Kauai Made Presents Kauai Products Fair
2025-01-31 16:00 - 19:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | HI
Live entertainment & Crafts. Free and open to the public!
Come and support local.

Kauai Island Crafters Fair
2025-02-01 08:00 - 14:00 | Koloa Neighborhood Center, 3461B Weliweli Rd., Koloa, 96756
🌺 Artisan & Crafters Fair hosted by Kauai Island Crafters Fair! 🌺
Discover handmade treasures and join us for a one-of-a-kind event celebrating Kauai’s artistic heritage and the incredible talents of our local artisans and crafters! Whether you’re looking for a unique Kauai souvenir, a special gift for a firstborn or grandchild, or a meaningful keepsake, you’ll find it here among a stunning array of handmade products.
✨ Event Highlights:

Shop Handmade: Explore a diverse selection of locally crafted items, from jewelry to home décor, art, clothing, and more.
Meet the Makers: Get to know the talented artisans behind the creations and hear the stories that inspire their work.
Support Local: By attending, you’re helping small Kauai businesses thrive and preserving the island’s rich cultural artistry.

📍 Location: Indoors with convenient outdoor parking.
Bring your family and friends and immerse yourself in the warmth and creativity of Kauai’s local community. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover that perfect handmade treasure!
📣 Spread the word, tag your friends, and follow @kauaiislandcraftersfair – Let’s support Kauai’s local artisans together!
#KauaiIslandCraftersFair #ShopLocalKauai #SupportSmallBusiness #HandmadeOnKauai #kauaicraftfair #kauaiaswhy #EngageandInspire

E Kanikapila Kākou Week 1: “Golden Nā Leo: Makana Sings Hawaiʻi’s Songs of Romance from the 50s & 60s”
2025-02-03 18:00 - 20:30 | Kauai Beach Resort, Jasmine Ballroom, 4331 Kauai Beach Drive, Lihue, 96766
EKK opens Season 2025 on Monday, February 3 at the OUTRIGGER Kauaʻi Beach Resort & Spa in Lihuʻe with a nostalgic and scintillating musical flashback to an earlier time in Hawaiʻi featuring celebrated entertainer, singer and slack key virtuoso Makana.
Join us for an evening of “golden era” sounds as Makana takes us back in time to the heyday of Hawaiʻi’s legendary crooners, remembering icons like Alfred Apaka, Don Ho, Sonny Chillingworth, Kui Lee, The Kalima Brothers and more.
The atmosphere of mid-century Waikīkī inspires this tribute to a time and place that remains indelibly tattooed on the hearts and minds of people worldwide, never again to be experienced.
Makana shares about his inspiration and process reanimating these vintage styles and sounds:
“Modernity often feels as though we are being swept into a homogenized future leaving behind our rich and varied cultural past, yet we value timeless cultural practices, traditional folk arts, and cherished memories of a simpler time. I was watching old videos of my kumu, Uncle Sonny, and realized his unique slack key sound was partly attributed to a specific guitar – a 1964 Chet Atkins 6120. So, I went searching, found one, and had it restored. The sound is incredible and just like Sonny’s! Hearing it inspired me to go back through my LPs and fall in love once again with songs and sounds from those early days of highly melodic Hapa Haole classics- some sappy, some truly classy and others downright comical. The levity spoke to me; some innocence lost. Listening to live recordings of these legends brought tears to my eyes. I’m diving into arrangements in slack key and other modes to reanimate favorite mele and exploring my baritone and falsetto deeper. It feels like I’m unearthing all these varied personalities; like acting, in a fashion. I’m having a blast, and I’m excited to share these treasures from our past. There’s really almost nowhere in Hawaiʻi one can go to hear the older styles. Virtually everyone has moved on. But I’ve always felt these classic musical contributions deserve our eternal enjoyment and celebration. And they speak to our not-so-distant history, and in that I feel there is much to be learned in terms of envisioning where we are heading and where we may want to adjust course. As Hawaiʻi homogenizes more toward any modern capitalist society, what sense of place are we maintaining? Many transplants moved here with the vision portrayed in this old music. Now it’s gone, and so is the vision, which means those visions are often replaced by those offered up by corporations and institutions. We all have different orientations; perhaps this particular aesthetic still has great value to offer our diverse community. Simply, remembering a time when singing, laughing, socializing and appreciating beauty were core to our appreciation for being in Hawai’i.”
Makana believes in honoring those who came before. Makana shares about his inspiration and process reanimating these vintage styles and sounds:
“As Hawaiian music has “streamlined” with economic influences like the massive hula market in Japan, much of the musicianship and varied influences have quietly atrophied. Much attention has been given to the renaissance artists of the 70s- Gabby, Genoa, Sons of Hawaiʻi, Mākaha Sons, Calimero’s, Peter Moon, Hui ʻOhana, Beamers — but not so much from the previous eras. However, the music from all those eras was intimately influenced by American styles. The crooners of mid-century paved a glorious path of melody, rhythm and harmony that perfectly encapsulated the aesthetic of the era prior to the folk/ rock explosion of the late 60s. Those entertainers and their magical environs swept locals and visitors alike into a dreamworld of myth, romance and music- a curious blend of crooning, lounge, exotica, Hawaiian traditions, Broadway, Latin jazz and American pop. Songs from this era celebrate the amalgamation of cultures and lifestyles like no other, like time capsules to a time when Hawaiʻi was truly the romance capital of the world!”
Attendees are encouraged to dress “period-appropriate” with Hawaiʻi-inspired fashion from the 50s, 60s and even 70s. To get into the proper mood of the music of an earlier time, we invite the audience to come dressed in their best “retro” attire from yesteryear; arrive your fashionable best with Japanese silk “ka-be” shirts, vintage muʻumuʻu, elegant coifs and whatever else might transport you back to those days of magical music from the bygone golden era of romance celebrated in Hawaiian song.
Instead of the ʻUkulele Circle, join us in a Waikiki Welcome!
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The Garden Island Arts Council presents E Kanikapila Kakou 2025 as a Community Enrichment program made possible with funding support from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) with support services from Kilohana at Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA).
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EKK Special from Hotel:
We are so excited you are attending our EKK Concert Series! We value and care for our guests and what better way to enjoy the OUTRIGGER Way with an overnight stay. On behalf of EKK and OUTRIGGER Kauai Beach Resort & Spa, here is a link to our special rates, as this season is a busy one, we recommend booking your reservations promptly.
EKK Series Booking Link
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Hotel Parking Options: Parking options at the OUTRIGGER Kaua`i Beach Resort include the following three choices: 1. Valet parking at the porte-cochere; 2. Free event parking in the unpaved area beyond the covered parking stalls — get there by turning right at the first opportunity and then take a left into a dirt field; or 3. Enter the first gated area on your right, a bit closer to the ballroom entrance than the dirt entrance, and turn into that gated area. Press a button to make the gate rise, collect a ticket issued by the machine and hold onto it. Get it validated just inside the ballroom door to receive a special validation for a $10 total parking fee. Use that ticket to exit the gate, paying the balance due at a kiosk machine near the restrooms or at the gate with your credit card.

