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What to do for fun on Oʻahu this weekend
Already dreaming of the weekend? Aloha State Daily rounded up some fun things you can enjoy. From a parade in Waikīkī to Hōkūleʻa’s 50th birthday, here are four not-to-miss events happening this Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
Katie HellandMarch 06, 2025
Where to see “Anora” in Honolulu
It won five Oscars. You haven’t seen it. That can still be fixed.
Katie HellandMarch 06, 2025
Previously sold out “Rent” adds Thursday show
A production of “Rent,” by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Theatre & Dance, added a Thursday show after ones scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday sold out days ahead of the performances. Learn how to get tickets.
Katie HellandMarch 05, 2025
What’s free to do at the 2025 Honolulu Festival and why this decade-long volunteer ‘keeps coming back for more’
For the first time, the Honolulu Festival Foundation will charge admission for its offerings at the Hawai‘i Convention Center, where most of the cultural and music performances, activities and exhibits are held. Many outdoor events will be free to the public. Since 2011, Conrad Maranon has volunteered at the festival. He shares his personal experiences and a charge to those looking to get involved.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosMarch 05, 2025
Grammy-Award winning Eric Marienthal to perform one night in Honolulu
This saxophone player, who has performed in more than 75 countries and recorded 15 solo CDs, will take the stage in Honolulu for a one-night-only performance. He will also teach a free masterclass at ’Iolani School.
Katie HellandMarch 04, 2025
Inside the ʻumeke with artist Meleanna Aluli Meyer
Meet the artist behind the new art installation at Honolulu Hale.
Katie HellandMarch 01, 2025
Check out these $5 movies on Oʻahu!
It’s not too late to catch Oscar-nominated films on the big screen before the Academy Awards.
Katie HellandFebruary 28, 2025
Keiki take Ōlelo Hawaiʻi to Disneyland
This hui marked Hawaiian Language Month with a trip to Southern California.
Katie HellandFebruary 27, 2025
Guided garden tours are back after pandemic break
Foster Botanical Garden has brought back its docent-led guided tours after an almost five year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Katie HellandFebruary 26, 2025
Kepola Dudoit makes art from paper
This artist uses paper in a rainbow of colors to create portraits of people and flowers. Today, her artwork is featured at local nonprofits and American Savings Bank.
Katie HellandFebruary 25, 2025
Red Session is back for one more show
The Oʻahu-based third wave ska band with members from California and Hawaiʻi returns to Honolulu for this reunion show.
Katie HellandFebruary 21, 2025
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to star in possible Martin Scorsese movie about a Hawaiʻi mob boss?
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Director Martin Scorsese are pitching a possible new movie set in Hawaiʻi with a host of other stars, according to several Mainland media outlets.
A. Kam Napier & Katie HellandFebruary 20, 2025
Ward Village opens first phase of new park in Kaka‘ako
Victoria Ward Park Makai sits between residential towers Victoria Place and Kalae, and is bordered by Auahi Street on one side and Ala Moana Boulevard on the other.
Stephanie SalmonsFebruary 19, 2025
New art installation now open at Honolulu Hale
This work of art, unveiled on Friday Feb. 14, is also a space where community members can meet in Downtown Honolulu.
Katie HellandFebruary 19, 2025
Artist Steven Kean shares inspiration and upcoming exhibit at Loʻi Gallery
This North Shore artist designed the art for the Vans World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach in 2017. His morning routine? Check the surf!
Katie HellandFebruary 14, 2025
Grammy winner Kalani Peʻa shares daily routine and inspiration
This four-time Grammy winner and singer and songwriter shares how music starts with coffee and an appreciation of the place Peʻa calls home.
Katie HellandFebruary 14, 2025
Francis Pimmel makes to-scale model voyaging canoes in Mililani
He builds to-scale models for museums, resorts and private collectors.
Katie HellandFebruary 13, 2025
Honolulu wraps buses with local art
Three buses have new exterior designs as part of a series of public art installations that connect places across Oʻahu with indigenous, Native Hawaiian stories.
Katie HellandFebruary 12, 2025
Grammy-Award winner Kalani Peʻa takes unique maile lei to red carpet
Maui resident Kalani Peʻa wore a lei dipped in gold and crafted in Honolulu to the Grammy Awards. Aloha State Daily takes you behind the scenes of the red carpet look created by Maui Divers Jewelry.
Katie HellandFebruary 08, 2025
Hōkūleʻa stops at Ko Olina, Pōkaʻī Bay
This crew member of Hōkūleʻa describes how sailing in the middle of the open ocean feels a lot like “camping,” she said.
Katie HellandFebruary 06, 2025
And the Oscar goes to ....
This line-up of movies nominated for Academy Awards will take the big screen at local theaters across Oʻahu, leading up to the 2025 Oscar Season.
Katie HellandFebruary 05, 2025
Hawai‘i artist wins Grammy
This local singer and songwriter won a fourth consecutive Grammy award for “Kuini,” the artist’s most recent album.
Katie HellandFebruary 04, 2025
Where to park, what app to download and other fun things for Punahou Carnival
Hereʻs what you need to know to enjoy the ride at this weekendʻs Pā‘ina Paniolo: A Country Carnival!
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosFebruary 04, 2025
Government agencies weigh future for Kalaupapa settlement
The future of an isolated peninsula where thousands of patients with leprosy, now known as Hansen’s disease, were sent to live in isolation from the rest of the world, is in development. Its last patients are now between 83 and 100 years old.
Katie HellandJanuary 31, 2025