Community Calendar

This classic historical drama is a great opportunity for audiences to experience live theater here on the Big Island.

Hilo Community Players, in association with Whirling Rainbow Creations, brings the award-winning play —The Lion in Winter by James Goldman to the stage. The play centers on the conflicts of a royal family as they plot and scheme to gain a kingdom during Christmas 1183. This modern classic is coming to The Keawe Theatre from March 6–15th.

Checkout hiloplayers.org for tickets and more information.

Our Monday Night Poetry group, led by published poet Gwyn Görg, meets the second Monday of the month at 5:30 pm at the Laupāhoehoe Library. If you’d like, bring a poem you’ve written or one you love to share and discuss in a friendly, relaxed setting. It’s a great way to connect and get inspired!

Join us every Wednesday at 10:00am for a fun-filled story time! We’ll read a few simple stories, then make a craft or do an activity. Great fun for 2 – 5 year-olds and their parents or caregivers.

Join Hawaii's tech and business community for a day of hands-on AI workshops, inspiring conversations, and meaningful connections. Walk away with practical AI skills you can use right away.

​Choose Your Track:

​Builders — For developers, engineers, and creators ready to implement AI in their work

​Leaders — For business owners, managers, and decision-makers exploring strategic AI adoption

​Includes keynotes, workshops, a Talk Story panel on AI & the Future of Work, local kine lunch, and Pau Hana networking.

​Ma ka hana ka ʻike — Learn by doing

​More info at hawaiiaisummit.com

Learn to Deescalate & Resolve Conflict in Basic Mediation Training

Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center’s 2026 “Basic Mediation Training” begins Friday, March 13 in-person in Hilo. The 32-hour training spans two weekends, March 13, 14, 20, and 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The instructor is Diane Petropulos, an experienced mentor mediator, facilitator, and trainer from Maui. Over 4 days, learn how to deescalate and resolve conflict in peaceful, lasting ways. Whether you're looking to improve your ability to manage difficult conversations or you'd like to become a volunteer mediator at Ku'ikahi, this 32-hour interactive training provides tools to transform conflict. Learn the process of mediation, advanced communication skills, and a variety of conflict prevention and resolution techniques to help people focus on the issues, so they can see they have a joint problem to solve. To register or apply for a scholarship for in-person Basic Mediation Training in Hilo, contact Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center at (808) 935-7844 or visit hawaiimediation.org.

Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Welcome to The Super Hawaiian Circus, where tradition meets modern marvels in an electrifying spectacle of boundless energy, daring stunts, and aerial acrobatics! Step right up and prepare to be dazzled by a fusion of classic circus charm and cutting-edge entertainment.

This classic historical drama is a great opportunity for audiences to experience live theater here on the Big Island.

Hilo Community Players, in association with Whirling Rainbow Creations, brings the award-winning play —The Lion in Winter by James Goldman to the stage. The play centers on the conflicts of a royal family as they plot and scheme to gain a kingdom during Christmas 1183. This modern classic is coming to The Keawe Theatre from March 6–15th.

Checkout hiloplayers.org for tickets and more information.

Farmers and Artisan market

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.

This classic historical drama is a great opportunity for audiences to experience live theater here on the Big Island.

Hilo Community Players, in association with Whirling Rainbow Creations, brings the award-winning play —The Lion in Winter by James Goldman to the stage. The play centers on the conflicts of a royal family as they plot and scheme to gain a kingdom during Christmas 1183. This modern classic is coming to The Keawe Theatre from March 6–15th.

Checkout hiloplayers.org for tickets and more information.