Aoi Trio on Kauai
2025-02-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center, 3-1901 Kaumualii Hwy, Lihue, HI, 96766, United States
DUE TO SALES, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE KCC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

Only five times in history, the ARD international music competition has awarded the first prize for piano trios. Aoi Trio won this prestigious first prize in 2018, which made a breathtaking start to their international career.

Aoi Trio was founded in 2016 by Kyoko Ogawa (violin), Yu Ito (cello), and Kosuke Akimoto (piano), all of whom graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts and studied at the renowned Chamber Music Academy of Suntory Hall (Tokyo) for 2 years. After winning at ARD competition, they continued studying under Dirk Mommertz (Fauré Quartett) at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.
Aoi Trio is appearing at more than 20 concerts every year at the major venues not only in Japan but Germany, Italy, France and Czech. Recently they are working 7 years project with Suntory Hall and 3 years resident program with Kioi Hall. Recent highlight includes the collaboration with Sapporo Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven’s triple concerto and with Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra Casella’s triple concerto.

Aoi Trio has released four recordings “Haydn No. 27 and Schubert No. 2” and “Beethoven No. 1 and Mendelssohn No. 2”, “Martinu No. 1 & Dvorak No. 3” and “Schumann No. 1 & Schubert No. 1” which have attracted great critical acclaim. They received the Aoyama Music Award, Nippon Steel Music Award, Hotel Okura Music Award and Music Pen Club Award.

“Aoi” refers to the initial letters of their individual family names and is also the name of a flower in Japanese language, which is commonly known as ‘hollylock” in Europe and symbolises “aspiration” or “fruitfulness.”

Aoi Trio will perform for one night only on Kauai.

Advanced Tickets: $40 Adults, $15 Students

KAUA'I QUILT SHOW & Boutique 2025
2025-02-07 10:00 - 2025-02-19 17:00 | KSA Gallery, Kukui Grove Shopping Center, 3-2600 Kaumualii Hwy., Lihue, 96766
Kaua’i Quilt Show 2025 is celebrating 20 Years of Creativity. The annual Quilt Show will be held February 7 thru 19 from 10am to 5pm daily. FREE ADMISSION. Find us at the KSA Gallery in the Kukui Grove Center, Lihue (In the center of the mall behind Longs Drugs and the Keiki Play area).
There will be a “Meet the Quilters Reception” on Friday Feb.7 from 5pm to 7pm. Light refreshments will be served and all are welcome to come meet the quilters who make the beautiful quilts and give their time to sit the show each day.
There will be over 70 quilts on display, many for sale. As well, there will be designated donation quilts….all made and donated by our very own quilters to be sold with 100% of the proceeds to go to a Kaua’i non-profit organization of the buyer’s choice.
Visit our Boutique in a separate pop up shop. All items will be hand made and donated by many loving hands. Proceeds to go to Kaua’i non profit organizations .
Check out the ongoing workshops/classes during the show
Vote for ” Viewer’s Choice Award 2025″

Downtown Līhuʻe Lunar New Year Celebration
2025-02-07 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-08 16:00 - 20:00 | Hale Lihue, 4286 Rice Street, Lihue, HI, 96766, United States
Enjoy a free Lion Dance to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Downtown Līhuʻe. Join us at our Aloha 1st Friday Art Night event on Friday February 7, at Hale Līhuʻe, with a lion dance performance at 4pm.
Or join us the following evening at 2nd Saturday Night Market on Kress Street, with a lion dance performance at 4pm.
Both events are free. Enjoy local vendors, live entertainment, and local food vendors.

Aloha 1st Friday Art Nights at Hā Coffee
2025-02-07 17:00 - 20:00 | Ha Coffee Lihue, 4180 Rice St, Lihue, 96766
Come listen to some live music, open mic, art gallery, watch live artists paint, and check out the beer garden and food.
Hosted by Ulupono Initaitive and supported by Hawaii Tourism Authority Community Enrichment Program.

Downtown Lihue 2nd Saturday Night Market
2025-02-08 16:00 - 20:00 | Kress Street, Kress Street, Lihue, 96766
Join us on Kress Street for Downtown Lihue’s 2nd Saturday Night Market. Locally made crafts, gifts, food trucks, baked goods, live entertainment, and much more! With over 40 local vendors we’re sure that there’s something for you to enjoy.
This event is free to attend, family friendly, and an outdoor open to the public. Hosted by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority and Alakoko Shop.
If you are an interested vendor, register at www.downtownlihue.com/night-market-details

Parents' Night Off
2025-02-08 17:00 - 21:00 | Hale Halawai Ohana O Hanalei (Hanalei Community Center), 5-5299C Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei, HI, 96714, United States
Need a date night for your Valentine? Hale Halawai ‘Ohana O Hanalei presents Parents’ Night Off from 5-9PM on Saturday February 8th. We provide pizza, games, arts & crafts, STEM, and we’ll be watching the movie Up. It is $50 per keiki with limited scholarships available.

