Kona Brewers Festival, King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel Lūau Grounds, Kailua-Kona, Big Island. Enjoy marine-related activities, games, and a touch-pool exhibit for kids. Artists offer their best ocean-themed art for sale, while Hawaiian musicians and hula troupes entertain. The entire town of Lahaina celebrates the annual migration of Pacific humpback whales with this weekend festival in Banyan Tree Park. Whale & Ocean Arts Festival, Lahaina, Maui. Taking place around the Chinese New Year, this cultural festival includes a queen pageant, cooking demonstrations, and a cultural fair. On Maui, lion dancers perform at the historic Wo Hing Temple on Front Street ( ). On Oahu, Honolulu’s Chinatown rolls out the red carpet for this fiery celebration with parades, pageants, and street festivals. Every year, lion dancers snake their way around the state at the start of the Chinese New Year (usually in January or February, according to the lunar calendar). Mid-February.Ĭhinese New Year, most islands.

The building takes place 9am to noon judging is noon to 1pm. Pull up a beach chair and watch University of Hawaii School of Architecture students compete against professional architects to see who can build the best, most unusual, and most outrageous sand sculpture. Sand Castle Esquisse, Kailua Beach Park, Oahu. Top Hawaiian entertainers, sporting events, rodeo, and ice cream eating and hat lei contests are just a few of the draws. This is the island’s biggest event, drawing some 10,000 people. This annual weeklong party on Kauai’s west side celebrates the Hawaiian and multiethnic history of the town where Captain Cook first landed. A month-long celebration of Hawaii’s massive marine visitors, with a film festival, benefit gala, harbor party, whale-watches with experts, and the “great whale count.” Go to or call 808/249-8811. Maui Whale Festival, Kalama Park, Kihei, Maui. Learn about Hawaii’s unique style of applique quilting and view modern takes on this lovely art. Quilting became an important creative outlet in the islands after the arrival of Western missionaries.

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