Ready to plan your weekend? Aloha State Daily has you covered! We rounded up some ways to enjoy Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
FRIDAY, NOV. 21
HI93 Local Break: Battle of the Bands and Comedians - Finale. HI93 FM Hawaiʻi’s Local Hits is hosting the finale for its first Battle of the Bands and Comedians. Aloha State Daily is a media sponsor for this event. The final competition takes place at 7 p.m. at The Gatsby Hawai’i. The featured bands are Tehani, The Reppahz, The Issentials and Johnny The Third. The comedians are Josh Staples, Joe Braskey, Jack Schwab and Ian Shippen. Four finalists were selected by judges. The fifth contestant in each competition was chosen by popular vote. Grand Prize winners take home $1,000 and studio time for bands or a chance to headline shows for comedians, plus on-air time on HI93 with The HI Guys: Steezy and Pu'unui. Get tickets.
ʻUkulele Guild of Hawaiʻi: The Hawaiian ʻUkulele Experience. This three-day event at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum brings together local, national and international ‘ukulele builders, players and collectors. Check out workshops, view one-of-a-kind instruments and meet other ‘ukulele enthusiasts. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, and Saturday, Nov. 22, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Nov. 23. Free with museum admission. Details.
Check out the Lo’i Gallery. Mosaic artists Tanja Browne and Leah Kilpatrick Rigg currently have their work on display as part of the Lo’i Gallery on the first floor of American Savings Bank’s Campus Branch. Browne spoke with Aloha State Daily a few weeks ago about how these projects keep old surfboards out of the landfill and give them new life as art. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Details.
SATURDAY, NOV. 22
ANA ʻAha Mele. All Nippon Airways (ANA) ‘Aha Mele festival will celebrate music, culture and environmental stewardship from Wednesday, Nov. 19, to Saturday, Nov. 22. As part of the events, pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii will join Shutaro Matsui and Kento Tsubosaka for a performance at the Blue Note Hawai’i on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Get tickets. During the festival, ANA employees will also plant Milo trees, which were historically used to craft ‘ukulele. On Saturday, Nov. 22, there will be an ANA ‘Aha Mele Concert, which features Tsujii, Matsui and Tsubosaka, who will join Fumiaki Miura and Raiatea Helm in performing at Tom Moffatt Waikīkī Shell. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 6 p.m. Get tickets.
“Kintsugi Joy.” A setback inspired Lauren Okano, the artist behind the exhibit “Kintsugi Joy,” to create a series of paintings. The paintings focus on the Japanese art of kintsugi, or mending broken pottery with gold. The exhibit runs Nov. 18 through Dec. 14 in the second floor Courtyard Gallery at Downtown Art Center in the Chinatown Gateway Plaza. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Details.
Lanikai Craft Fair. This holiday craft fair includes more than 80 vendors and takes place at Lanikai Park, a privately owned space that is open to the public and maintained by Lanikai Association, according to its website. This year, the craft fair will run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The craft fair is a fundraiser to help Lanikai Association maintain the park and beach rights of way. Details.
SUNDAY, NOV. 23
Kaiwi Coast Run & Walk. Travel this four-mile stretch starting at Awāwāmalu, also known as Sandy Beach Park, along the Kaiwi Coast past Hālona Blow Hole and Hanauma Bay to the Hui Nalu Canoe Club on the shores of Maunalua Bay. Limited to 3,000 participants. In-person registration is $75, if space allows. The event starts at 6:30 a.m. with a Hawaiian oli as the sun rises over the Kaiwi Channel. The race benefits Hui Nalu, Livable Maunalua Hui, Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center, Exploring the History of Maunalua and Hawai’i Kai Lions Club. Leash trained and friendly dogs can also participate in the run or walk this year, although they are not permitted on the buses. Details.
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Katie Helland can be reached at katie@alohastatedaily.com.