The Polish Ambassador
2025-02-08 17:30 - 21:30 | Anaina Hou Porter Pavilion, 5-2723 Kuhio Highway, Kilauea, 96754
The Polish Ambassador
Hawaii Island Tour 2025 – TICKETS HERE
Show Date
Saturday February 8th, 2025
The Polish Ambassador
Musician. Producer. Beatsmith. Recording artist. Composer. Dance-floor general. Label-head. A mystery man of many hats, The Polish Ambassador rocks more than just a trademark jumpsuit, authoring sublime, intentional artistic works, animated safaris in technicolor sound. At first breath, The Polish Ambassador was an experiment, David Sugalski’s sound-art passion project that came to life. An inventive, imaginary character bor Bold Keyboard shortcut Command+Bn of humble, humorous beginnings, he found his first audiences through the support of primitive digital radio stations. Today, TPA is among the premier EDM/live crossover artists in the country with millions of listeners around the world; he’s consistently in-demand at the live music-focused gatherings and boutique electronic festivals from coast to coast. Founder of independent label Jumpsuit Records, an environmentalist and early progenitor of the permaculture action movement, the world’s funkiest diplomat is here to party with a purpose.
Since 2006, The Polish Ambassador has consistently released critically-acclaimed full-length albums on Jumpsuit Records, alongside a dizzying number of side-projects and multi-form collaborations. All the while launching the careers of a diverse smattering of artists that run the gamut in geography and genre. TPA continues to spread his wings in teaming up with eclectic musicians from around the world, including Matisyahu, Nitty Scott, Zion I, The Grouch, Mr. Lif, and dozens of others. He is one-half of the celebrated folktronica project Wildlight, a duo in which he pairs with ethereal songstress Ayla Nereo.
The Polish Ambassador’s prolific output incorporates many styles, from exuberant global-house to fatback mid-tempo funk, you’ll pick up on West African percussion alongside stirring Kirtan melodies, a psychedelic sax solo or a fresh verse from a Brooklyn female emcee. TPA employs live horns, keyboards, guitars, violins, and a bevy of talented instrumentalists on stage. “The Jumpsuited One” has headlined iconic venues like Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, and the renowned counter-culture gathering Oregon Country Fair. Suwannee Hulaween, Electric Forest, Envision Festival, and Lightning in a Bottle and other national festivals have each repeatedly invited TPA back across different years.
In alignment with TPA’s artistic ethos is a low-key lifestyle that places a premium on being present, living in harmony with nature, participating in community and inspiring it to thrive. Offstage, David Sugalski instigated a village-building convergence in his hometown in Northern California, and manages his own 25-acre homestead in the picture-Esque, rolling Sierra Nevada foothills. The farmer/carpenter lives modestly in a cabin he built on his land of the lush; TPA music is created in a solar-powered recording studio on the property. When he removes the famed bright blue-and-yellow 80’s jumpsuit and reverts back to his humanoid self, Sugalski is an avid solo bicyclist who enjoys venturing up California’s breathtaking coastal Highway 1; he’s a dedicated van-adventurer, having built out an exquisite tiny home inside a contractors van.
Sugalski plans his TPA tours for minimum carbon footprint, he advocates for healthy-beverage alternatives at music venues. Jumpsuit Records has donated tens of thousands of dollars to various non-profit organizations and charities; a portion of the label split goes to supporting non-profits voted on by fans. TPA’s awareness-in-action coalesces with numerous non-profit endeavors, including Jumpsuit Records, own 501(c) certified organization ActionDays.us. TPA decided to eliminate the merchandise from his business model, in order to facilitate a fan-operated buy-and-sell marketplace. The Polish Ambassador has evolved exponentially, from an art project to a vibration; a joyful community that thrives on the dancefloor and finds freedom, connection, and collective oneness through this music.
Concerts with a Cause
Anaina Hou Community Park is excited to continue our Concerts with a Cause Mission Driven Music offerings with The Polish Ambassador! This concert is shining light on The Kauai Humane Society. $2 from every ticket purchased to the show will go back to supporting their amazing work. For more information or to make a direct donation to KHS please visit https://kauaihumane.org/donate

What’s included

This is GA standing room show. We will have some seating sections set up throughout the venue available on a first come first serve basis.
We will have some covered raised tables available around the perimeter of the lawned area.

What’s not included

Beverage Concessions both Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic will be available throughout the show.
Food will be available for purchase on site. The Pavilion Kitchen is open with a full menu of hot meals and snacks. Vegan/ Vegetarian options will be available.

Itinerary

Show Details
5:30 PM: Doors Open
6:30 PM: Music
Ticket Details
GA Tickets $42.00
Day of Show Tickets $55 if Available

E Kanikapila Kākou Week 2: “THE MUSIC WITHIN” Kapaʻa Middle School Choir & ʻUkulele Band with Mary Lardizabal & Loke Sasil
2025-02-10 18:00 - 20:30 | Kauai Beach Resort, Jasmine Ballroom, 4331 Kauai Beach Drive, Lihue, 96766
E Kanikapila Kākou 2025
OUTRIGGER Kaua‘i Beach Resort and Spa
Theme: “Music Heals” & “Hawaiian Music Traditions”
Monday Nights – 6:00 – 8:30 pm, through March 24; Doors open at 5:00 pm
Week 2, February 10: “THE MUSIC WITHIN” Kapaʻa Middle School Choir & ʻUkulele Band with Mary Lardizabal & Loke Sasi
Mary Lardizabal, director of Kapaʻa Middle School Choir and ʻUkulele Band, celebrates 30 years of enriching the lives of middle school students with her non-stop program of music education and community programs which culminated annually in their participation in the WorldStrides Music Festival. The award-winning group represents the island of Kaua’i bringing their culture to the festival in Anaheim, California in March.
Assisted by the dynamic Loke Sasil, their EKK performance will be accentuated with cameo performances by alumni members who today are continuing their love of music. This will be an evening of local style music of all genres. Let the music of the keiki brighten your evening through song, ukulele, hula, and so much more!
ʻUkulele Circle will be taught by the students!
Purchase tickets at: http://EKK2025.eventbrite.com
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The Garden Island Arts Council presents E Kanikapila Kakou 2025 as a Community Enrichment program made possible with funding support from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) with support services from Kilohana at Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA).
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EKK Special from Hotel:
We are so excited you are attending our EKK Concert Series! We value and care for our guests and what better way to enjoy the OUTRIGGER Way with an overnight stay. On behalf of EKK and OUTRIGGER Kauai Beach Resort & Spa, here is a link to our special rates, as this season is a busy one, we recommend booking your reservations promptly. EKK Series Booking Link
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Hotel Parking Options: Parking options at the OUTRIGGER Kaua`i Beach Resort include the following three choices: 1. Valet parking at the porte-cochere; 2. Free event parking in the unpaved area beyond the covered parking stalls — get there by turning right at the first opportunity and then take a left into a dirt field; or 3. Enter the first gated area on your right, a bit closer to the ballroom entrance than the dirt entrance, and turn into that gated area. Press a button to make the gate rise, collect a ticket issued by the machine and hold onto it. Get it validated just inside the ballroom door to receive a special validation for a $10 total parking fee. Use that ticket to exit the gate, paying the balance due at a kiosk machine near the restrooms or at the gate with your credit card.

Puppy Hour with Kauai Humane Society at Hale Lihue
2025-02-11 11:00 - 13:00 | Hale Lihue, 4286 Rice Street, Lihue, HI, 96766, United States
Join us at Hale Lihue for our fundraiser and Puppy Hour for Kauai Humane Society. Every 2nd Tuesdays of the month, meet the most adorable puppies that are available for adoption, support Ha Coffee, and donate to support our islandʻs only animal shelter.

