Community Calendar

Hawaii Watercolor Society’s Little Picture Show, ARTINI: - See It, Buy It, Keep It, Gift It. Just Don’t Miss It!
Just in time for the holidays, 120+ small pictures, ready to hang, gift and holiday cards, handmade holiday decorations, prints, and even small illustrated books. There’s something “arty” for everyone’s stocking.

The Downtown Art Center will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, November 27, 28th.

Hands On Cold-Process Soap Making Class
Learning about tools, equipment, safely combining ingredients,
how to develop formulations, step by step process, along with some
history of soap making.

Garimo's class may likely be the only hand-on class in Hawaii.
Class limited to six participants.

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

Live music & sunset vibes! Join us every Tuesday from 6-9 PM for the incredible Cajun Peaches—a band that brings the energy you didn’t know you needed. Their electric style pairs perfectly with Hula’s iconic sunset views from the 2nd floor of the Waikiki Grand Hotel. Adults 21+ welcome.

Tropical Jazz Tuesdays, curated by bassist Randy Wong, with rotating duo partners. No cover.

Our 2025 Request for Qualifications (RFQ) stems from Hui Mo‘olelo, a program that cultivates site-specific stories through community workshops rooted in Maui County. Selected artists will interpret one of these stories as a work of visual, performance, or experiential public art developed in collaboration with community members. The goal of these public art projects is to promote the unique history, culture and community of distinct sites throughout the County of Maui.

Please review each project description below carefully and base your proposal on one of the provided story excerpts. (Click https://vimeo.com/939718380 to view a 5-minute film summarizing this work.) We will accept submissions from a variety of disciplines, but are particularly interested in funding the following categories:
- New Media Projects (light, projection, or digital installations)
- Fine Art Performances (pop-up performances, street performances, or happenings)
- Interactive or Participatory Projects (works that invite audience or community engagement)
- Mural or Surface-Based Projects ( large-scale wall, column, or railing installations)
- Experiential or Environmental Art Installations (landscape-scale or site-integrated works)

Artist applications will be reviewed by a community panel. Selected artists will then enter a collaborative development phase, working closely with community members, Maui Public Art Corps, and partners to refine their initial ideas into a site-specific, participatory artwork. This process includes identifying a proverb from Mary Kawena Pukui’s ʻŌlelo No‘eau: Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings to ground each work in historical and cultural context.

Application requirements: ​Applications will only be received via CaFÉ and will not be accepted after the marked deadline. Entry Deadline: 11/30/25 at 11:59 p.m. MST

Apply HERE https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=16305

Our midweek market is a vibrant gathering of local flavors, handmade crafts, fresh island produce, and live music. Open every Wednesday 8:30a-1pm.

The Event has 50 Vendors that are Artisans that create products here on Maui to provide income for their Ohana. The money that they get from selling their products goes back into the Maui economy. The 50 vendors includes but is not limited to Food Trucks, Fresh Cold Coconuts, Cold Brew Tea, Fine Art, Men's and Women's Clothing, Jewelry, Hats, Sunglasses and Wood Carvings. It runs every Wednesday from 9am to 2pm at the corner of Keonekai Street and South Kihei Road across from Kam 3 Beach Park.

Sharing cuttings from plumeria trees is part of Hawaiʻi’s culture. The UH Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience’s Plumeria Field Day on November 12 from 9 to 11 a.m. will give people hands-on training in how to care for plumeria trees and root the cuttings to grow their own.

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.