’s biggest fundraising event of the year. By running this race, you help to support OSAR in providing needed hiking safety education, as well as search and rescue services to the community! This year, like in the past, we will be offering an in person 5K option, as well as a Virtual 5K option.

Fall is in the air and itʻs time for planting and sprucing up your landscape! Get some great ideas from the islandʻs friendly mom and pop nursery folks and shop a large selection of tropical and temperate plants at the Plant People Road Show.
Time is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Makaeo Pavilion at Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area. Admission is free. Attendees are encourage to bring boxes to carry purchases.
“In addition to landscape and bedding plants, we will have multi-colored anthuriums and orchids suitable for the islandʻs varied climates,” says Peter DeMello, whose company offers exotic looking tillandsias, better know as air plants. These show-stoppers grow affixed to rocks and other plants and liven up any landscape. The spiky leaves of tillandsias are covered with specialized cells capable of rapidly absorbing moisture and nutrients.
Participating growers hail from around the island:
• Chitosi Tsumura of C&T Products in Kea‘au features many different varieties and colors of long-lasting, heart-shaped anthuriums.
• Peter and Kay DeMello of DeMello Air Plants of Kona provide 50 varieties of easy-care air plants.
• Jennifer Snyder and Bob Harris of OrchidPeople in Waimea offer their largest selection ever of cool and warm-tolerant cymbidium orchids. Find exciting new varieties and colors in mini to standard size and get tips on growing orchids.
• Phoenicia and Bob Zeller of Pele’s Island Plants in Oceanview grow select and hard-to-find orchid varieties, assorted cactus and succulents. Find choices for the collector and hobbyist.
• Kari Hagerman of Pomaika‘i Plant Company of Waimea is bringing grafted fruit trees, herbs, veggies, bedding plants, lavender, hibiscus, Brindabella roses and Silver Dollar eucalyptus.

In its 11th year, the Plant People Road Show stages two sales annually, around Valentine’s Day and in the fall. The direct, nursery-customer setting enables growers to meet the public and get feedback while providing expert growing guidance. For info, phone 808-987-3231 and follow Plant People Road Show on Facebook.

All Literature and Fiction books will be on sale at 50% off for the month of August. If you haven't finished your summer reading then stop by as the shelves are always being restocked and Pop-up sales are frequent.

The Bookstore also has DVDs, CDs, audio books, records, anime, comics, games, puzzles and so much more at great prices. Please note that Statehood day will be Friday August 15th and all libraries will be closed.

Over 100 pieces of art in a wide variety of 2D and 3D mediums are on display.

We welcome you to learn and experience how Honolulu Waldorf School nurtures creativity, critical thinking, and a lifelong love of learning for children from Early Childhood through 8th grade.

Located on two beautiful acres in Niu Valley, our school offers a balanced education that blends academics with the arts. At Waldorf, students learn two languages (Japanese and Spanish) and explore history and cultures through engaging, thematic units. The curriculum includes music, hula, handwork, woodworking, and movement -inspiring creativity and hands-on learning.

Our close-knit community comes together for beloved events such as Michaelmas, Dia de los Muertos, May Day, and our annual Waldorfaire on February 14, 2026.

In a world full of screens, Honolulu Waldorf prioritizes play, imagination, and real-world experiences, as highlighted in The Anxious Generation.

Discover how our unique approach helps children grow into thoughtful, confident, and capable individuals.

Lahaina Arts Society's fine art fairs showcasing award winning juried Maui resident artists creating paintings, ceramics, photography, glass art, woodwork, feather art, jewelry and more for over 50 years. Meet and talk story.

Spice up your Saturday at Koko Marina Center! On every 4th Saturday of the month, explore unique treasures from local vendors, jam out to live entertainment, and even score some amazing prizes – all in the heart of Hawaii Kai! It’s a perfect way to support small businesses while having a blast with friends and ohana. Whether you're strolling through the shops, jamming to the tunes, or just soaking in the lively atmosphere, there’s something for everyone.

Giveaways all day. Free Admission to shoppers. Lots of Parking.
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Event Contact
Phone: 808-688-6638
​info@islandcraftfairs.org​​​
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VENDORS:
Currently accepting applications for all types of small businesses, including prepackaged foods, serving, retail, and produce vendors.
Application deadline is on the Wednesday prior to the event at 4 PM HST.

**All applications can be found on our website. Payments will only be requested once your application has been received and approved by Island Craft Fairs. If you suspect any fraudulent activity, please contact us using the information provided above**

Join Pua to learn about her book, My Kalo Has Lau. Explore the book writing process and have any questions you may have answered by this celebrated local author. Participants will also take part in an ʻohana kalo plant activity.

Managing Editor of News, Jason Ubay, will facilitate the conversation with Pua Aquino.

This event offers the opportunity to engage with the poetics of Hawaiʻi’s past and present.

All Live from the Atherton events are filmed, recorded and photographed for future broadcasts and online content.