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Meet the composer behind Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra’s performance with Taimane
Composer-in-residence Michael-Thomas Foumai is teaming up with the Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning Taimane Gardner for a concert with the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra. Aloha State Daily takes you behind-the-scenes to their meeting before the concert in April.
Katie HellandMarch 29, 2025
Block party for the keiki this Saturday
Looking for some free family fun this weekend on Oʻahu? Head to Our Kaka‘ako’s Keiki Street Festival presented by American Savings Bank on Saturday, March 29.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosMarch 29, 2025
Hawaiʻi Scene on Social: Making up all any kine
In today's social media find, @islandmagicmike riffs on Hulu, Disney and more.
ASD StaffMarch 28, 2025
Want live music for less than $20?
Check out this event, featuring Ooklah The Moc and others, at the Bishop Museum next week. AlohaLauLea, a two-day music festival hosted by the Hawaiian contemporary hit radio station KCCN-FM 100, starts at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5.
Katie HellandMarch 27, 2025
Five films about Lahaina featured in this festival
Richard O’Connor is a New York City animator working with students to tell multigenerational stories about Lahaina. The short film he animated explores the devastating impact of the wildfires of August 2023. Watch a screening of this and other short films on Thursday, March 27.
Katie HellandMarch 27, 2025
Local nonprofits, artists plan weeklong festival to support Lahaina
Spectra Fest is returning in June – this time on Maui. Last year’s event on Kauaʻi garnered more than 5,000 attendees across five days focused on painting murals in schools, educational workshops by CreativeMornings Honolulu, live music and a market by Art + Flea. Joining the lineup of events this year is a free film screening by Hawaiʻi International Film Festival, or HIFF.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosMarch 26, 2025
Tom Moffatt Waikīkī Shell is back!
This iconic venue is back, with upcoming concerts including Kehlani, on Wednesday, March 26, and Boyz II Men next month. Read about the venue improvements, which cost more than half a million.
Katie HellandMarch 26, 2025
Free saxophone concert to showcase students from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
This James B. Castle High School graduate is now studying music at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and will be performing in a free concert that also features high school students across Oʻahu.
Katie HellandMarch 25, 2025
A look at Hawaiʻi’s first premier luxury indoor golf lounge
Aya Golf Lounge includes golf, karaoke, food and drinks — what a ‘par’-tee.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaMarch 23, 2025
Oʻahu-based artist chases ʻbig dreamʻ of opening a ceramic studio, store and space for creatives
But until then, customers can shop Flutterby Creative by artist and owner Giovanna Bonasso online and at various markets across the island.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosMarch 21, 2025
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra to perform music for Star Wars movie
Fans can see “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” in concert this month at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall. Aloha State Daily caught up with the orchestra’s principal trumpet player to learn how he started his music career.
Katie HellandMarch 21, 2025
Celebrate Spring Equinox at the Capitol Modern
These art museums are teaming up to host an event that celebrates the Spring Equinox and draws inspiration from Nowruz, the Persian new year, as well as Hawaiian cultural traditions. The first event in a series called Night // Shift on Saturday, March 22, will include poetry and book readings, as well as food, lei making and lauhala weaving.
Katie HellandMarch 20, 2025
Want the purrfect sound bath?
Mika Mimura at Cat Café Moff has you covered at this shopping center in ʻAiea. The cafe’s new series gives its attendees a chance to meditate, immerse themselves in healing sounds and enjoy time with furry friends.
Katie HellandMarch 20, 2025
3 things you might not know about Native Hawaiian Philanthropy
Native Hawaiian Philanthropy CEO Ku‘uleinani Maunupau shares more about the organization’s mission to increase funding opportunities for Hawaiʻi nonprofits, while investing in local communities.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosMarch 19, 2025
South Korean k-pop artist Taemin to perform in Honolulu
The one-night show is headed for Oʻahu.
Katie HellandMarch 19, 2025
Singer and guitarist Art Kalahiki performs at this cafe in Waikīkī
The leader of this band performs with friends — whoever can join — at the Barefoot Beach Cafe Waikīkī.
Katie HellandMarch 18, 2025
Pau hana with singer and songwriter Landon Chung this weekend
Meet one of the artists performing at this inaugural market in Waikīkī.
Katie HellandMarch 15, 2025
Oʻahu ʻukelele builder Manny Halican talks story in new Hawaiʻi State Archives show
Meet the luthier who makes ʻukelele that incorporate everything from seashells to resin to parts of kitchen countertops.
Katie HellandMarch 15, 2025
Kawaii Kon is back this weekend
This event, run by fans, celebrates anime, manga and Japanese culture.
Katie HellandMarch 13, 2025
How do I watch the lunar eclipse this week?
Looking for free entertainment Thursday night? Glance up at the sky, particularly the moon, which will appear red for part of the evening. Learn more about some of watch parties for the celestrial event on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island.
Katie HellandMarch 13, 2025
Meet this year's Lei Day queen Lei Llanos
Llanos, who is from Waipahu and was recently crowned queen for the annual May Day celebration put on by the City and County of Honolulu, shares more about her lei-making process.
Katie HellandMarch 13, 2025
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra and Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony to host free concert
The two musical groups will host the one-night-only performance as the final part of the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra’s Beethoven Festival.
Katie HellandMarch 11, 2025
Krave Marketing brings back Kāneʻohe Night Market for St. Paddy’s Day weekend
The family-friendly event planned for Saturday, March 15, on Oʻahu’s Windward side, will feature more than 125 vendors, free keiki activities and live performances by Kaʻimi Hananoeau, Peni Dean and The Imposters Band.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosMarch 10, 2025
Tickets on sale now for Hawaiʻi International Film Festival’s ʻŌpio Fest
This year, the ʻŌpio Fest includes 16 feature films, as well as more than 50 ones created by students in elementary, middle or high school. The event combines HIFF’s spring showcase with a youth film festival for students from Alaska and Hawaiʻi.
Katie HellandMarch 08, 2025