Princeville Mo'olelo: Mōlī of Kauaʻi, a rare treasure among us - with Hob Osterlund
2025-02-11 17:00 - 18:30 | Princeville Community Center, 4334 Emmalani Rd., Princeville, HI, 96722, United States
The Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, February 11th with the return of Hob Osterlund. Hob is a wildlife enthusiast who knows a lot about mōlī! She founded the Kauaʻi Albatross Network and dedicates her time to the preservation, protection and celebration of our beloved mōlī, or Laysan albatross, along with the other endangered wildlife of Kauaʻi. Hob is an award-winning author, photographer, birding guide, Safina Center Fellow, guest lecturer and more. In this presentation, you’ll enjoy her amazing photos and delightful stories and learn how you can help protect this important iconic species.
The North Shore of Kauaʻi is the only place in the world where this majestic species nests within a human community. This, and the challenges they face due to climate change, make it our kuleana to help protect these birds, which nested here long before human contact. Be a proud Kauaʻian and learn how you can help protect our mōlī and other endangered wildlife.
Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 5:00 to 6:30pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation will also be available via Zoom. For more information, visit www.kauairefuges.org/princeville-moolelo.
About the Series: Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges is pleased to partner with the Princeville at Hanalei Community Association Events Committee to present this engaging series. Together, they are presenting free informative “talk story” events monthly in the Princeville Community Center to share the work and stories of conservation partners, Hawaiian cultural practitioners and more.
About Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges: Kīlauea Point Natural History Association, doing business as “Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges,” serves as a 501(c)(3) non-profit Friends Group that supports the wildlife conservation, education, and historic preservation work of the Kauaʻi National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which includes Kīlauea Point, Hanalei and Hulēʻia NWRs. With donations, plus proceeds from Nature Store operations, the organization supports visitor education, provides rehabilitative care for sick or injured native Hawaiian birds, volunteer training, special events, equipment for wildlife habitat maintenance and restoration, free bussing for school field trips to a refuge, awards annual scholarships for college students pursuing environmental studies and more. For additional information, visit www.kauairefuges.org and follow on social media at @fkwrkauai.

Aloha Safety: Protecting our Kupuna from Falls
2025-02-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Lihue Public Library, 4344 Hardy Street, Lihue, 96766-1638
The Alzheimer’s Association, in collaboration with AARP-Hawaii, welcomes Cindy Fowler, Kauai Regional Coordinator and Christine Castillo and Samantha Wong with the Kauai Agency on Elderly Affairs Fall Prevention Program for the monthly Listen and Learn Lecture series on Kauai. The lecture on fall prevention for people with dementia will cover practical strategies, including environmental modifications and exercises, to reduce fall risk. It will feature demonstrations and provide an overview of the County of Kauai’s fall prevention program, highlighting community resources and support services. Designed for the general public, this free session aims to empower individuals to minimize their risk for falls as well, learn fall recovery techniques, and discover local available resources.

Healthy Living for the Brain and Body
2025-02-13 09:00 - 10:30 | Waimea Neighborhood Center, 4556 Mākeke Rd, Waimea, HI, 96796, United States
Join us to learn about Healthy Living For Your Brain and Body and get a better understanding of brain health and lifestyle modifications that can lower your risk for cognitive decline.
Note: This meeting is open to the general public and focuses on health and well being in order to decrease the risk of dementia related illness. This is an approximate 60 minute program followed by a question and answer time. Presented by Kauai/Maui County Regional Coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association Cindy Fowler.
Space is limited – registration is strongly encouraged.

Kauai Island Crafters Fair
2025-02-15 08:00 - 14:00 | Koloa Neighborhood Center, 3461B Weliweli Rd., Koloa, 96756
🌺 Artisan & Crafters Fair hosted by Kauai Island Crafters Fair! 🌺
Embark on a journey of creativity and culture at the Kauai Island Crafters Fair, a celebrated event with a 15-year tradition of bringing together the best of Kauai’s local artisans and crafters. Nestled in the heart of this breathtaking island, our fair showcases the essence of Kauai’s craftsmanship, offering a unique opportunity for both visitors and locals to connect with the vibrant artistic spirit of the community. Step into a world where every item tells a story, as skilled Kauai artisans proudly display their locally handmade treasures. Immerse yourself in a shopping experience where each handcrafted product is a piece of Kauai’s soul, inviting you to take home a special memento of your island vacation.
✨ Event Highlights:

Shop Handmade: Explore a diverse selection of locally crafted items, from jewelry to home décor, art, clothing, and more.
Meet the Makers: Get to know the talented artisans behind the creations and hear the stories that inspire their work.
Support Local: By attending, you’re helping small Kauai businesses thrive and preserving the island’s rich cultural artistry.

📍 Location: Indoors with convenient outdoor parking.
Bring your family and friends and immerse yourself in the warmth and creativity of Kauai’s local community. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover that perfect handmade treasure!
📣 Interested vendors can reach out to kauaiislandcraftersfair@gmail.com. Spread the word, tag your friends, and follow @kauaiislandcraftersfair – Let’s support Kauai’s local artisans together!
#KauaiIslandCraftersFair #ShopLocalKauai #SupportSmallBusiness #HandmadeOnKauai #kauaicraftfair #kauaiaswhy #EngageandInspire

Grow Aloha Plant Giveaway: South Shore Visitor Center
2025-02-15 09:00 - 12:00 | National Tropical Botanical Garden, 4425 Lawai Road, Koloa, HI, 96756, United States
When we grow Hawaiian native plants and heritage crops, we grow aloha for ʻāina. Adopt one of these cherished plants every third Saturday at our free Grow Aloha plant giveaways at National Tropical Botanical Garden locations on Kauaʻi.
Grow Aloha plant adoptions are free and open to Hawai’i residents (one per family). Please note that plants are subject to availability and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Adoption locations on Kauaʻi:
Allerton Garden & McBryde Garden
South Shore Visitor Center
(across Spouting Horn)
4425 Lawai Rd
Koloa, Kauaʻi, HI 96756
Limahuli Garden & Preserve
Limahuli Garden Visitor Center
5-8291 Kuhio Hwy
Hanalei, Kauaʻi, HI 96714

Grow Aloha Plant Giveaway: Limahuli Garden & Preserve
2025-02-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Limahuli Garden and Preserve, 5-8291 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei, 96714

