Community Calendar

Edith Kanakaʻole World Oli Festival is an interdisciplinary conference centered on oli (Hawaiʻi chant). Oli is vibrational expression and a primary technology and mode of communication, anchored in the Hawaiʻi soundscape, that is easy to access. The pursuit of relationships in resonance with our environment can take many forms, which is why EKWOF honors multiple ways of knowing and multiple intelligences. This festival is for ANYONE interested in learning to connect to place and apply that connection to your personal and professional life. You will gain access to oli guides via our concert, backstage passes, in ʻAha, workshops, Co-Keynote presentations, an Oli Challenge, and our Wa Kanaloa Integrated Arts Market. If you are curious, this is for you! For more information and to register visit www.halauohia.com/olifest2025

Get into the holiday spirit and shop with heart! It’s your one-stop festive shop to support local businesses, spread cheer, and give back through our fundraiser for Aliiolani Elementary School. Find the perfect unique gift for everyone on your list—while helping our keiki shine bright this season!

Event Contact
Phone: (808)-688-6638
info@islandcraftfairs.org​​​

VENDORS:
Currently accepting applications for all types of small retail businesses including cooking, serving and produce booths & Food Truck!
Application deadline is the Wednesday before the event at 4pm Hawaii Standard Time

The 54th Annual Holiday Craft Fair, sponsored by the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives will be on Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is the oldest craft fair in Honolulu, and features only items made in Hawai‘i and the artists who make them.
The Holiday Craft Fair is timed to help you get your shopping done early so you can enjoy the season. With over 40 vendors at Hawaiian Mission Houses featuring an array of Hawai‘i-made items, it will be easy for you to find that unique gift for someone special. All items sold are made in Hawai‘i: glass artwork, jewelry, pottery, woodwork, artistic silk scarves, photography, artwork and more!
Bring the whole family to enjoy the event and the grounds that surround the oldest houses in Hawai‘i. Parking is available at metered street parking in the neighborhood or at the Fasi Building Municipal Parking lot.

See you there!

Game Day at Hawaii State Library

Edith Kanakaʻole World Oli Festival is an interdisciplinary conference centered on oli (Hawaiʻi chant). Oli is vibrational expression and a primary technology and mode of communication, anchored in the Hawaiʻi soundscape, that is easy to access. The pursuit of relationships in resonance with our environment can take many forms, which is why EKWOF honors multiple ways of knowing and multiple intelligences. This festival is for ANYONE interested in learning to connect to place and apply that connection to your personal and professional life. You will gain access to oli guides via our concert, backstage passes, in ʻAha, workshops, Co-Keynote presentations, an Oli Challenge, and our Wa Kanaloa Integrated Arts Market. If you are curious, this is for you! For more information and to register visit www.halauohia.com/olifest2025

On Sunday December 7th 2025, The South Kona Artists Collective (SOKO) will be holding a pop-up holiday sale from 9 am to 3 pm at Yano Hall in Captain Cook. Located at 82-6156 Mamalahoa Hwy. It is just south of the Amy Greenwell Garden Kona Green Market and across from the Manago Hotel Many of the SOKO artists will be there including our newest members, so here is your first chance to meet them. There will be loads of beautiful handcrafted items, both large and small for sale. Including pottery, stained glass, paintings, photography, jewelry, fused glass, quilts and fabrics. Get your holiday shopping done all in one place, have a good time and support your local arts community.

For more information, visit our website at sokoartists.com.

Edith Kanakaʻole World Oli Festival is an interdisciplinary conference centered on oli (Hawaiʻi chant). Oli is vibrational expression and a primary technology and mode of communication, anchored in the Hawaiʻi soundscape, that is easy to access. The pursuit of relationships in resonance with our environment can take many forms, which is why EKWOF honors multiple ways of knowing and multiple intelligences. This festival is for ANYONE interested in learning to connect to place and apply that connection to your personal and professional life. You will gain access to oli guides via our concert, backstage passes, in ʻAha, workshops, Co-Keynote presentations, an Oli Challenge, and our Wa Kanaloa Integrated Arts Market. If you are curious, this is for you! For more information and to register visit www.halauohia.com/olifest2025

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 the Heart Lotus Youth Warriors Program and help Palolo Elementary students with homework, reading skills, and cultural activities. Hours are 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Whether you can come weekly or just occasionally, you can make a difference to a child. Orientation required. Sponsored by Tzu Chi Hawaii, a Kaimuki-based nonprofit that promotes values of gratitude, respect, love, and mindfulness.

Apply here: bit.ly/TzuChiVolunteers

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.