Aug 20 Wednesday
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.
August 9 - September 4, 2025
Join us on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, 6-8pm for the Opening Reception. Meet & greet and photo viewing. Michael Caputo's photographs from work as a firefighter, developed & printed at the Hawaii Darkroom in Hilo.
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3rd Wednesday of the month, 10am-noon Hawaii Standard Time in person and via zoom. More information and registration on www.hawaiicopd.org. (September only, we have the annual COPD Education Day instead.)
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 10:30 am - starting on January 3rd, 2025. Reservations are recommended. Call (808) 768-7135.
Here are some additional details:
Public Tours of Foster Botanical Garden resume in January 2025!
Volunteer docents will conduct tours on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., rain or shine.
Docents just completed a six-week training and are eager to engage the public meaningfully.
On these tours, docents will provide an overview and some details of some of the gardenʻs seven sections. No two tours are the same—different docents bring different background knowledge and life experiences. All are passionate about plants.
Please call (808) 768-7135 to reserve your spot.
Tours are limited to about 20 people and are included in the price of admission ($5 for visitors, $3 for residents, $1 for children).
For school or other organized groups, please call the number above to discuss differentiated tour options.
Foster Botanical Garden has a rich history and a world-renowned collection. Here are some quick facts:-14 acre historic garden opened to the public in 1930- Dedicated to the “people of Hawai’i” by Mary Elizabeth Mikahala Robinson Foster - Portions once owned by Queen Kalama - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places- Oldest of the five gardens and the headquarters of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens- Home to 21 “Exceptional Trees” protected by City Ordinance
The Hawaii Watercolor Society (HWS) 2025 Open Exhibition consists of artwork created by artists using water-soluble media such as transparent watercolor, gouache, casein, acrylics, water-soluble crayons, and water-soluble pencils. Juror of the show, Gary Tucker, has selected 62 paintings representing 51 artists from the 128 works submitted for the exhibit. The Exhibition will occur from July 29 to August 23, Tuesday - Sunday, 11 AM - 5 PM at the Downtown Art Center (DAC, 1041 Nu’uanu Ave., 2nd Floor in Honolulu). A free demonstration by Gary Tucker is on Sunday, July 27, 2-4 PM at the DAC. Opening Reception is Friday August 1, 5-8 PM.
“Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters from Japan” is a world-traveling exhibition produced by the prestigious Tokyo-based Japan Foundation. The exhibit presents Japan’s fascinating yokai culture through Japanese scrolls, woodblock prints, toys and films curated by Koichi Yumoto, regarded as one of Japan’s foremost experts on the subject. “Yokai Parade” traces the transformation of these supernatural beings from fearsome monsters to less scary – even charming – figures through contemporary media arts.
This exhibit is a collaboration between the renowned Japan Foundation, the Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu, and the Hawaii Japanese Center in Hilo.
A fascination with yokai traveled from Japan to Hawaii along with the thousands of Japanese immigrants who traversed the Pacific Ocean to work as laborers on Hawaii’s sugarcane plantations in the 1800s to the early 1900s. Taking on a form and identity of their own in Hawaii, yokai are better known in the islands as “obake.”
The importance of legends, myths, ghosts, and the supernatural in general was shared by the many ethnic groups in Hawaii, from the indigenous Hawaiians to Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, Puerto Rican, Filipino and other immigrants who settled in the islands.
“Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters from Japan” will run from August 2 to August 30 at the Hawaii Japanese Center, 751 Kanoelehua Avenue in Hilo. Public viewing hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, email info@hawaiijapanesecenter.com or call (808) 934-9611.
Wednesdays at Highway Inn Waipahu and Thursdays at Highway Inn Kaka‘ako feature a rotating lineup of local musicians perform from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Wednesdays at Waipahu feature Kapono Na‘ili’ili with Kata Maduli, Mistyreis and Mista Lawri, and Meldon Leong of Kapili Band with Scott Medeiros. Thursdays at Kaka‘ako feature Barrett Awai and Kevin Inn, Meldon Leong of Kapili Band with Scott Medeiros, and Jackie Burke. See myhighwayinn.com for the weekly schedule.
Looking primarily at the experiences of those civilians interned at Sand Island and Camp Honouliuli as German and Italian Alien Enemies, Alan Rosenfeld will discuss several common sense assumptions about civilian internment in wartime Hawai‘i that evaporate when measured against the historical record. In addition to logs maintained by internment camp authorities, Rosenfeld relies largely upon the transcripts of Hawaii's wartime hearing boards, which offered a vague semblance of jurisprudence to civilian internees. The lessons drawn from these experiences of more than eighty years ago may offer insights into contemporary political contexts.
Dr. Alan Rosenfeld is the Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Policy (AVPAPP) for the University of Hawaiʻi System. In this capacity, Dr. Rosenfeld partners with the ten UH campuses and various UH System offices to provide leadership in academic program and policy development as well as articulation, transfer, strategic planning, inter-campus academic program collaboration, and the University’s efforts to address state workforce needs. Rosenfeld spent fourteen years at UH West O‘ahu, where he earned tenure and promotion to Professor of History. Rosenfeld served as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and WSCUC Accreditation Liaison Officer at UH West O‘ahu, having previously held faculty roles as Humanities Division Chair and Faculty Senate Chair. Rosenfeld earned a BA in History at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by an MA and PhD in Modern German History at the University of California, Irvine.
I'm A Bright Kid Foundation (IABK) is proud to present the renowned Broadway musical GYPSY, at Paliku Theatre located at Windward Community College from August 8 to 24, 2025. Curtain time for the evening shows is 7:30 p.m. with weekend matinee at 4:00 p.m. The creative team behind Gypsy includes Ahnya Chang (director and choreographer), Clarke Bright (music director), Omnia Nova (costume designer), Janine Myers (lighting designer), and Deanne Kennedy (set designer).
Returning to the role of Rose is Jacquelyn Holland-Wright, a seasoned stage actress, celebrated Las Vegas headliner, and proud Hawaiʻi local. A graduate of James B. Castle High School, Holland-Wright was among the original "Bright Kids" making her stage debut as young Gretl in The Sound of Music under the mentorship of the legendary Ron Bright in 1977. In 1987, Bright cast Holland-Wright as Rose in Castle’s beloved production of Gypsy. After a series of leading roles, she went on to star as Donna with the Broadway cast of Mamma Mia! during its Las Vegas residency at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, bringing the full Broadway experience to the West Coast.
Gypsy tells the story of Rose, a determined stage Mother who pushes her daughters, June and Louise, into the world of vaudeville and, later, burlesque. The musical explores themes of ambition, fame, and the complexities of mother-daughter relationships against the backdrop of early 20th-century American entertainment. A celebrated score by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim includes hit songs like "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and "Let Me Entertain You." Tickets on sale at iabk.org.
Aug 21 Thursday