JAKE SHIMABUKURO
2025-02-15 17:30 - 21:30 | Anaina Hou Porter Pavilion, 5-2723 Kuhio Highway, Kilauea, 96754
Show Date
Saturday, February 15th, 2025
Jake Shimabukuro – TICKETS HERE
Since gaining prominence in the early 2000’s, ukulele marvel Jake Shimabukuro has mesmerized audiences with his innovative and dynamic style, taking the instrument to dizzying new heights. Over a dozen solo albums, Shimabukuro has shown a knack for moving effortlessly between genres, sometimes in the same song. After being taught the instrument by his mother at age four, Jake became a local phenom, performing on his own and in a local group Pure Heart. Early in his solo career he became a YouTube sensation when his cover of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” went viral. Since then, Jake has gone on to play the world’s most venerable venues, from The Hollywood Bowl to Lincoln Center to the Sydney Opera House and The N.O. Jazz Fests and collaborated with some of the world’s greatest musicians, including Yo-Yo Ma, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Jimmy Buffett, Jack Johnson, Bette Midler, Ziggy Marley, Sonny Landreth, Billy Strings, Lukas & Willie Nelson and Warren Haynes. Shimabukuro has also won his share of awards and, just a few years ago he was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as a Member for the National Council on the Arts.
One strong thread that runs through much of Shimabukuro’s work is that of collaboration. From the Trio album to Jake & Friends to Grateful and beyond, Shimabukuro thrives in the ability to feed off and inspire his fellow musicians. For his brand-new project Blues Experience, Shimabukuro joins forces with his friend, drumming legend and founding member of Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood, to create a fresh new take on the Blues. “I’ve always wanted to do a Blues album and when Mick and I started talking about working together, I thought who better to work with than Mick Fleetwood?” The result is something exhilarating and unique, as these two titans of their instruments reinterpret some of the greatest songs written by some of their favorite songwriters in a Blues setting.
It’s a union whose roots go back to the late 1990s when a young Shimabukuro met and played with Fleetwood at the Hawaiian Music Awards ceremony along with singer songwriter Kenny Loggins. It wasn’t until a few years ago, that the two were reconnected by a mutual friend at a Fleetwood Mac reunion concert in Nashville. That night, the seeds of the collaboration were planted at Fleetwood’s suggestion. Not long thereafter the two convened along with Jake’s touring bassist Jackson Waldhoff and keyboard player Michael Grande to start work on a new studio album in Maui. Mark Johnstone from The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band plays keys on two songs, “Need Your Love So Bad”, and “Rockin’ In The Free World”.
Over the course of two 3-day sessions, the band recorded 9 songs live in the studio. The only track that was not recorded with all of the musicians playing together was Sonny Landreth’s brilliant slide guitar on the Jeff Beck/Stevie Wonder classic “Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers”. This soaring track full of peaks and valleys was a tremendous way to start the album. The interplay between Landreth and Shimabukuro is so seamless, you’d never know that they did not play together in the same room. The Chemistry is due in large part to the two performing the song w ww.sarapetite.com | www.fortybelowrecords.com together during a recent tour. In addition, Sonny would often sit in with Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band back when Jake was a member.
Up next is a truly unique interpretation of the Blues standard, “Rollin’ N Tumblin’”. The song fades in with a swirling, delay-drenched psychedelic uke over top of Fleetwood’s tribal drumming pattern, giving credence to why Jake is often referred to as the “Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele”. Then, on a dime, Jake changes his sound and cuts to playing the song’s theme which is echoed nicely by the Hammond Organ.
Jake’s playing on the track is experimental and otherworldly, at times ascending into a psych jazz rock fusion in the most visceral ways. “Mick’s energy when he plays is so infectious. He’s such an intense musician. He pushes everyone around him and it’s so inspiring to see his facial expressions and watch his movements and the way he hits the drums,” says Shimabukuro exuberantly.
About “Kula Blues” Jake explains, “I’d never written anything that sounded this bluesy or a shuffle, so I wanted to take a stab at it and have a song where any musician could sit in without needing a chart”. Again, Jake credits Mick Fleetwood with bringing the track to life. “He just got behind the drums and without even counting it off came charging in. You either jump on the train or get outta the way!”
A couple of other standouts on the album are “Whiter Shade of Pale” and “Rockin’ in the Free World”. Of the former, Shimabukuro recalls “I was so in the moment, I remember just closing my eyes and really forgetting my pedal board and everything and just reacting to Mick and the band.”
Fortuitously, The Bridge School Benefit, founded by Neil Young had asked Jake if he would do a cover of “Rockin’ in the Free World” and the same week he and Mick were in the studio. The track has an explosive energy that builds to an incendiary psychedelic guitar, ‘er make that ukulele solo spurred on by Fleetwood’s thunderous drums.
One of the things that really comes across speaking to Jake about this record is the ‘spirits in the air’ during the recordings. This is particularly apparent on their rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s “Songbird”. Recorded not long after Christine McVie’s passing, the band only did one take. You can feel the emotion in the performance. “I remember Mick took a moment of silence after the song ended and you could see that he felt Christine’s presence.” Fleetwood’s tom tom groove provides the heartbeat for Shimabukuro’s floaty, ethereal uke, as he moves naturally between fast strumming chords and lilting melodic phrases. “I felt so fortunate to be able to experience that with Mick. It was very powerful to see the effect it had on him.”
Another ‘ghost in the machine’ or ‘happy accident’ was the sound of the drums leaking into the ukulele’s electric pickup. Because the musicians were so close together, you can hear all the drums on the ukulele track. When the fx are going on the uke, you get this cool subtle layer of the drum fx in the mix, contributing to the overall vibe and cohesion of the record. Not long after the completion of the record, Maui was devastated by historic wildfires. At the benefit concert in Honolulu Fleetwood once again joined Shimabukuro and the band to perform the songs on Blues Experience for the first time. Before the performance, Fleetwood gave a powerful and inspirational speech to the community. Shimabukuro expands on this, , “Mick’s like the point guard on a basketball team making everyone around him play better. It’s really incredible. He has such a huge presence, charisma and energy. It was such an honor to do this project together.

What’s included

This is a tiered ticketing level show.
VIP Pavilion Seating includes access to the front row of seats in the pavilion. The first row of seating will be reserved for VIP Ticket Holders. Seating will be available on a first come first serve basis for VIP ticket holders. All patrons, regardless of age require a ticket to sit in this section.
VIP Super Loft includes 6 tickets and access to our raised loft seating area. Seating for this section includes a couch and padded chairs as well as convenient tables for concessions and drinks during the show. This section is located conveniently towards the rear of the pavilion with easy entrance and exit as well as excellent site lines to the stage.
Pavilion Seating includes access to our padded theater chairs on a first come first serve basis. Fully weather protected for a comfortable show experience. All patrons, regardless of age require a ticket to sit in this section.
Lawn Seating is BYOC (Bring your own chair or blanket). We have some scattered raised seating around the perimeter of the lawn available on a first come first serve basis. Lawn chairs strongly recommended for this ticket tier.d

Kahili Feather Making Workshop
2025-02-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Lihue Neighborhood Center, 3353 Eono Street, Lihue, 96766
Looking for volunteers who would like to be part of this project to make 2 large feather Kahili’s for our upcoming Kaua’i King’s Parade on June 14, 2025. Laura Wolfgang a Kumu Lei Hulu (Master feather lei maker) will be teaching the class.
Laura “Kawailehua” Wolfgang has been a Lei Hulu Practitioner for the past 7 years although her love of feather art started approximately 60 years ago during her school visit to the Bishop Museum. Since that time, she has visited the museum with most annual visits home while she was living in the mainland serving in the US Navy as a Navy Nurse Practitioner. Her fascination with feather art continued and after researching, found an online course on creating lei hulu. Her Kumu, Auntie Pattie Hannah-Gomez of Maui Feather Lei recognized her talents and pushed her skills and creativity. She was then granted permission to formally teach and finished her uniki process in 2024.
She now owns Na Hulu Arts and actively teaches at the Kaua’i Museum and with private lessons. She also serves as a vendor to many Kaua’i Made and Hawaiian cultural events to include Merrie Monarch. She states that her main purpose is to perpetuate this art and hopes that younger local folks will learn, cherish and continue to keep this art form alive.
Although she has never constructed a large kahili, she is well versed at making smaller kahili and creating the “bundles” and “branches” that are used in the large kahili. With her teaching skills she will help to lead this historical event to create two beautiful large kahili for the community to display for many years to come.
YOU MUST SIGNUP TO ATTEND
More information will be given once you register for the class. There is no fee to attend, only a commitment to take part in this project.

E Kanikapila Kākou Week 3: Jamminʻ with the Masters – Ledward Kaapana, Jeff Peterson, Bobby Ingano & David Kamakahi
2025-02-17 18:00 - 20:30 | Kauai Beach Resort, Jasmine Ballroom, 4331 Kauai Beach Drive, Lihue, 96766
E Kanikapila Kākou 2025
OUTRIGGER Kaua‘i Beach Resort and Spa
Theme: “Music Heals” & “Hawaiian Music Traditions”
Monday Nights – 6:00 – 8:30 pm, through March 24; Doors open at 5:00 pm
Week 3, February 17 – Jamminʻ with the Masters – Ledward Kaapana, Jeff Peterson, Bobby Ingano & David Kamakahi
The fortunate few who get to sit backstage or in the garage while master musicians have fun sharing their joy of music in informal kanikapila-style experience a very special scene. Four master musicians at the top of their game will welcome you into their special space where they talk music to each other, challenge each other, inspire each other with their unique styles and artistry. “Without the burden of audience expectations and while sharing within the safe haven of a musical ʻohana, artists love to play the music that wells out of a deeper place of sharing and camaraderie.”
Led Kaapana thrills and inspires audiences worldwide with his unmatched virtuosity in kihoʻalu, ʻukulele, and leo kie kie, and he throws in an unexpected joke if he is so moved. His devoted fans from many corners of the world call themselves “LedHeads” and often show up wherever Led performs. Expect the unexpected with Led as every performance is spontaneous and fresh. He often jokes, “I no rehearse!” He thrills audiences and when the audience thrills him, he lets out his inimitable Ledward giggle.
Inspired and mentored by Led, David Kamakahi has honed his craft as one of the outstanding ʻukulele players of this generation. He toured extensively with his father, the late Reverand Dennis Kamakahi, composer extraordinaire, and now plays with the group Waipuna along with Kale Hannahs and Matt Sproat. We are fortunate to be able to have him share his ʻukulele virtuosity on Kauaʻi between two tours to Japan. Jamminʻ with such a revered circle of artists, David is sure to “cut loose”!
Bobby Ingano, undoubtedly THE master steel guitar artist in Hawaiʻi, spends much time on tour with Taj Mahal, but values any time he can spend time playing music on Kauaʻi. A lead artist in the Steel Guitar festivals staged on all the islands, Bobby WOWʻs the audience when he “Sleepwalks” and plays any of his mesmerizing steel solos. Humble and quiet, his music speaks volumes as kolohe Bobby adds delightful paʻani and unexpected steel sounds to enhance the music by other artists. Born in Lanai City, Lanai, Bobby credits his teachers for his musical guidance – grandparents, aunts, uncles and Feet Rogers.
Jeff Peterson is undoubtedly a master musician at the top of his game, comfortable with audiences worldwide in a variety of musical genres. Peterson’s style fuses traditional Slack Key with elements of classical and jazz guitar. Born on the Island of Maui, Jeff grew up on the slopes of Haleakala where he was introduced to the rich heritage of Hawaiian music by his father, a paniolo, or Hawaiian cowboy, on the Haleakala Ranch. The music that he heard from his father and other paniolos as well as the slack key on classic recordings by the Gabby Pahinui Band, Leonard Kwan, and Sonny Chillingworth made a deep and lasting impression on him that he continues to draw inspiration from today. He went on to study jazz and classical guitar at the University of Southern California and at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa; today he is one of the most sought after artists in Hawaiʻi.
Purchase tickets at: http://EKK2025.eventbrite.com
Hotel Parking Options: Parking options at the OUTRIGGER Kaua`i Beach Resort include the following three choices: 1. Valet parking at the porte-cochere; 2. Free event parking in the unpaved area beyond the covered parking stalls — get there by turning right at the first opportunity and then take a left into a dirt field; or 3. Enter the first gated area on your right, a bit closer to the ballroom entrance than the dirt entrance, and turn into that gated area. Press a button to make the gate rise, collect a ticket issued by the machine and hold onto it. Get it validated just inside the ballroom door to receive a special validation for a $10 total parking fee. Use that ticket to exit the gate, paying the balance due at a kiosk machine near the restrooms or at the gate with your credit card.

Kyle Quilausing: From Hawaiʻi's Most Wanted to Overcomer
2025-02-20 17:00 - 18:00 | HI
“You are one choice away from a different life…” Kyle Quilausing, from Hawai’i’s Most Wanted to a Beacon of Hope
Hoʻomana I Ka Lāhui, a program of the YWCA, is excited to announce that next Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 5-6pm in Anahola we are hosting Hilo Native Kyle Quilausing to help us end violence and lift up Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities on Kaua’i.
Once one of Hawaiʻiʻs Most Wanted, Kyle has a unique and inspiring story that has touched thousands of people.

From his childhood as a world-champion golfer;

To becoming addicted to crystal meth and then going to prison;

To escaping, being caught, and going into solitary confinement;

To turning his life around and now speaking to youth all over Hawaiʻi;

Kyle has triumphed over adversity, and is coming to Kaua’i to share the power of making the right choices.

The event, which offers free pūpūs and drinks, will be held at the Anahola Market Place Cafe and is FREE to all.
Ho’omana I Ka Lāhui is on a mission to increase support, healing, safety, and wellbeing in Kauaʻiʻs Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.
A program of the YWCA of Kauaʻi, we provide culturally-specific services to victims of dating violence, domestic violence, and/or sexual assault, supporting the revitalization of Native Hawaiian culture as the foundation for prevention.
Hoʻomana I Ka Lāhui seeks to host community events while uplifting cultural traditions and healing practices as a way to deter violence in our communities.
For more information, reply here or contact Hoʻomana I Ka Lāhui Director Kawena Bagano: kawena@ywcakauai.org
Hoʻomana I Ka Lāhui has office hours in Anahola on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am-3pm and is located in A-1 Building next to the Anahola Market Place.

Kauai Island Crafters Fair
2025-02-22 08:00 - 14:00 | Kauai Veterans Center, 3215 Kapule Hwy, Lihue, HI, 96766, United States

Rest For The Living
2025-02-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Kapaa Adventist Church, 1132 Kuhio Hwy, Kapaʻa, HI, 96746, United States
🎶 ONE NIGHT ONLY! A Spectacular Evening of Music 🎶

Join us for an unforgettable concert under the direction of Dr. Rina featuring the Kaua‘i Children’s Choir and Kapa‘a Choir on Saturday, February 22, at 6 PM at 1132 Kūhiō Hwy!
This extraordinary musical event will showcase the harmonious blend of local and mainland voices, joined by artists:
🎻 Yoojin Jung – Award-winning violinist from South Korea
🎼 Victor Girotto – Kaua‘i’s breathtaking local favorite oboist
🎤 Greg Shepherd – Arresting baritone and music professor at Kaua‘i Community College
repertoire includes

J.S. Bach – Double Violin Concerto with Janie Yoo, Kauai’s eye surgeon and accomplished violinist
Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission
Carlos Gardel – Por una Cabeza (string instruments)
John Rutter – Pie Jesu (stunning soprano solo by Melissa Osadchuck)
Kauai’s Uncle Mike – Original song
Gabriel Fauré – Sanctus from Requiem (choral music with violin)
And more…

✨ Admission is FREE! Donations gratefully accepted.
🤗Stay after the concert for refreshments and celebration!
Don’t miss this ONE NIGHT ONLY performance—come experience the magic of music and community! 🎵

E Kanikapila Kākou Week 4: “The Amazing Charlotte Apo with the Mokihana Serenaders”. Plus “Hot Kūpuna Strut Their Stuff”
2025-02-24 18:00 - 20:30 | Kauai Beach Resort, Jasmine Ballroom, 4331 Kauai Beach Drive, Lihue, 96766
E Kanikapila Kākou 2025
OUTRIGGER Kaua‘i Beach Resort and Spa
Theme: “Music Heals” & “Hawaiian Music Traditions”
Monday Nights – 6:00 – 8:30 pm, through March 24; Doors open at 5:00 pm
Week 4, February 24: “The Amazing Charlotte Apo with the Mokihana Serenaders” (Paul Ventura, Pancho Graham, Norman Kaawa Solomon, Kilipaki Vaughan). Plus “Hot Kūpuna Strut Their Stuff”
Born in the fishing village of Miloliʻi on Hawaiʻi Island on May 29, 1937, Charlotte Apo grew up in a close-knit community where singing and playing Hawaiian songs was a basic lifestyle. Charlotte attended Kamehameha Schools from 1952 to 1955. She worked for Hawaiian Airlines playing music and also played music with Aunty Genoa Keawe. Music was a major part of her life.
In 2011, at the age of 74, Charlotte was clinically diagnosed with Alzheimerʻs. Her short-term memory is nearly non-existent, but music and long-term memories related to music are fortunately intact. As long as she is prompted with her song titles, Charlotte can draw from her encyclopedic memory banks of traditional Hawaiian songs and accompanies herself with her zesty ʻukulele strumming. Does she get tired? Not when she is accompanied by the Mokihana Serenaders, a dynamite ensemble of Kauaʻi musicians including Pancho Graham on upright bass, Kilipaki Vaughan on steel guitar, and Norman Kaʻawa Solomon and Paul Ventura, Charlotteʻs son, on guitar.
Adding to the fun and action for the evening, kupuna are invited to get up and “strut their stuff” when they are so moved. It will be hard to keep the kupuna in their chairs with such rousing Hawaiian music.
Charlotte and the Mokihana Serenaders are embarking on a new “career” playing on the set for the upcoming movie, “Hawaiian Vacation” which will be released, hopefully, soon.
ʻUkulele Hour: Beverly Kauanui
Purchase tickets at: http://EKK2025.eventbrite.com
The Garden Island Arts Council presents E Kanikapila Kakou 2025 as a Community Enrichment program made possible with funding support from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) with support services from Kilohana at Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA).
EKK Special from Hotel:
We are so excited you are attending our EKK Concert Series! We value and care for our guests and what better way to enjoy the OUTRIGGER Way with an overnight stay. On behalf of EKK and OUTRIGGER Kauai Beach Resort & Spa, here is a link to our special rates, as this season is a busy one, we recommend booking your reservations promptly. EKK Series Booking Link
Hotel Parking Options: Parking options at the OUTRIGGER Kaua`i Beach Resort include the following three choices: 1. Valet parking at the porte-cochere; 2. Free event parking in the unpaved area beyond the covered parking stalls — get there by turning right at the first opportunity and then take a left into a dirt field; or 3. Enter the first gated area on your right, a bit closer to the ballroom entrance than the dirt entrance, and turn into that gated area. Press a button to make the gate rise, collect a ticket issued by the machine and hold onto it. Get it validated just inside the ballroom door to receive a special validation for a $10 total parking fee. Use that ticket to exit the gate, paying the balance due at a kiosk machine near the restrooms or at the gate with your credit card.

Introduction to Generative AI
2025-02-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Kuleana AI Lab – Kukui Grove Shopping Center, 3-2600 KAUMUALII HWY - Suite 1650, Lihue, HI, 96766, United States
At this workshop we’ll introduce you to the tech topic on everyone’s mind: generative AI. No prior knowledge is necessary, and we’ll walk through a host of introductory definitions and topics to help start demystifying this technology for you. Questions encouraged. Supported by the County of Kaua’i Office of Economic Development. Support will be provided to the hearing impaired upon request.

An Evening with David Sedaris
2025-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 | KCC Performing Arts Center, Lihue, HI, 96766, United States
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.

David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, and his most recent book, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, each of which became an immediate bestseller. The audio version of Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls is a 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album. He is the author of the NYT-bestselling collection of fables entitled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary (with illustrations by Ian Falconer). He was also the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. Sedaris’ pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in “The Best American Essays.” There are over ten million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages.

He and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name “The Talent Family” and have written half-a-dozen plays which have been produced at La Mama, Lincoln Center, and The Drama Department in New York City. These plays include Stump the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe, which received an Obie Award, Incident at Cobbler’s Knob, and The Book of Liz, which was published in book form by Dramatists Play Service. David Sedaris’ original radio pieces can often be heard on the public radio show This American Life. David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. His latest audio recording of new stories (recorded live) is “David Sedaris: Live for Your Listening Pleasure” (November 2009). A feature film adaptation of his story C.O.G. was released after a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival (2013). Since 2011, he can be heard annually on a series of live recordings on BBC Radio 4 entitled “Meet David Sedaris.” David Sedaris’ new book is a collection of his diaries, entitled Theft By Finding, Diaries (1977-2002) (May 2017). An art book, about David Sedaris’ diary covers was also just published and edited by Jeffrey Jenkins, entitled: David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium (October 2017, Little, Brown and Company). The nationally bestselling essay collection Calypso was published in June 2018, and a second volume of his diaries is expected for summer 2021.

David will read from some of his latest writing for one night only and autograph books previously purchased and purchased that night.

E Pili Kākou I Ho`okahi Lāhui
2025-02-28 07:00 - 2025-03-02 11:30 | HI
About E Pili Kākou I Ho`okahi Lāhui

E Pili Kākou I Ho`okahi Lāhui is a Hawaiian hula conference and retreat that has been held for over 20 years. Our program has a global reach and has been held on the Island of Kaua’i, Japan, Tahiti & Marqueses. In addition, we have held our retreats in Canada and California to include Sacramento and San Diego.
The English translation of E Pili Kākou I Ho`okahi Lāhui is “Come together as one body of people”
Mission
To promote, to share, to perpetuate Hawai’i’s rich culture and heritage by sustaining and further educating all ages who are practitioners of the hula art form. And to bring all hula closer together as a “body of people.”
Concept
To organize a highly professional teaching staff that consists of elite Kumu Hula devoted to ensuring the art of hula will be passed on from generation to generation with accuracy and integrity. These kumu hula, kupuna, or professors, shall posses proven track records in hula training, education, experience, language, history, and reputation, to preserve and promote Hawai’i’s cultural dance through proven methods to enrich and enhance the eager students learning experience. To broaden their training, thinking, and understanding of the hula in its entirety both on the individual and halau levels. This will be achieved through the creation and implementation of nine to twelve various renown kumu hula, kupuna, island wide to achieve the highest in quality and to bring together the local and neighboring island nā kumu hula and haumana to participate in a non-competitive environment as a “body of people.”
What is a Hula Retreat?
A multi-two day seminar in which non-hula dancers, hula students, leaders, experts, and teachers to come together in a common bond to celebrate the hula! They will learn, experience, exchange dances and ideas, share, meet new friends, increase their knowledge in hula, improve their history, language, usage of native plants in hula, improve their self-esteem and confidence. Several levels and specialized classes and subject matters are implemented and conducted to ensure all interests and all ages will want to participate.
E Pili Kākou I Ho’okahi Lāhui is a three-day event that brings together some of Hawaii’s most accomplished hula instructors (kumu hula) and cultural specialists to teach workshops in all styles of hula and chanting as well as to share the stories and spirituality behind the dance. The event also showcases many of the arts and crafts unique to the islands. The setting is non-competitive and open, which helps to accomplish one of the main goals of this event, which is to foster a feeling of “lōkahi” or unity amongst a diversity of hula practitioners worldwide. From its humble beginnings in 1998 with 100 participants mainly from Kaua`i only, the event has grown to host well over 400 attendees, hailing from all over Hawaii and the mainland as well as Japan, Canada, and Europe. EPK is currently embarking on its 20th annual event with over thirty successful hula retreats across 4 countries!
“Let’s join together as one body of people”. Inspired by a biblical passage (1 Cor 12:12- 27), this retreat hosts practitioners and teachers of hula as well as general hula and Hawaiian culture enthusiasts from around the world for three days of workshops and evening functions designed to truly celebrate the one spirit of hula that unites all who love this unique dance form and culture. For sixteen years now, E Pili Kākou I Ho`okahi Lāhui has been dedicated to this mission. Each year, kumu hula and kupuna from throughout Hawai`i are invited to pass on their teachings to eager participants. These dedicated individuals are steadfast in ensuring that the art of hula will be perpetuated with great love and respect for the culture and its people. Each is highly reputable in hula training, education, experiences, language and history and is inspired to share the spiritual essence of hula. They have been invited to participate in this retreat as a means of preserving and promoting Hawai`i’s cultural dance in a non-competitive and nurturing environment. This devotion to excellence from nā kumu hula, na kupuna and various other Hawaiian cultural specialists, shall provide each student with an opportunity to broaden their training, thinking and understanding of hula in its entirety on both an individual and hālau level. Specialized classes in topics related to hula and the culture will be available for the non-dancer, providing an opportunity to participate, regardless of physical abilities or experience with hula.
Each year the event honors a special individual who exemplifies the high standards and values we as practitioners continue to strive to emulate and achieve. In the past, we have been blessed to honor Hawai’i’s treasures who have since passed on, including Lovey Apana, Malia Craver, Genoa Keawe, Rubelite Kawena Johnson, Kapeka Chandler, Mary Louise Kekuewa, Ku’uleialoha Punua, Joan Lindsey, Mary Ann Lim, George Holokai and Darrell ‘Ihi’ihilauākea Lupenui. Living treasures we’ve been blessed to honor and continue to cherish as supporters of E Pili Kākou are Pohai Souza, Coline Aiu, Kealoha Kalama, Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, Mae Kamamalu Klein, Ed Collier, Leimomi Ho and Ainsley Hlemanu.
From keiki to kupuna, “E Pili Kākou Ho`okahi Lāhui” Hula Retreat is sure to give all of its participants a wonderful, positive experience upon which to reflect and grow. We hope you will come and partake of this “offering of hula” and allow its spirit to connect and “pili” each one of us. What better way to celebrate life and peace…Let’s truly “come together as one body of people”!

Kaua'i Made presents Kaua'i Products Fair
2025-02-28 16:00 - 19:30 | HI
Come and checkout LIVE ENTERTAINMENT & CRAFTS!!

Open to the public at the Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort.
