What's up! A four-week guide

FESTIVAL: June 8-10

As many as 3,000 musicians, dancers and artists will come from Japan to take part in the 22nd annual Pan-Pacific Festival-Matsuri in Hawai'i, which celebrates and shares Japanese culture. The festival includes a block party (6:30-10 p.m. June 8 on Kalakaua Avenue; free), parade (5-7 p.m. June 10 from Fort DeRussy to Kapi'olani Park; free), bon dance (6:30-9 p.m. June 10, Kapi'olani Park; free), half-marathon and theater events. 926-8177 or www.pan-pacific-festival.com

STORIES: June 9

Master storyteller Bobby Norfolk, right, performs as Scott "The Entertainer" Joplin in "Rags to Riches: A History of Ragtime in America" at the University of Hawai'i's Orvis Auditorium. 7:30 p.m. June 9. $15 general, $9 children 12 and younger, at UH-Manoa's Campus Center ticket office, or charge at 956-6878.

PARADE: June 9

The 85th annual King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade travels from the corner of King and Richards streets downtown, along Punchbowl Street, on to Ala Moana and Kalakaua Avenue, ending at Kapi'olani Park. From 9:30 a.m. June 9. Free. 586-0333.

CONCERT: June 9

Kai, a San Francisco-based five-member band whose hits include "Say You'll Stay" and "It Might Be You," will headline a concert at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Also on the bill are FortÚ, the Beaters, Simply Sly and Nicole Doran. 7 p.m. June 9. $30, $25, at the box office and Ticket Plus. www.Tickets.com, 591-2211 (Blaisdell), 526-4400 (Ticket Plus).

FESTIVAL: June 9-10

"Ku'u One Hanau: The Sands of My Birth" is the name of a music and dance festival on the grounds of Bishop Museum. June 9 offers cultural gems from the Pacific Rim, including the bamboo dance of the Philippines, songs of Samoa, drumbeats of Tahiti and Cook Islands, Indonesian puppetry, Chinese lion dance, fan-making of Japan. June 10 features Hawai'i, with crafts, food, music by Natural Vibrations, Ho'onu'a, Col÷n, B.E.T. and Na Palapalai. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. both days. $5 admission buttons are good for both days, available at any Outrigger Hotel Activities Desk, Papa John's Pizza Hawaii or at the museum. 848-4160.

CONCERTS: June 13, 20, 27, July 4, 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

AT&T Wildest Show in Town, the annual series of Wednesday concerts in the Honolulu Zoo, continues June 13 with the tropical pop, soft rock and light jazz of Coconut Joe's. New features include 'ukulele giveaways, special guided tours for up to 30 people each night, a kids coloring contest and a trivia contest. Gates open at 4:35 p.m. for picnicking; show starts at 6 p.m. Free, although donations will be accepted. 926-3191.

FREE RIDES: June 16

The Kaimuki-Kapahulu-Waikiki trolley, known as Our Neighborhood Trolley, offers unlimited free rides 6 a.m.-10 p.m. June 16. The usual fare is $1; there are 11 stops, including Market City Shopping Center. 566-7466 or www.co.honolulu.hi.us/dts/trolley.htm

FESTIVAL: June 17

A Korea Cultural Festival will be hosted by the Honolulu Academy of Arts to celebrate the opening of a newly renovated gallery space dedicated to Korean art. Activities include dancing, story-singing, music and a calligraphy demonstration. 1-5 p.m. June 17. Free. 532-8700.

CONCERTS: June 20-23

The Hawai'i Guitar Festival 2001 brings Greek-born Antigoni Goni, considered one the best female guitarists of her generation; jazz guitar great Gene Bertoncini, right; 'ukulele master Lyle Ritz; and festival artistic director Byron Yasui, University of Hawai'i-Manoa music professor and accomplished composer and bassist, for concerts on O'ahu and Kaua'i. On Kaua'i: 7 p.m. June 20, Kaua'i Community College Theatre, featuring Goni, Bertoncini and Ritz, $12 general, $10 students, seniors, KCC faculty and staff. At UH-Manoa's Orvis Auditorium: 8 p.m. June 21, Ritz and Yasui; 8 p.m. June 22, Bertoncini and Yasui, 8 p.m. June 23, Goni — each concert is $15 general, $13 students, seniors, UH-Manoa faculty and staff, available at the UH Campus Center Ticket Office or charge by phone at 956-6878, www.outreach.hawaii.edu

The 28th annual King Kamehameha Hula Competition, featuring hula halau from across the state and beyond, takes place at the Blaisdell Arena. 6 p.m. June 22, 1 p.m. June 23. $19, $10.25, $9.25 and $8.25 reserved seating; $7.25 general admission upper level; tickets on sale June 18 at 10 a.m. at the NBC box office (cash and checks only). 591-2211, 586-0333.

FOOD FESTIVAL: June 22-24

The annual Taste of Honolulu, celebrating its 10th year, offers food, wine and entertainment on the grounds of the civic center next to Honolulu Hale. Among the restaurants scheduled to participate in the benefit for Easter Seals Hawai'i are 3660 on the Rise, Blue Tropix, Brew Moon, Chai's Island Bistro, Ciao Mein, The Colony, Canoe's at the 'Ilikai, Dixie Grill, Eastern Garden, Gordon Biersch, Iva's Place, Kaka'ako Kitchen, Kevin's Two Boots, Marian's Island Wide Catering, Musashi, Planet Hollywood, Portlock, Prince Court, Sam Choy's Diamond Head, Tony Roma's, Uncle Lani's Poi Pub and Eatery and The Willows. 5-10 p.m. June 22, noon-10 p.m. June 23, noon-7 p.m. June 24. $3 admission, free for seniors and kids under 12; pre-event packages — $21 for $25 worth of scrip, or $44 for $50 worth of scrip and two admission tickets — are available until June 8. 536-1015 or www.EasterSealsHawaii.org

LOCAL FAVORITES: June 28

The Brothers Cazimero will kick off Ke Kani O Ke Kai 2001, the annual concert series at the Waikiki Aquarium. Doors open at 6 p.m. June 28 for the 7 p.m. concert. $18 for adults, free for keiki 12 and under; $13 for aquarium members. 923-9741.

CONCERTS: June 29-30

Trout Fishing in America — guitarist/vocalist Ezra Idlet and bassist/vocalist Keith Grimwood — brings its folk pop sounds in a concerts at the University of Hawai'i's Orvis Auditorium. 7 p.m. June 29-30. $20 family special (free for one child 12 and younger when accompanied by two paying adults), $10 general, $4 children 12 and younger. 956-6878.

The Fourth of July is cause for celebration at several sites around the island:

• Aloha Tower Marketplace plans a fireworks display from 8:45 p.m. July 3. Free. 566-2337.
• The annual event at Sills Field, Schofield Barracks, will include crafts, new products, entertainment, food, keiki activities and a fireworks display. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. July 4. Fireworks go off about 8:15 p.m. Free. 438-4480.
• Ala Moana Center's fireworks go off at about 8:30 p.m. Ju;y 4 off Magic Island. Free. 955-9517.
• In Kailua, the annual fireworks display begins at 8 p.m. July 4 off Kailua Beach. There's also a parade, 10 a.m.-noon along Kainalu Drive. Free. 261-2727.
• Kapalua Wine and Food Festival, Maui, July 5
• Christian rockers Delirious?, Waikiki Shell, July 8
• Jerry Santos and Olomana, July 12, Waikiki Aquarium
• BayFest, featuring Sister Hazel, Marine Corps Base Hawai'i, Kane'ohe Bay,

July 13-15

• Hawai'i International Jazz Festival, July 19-22, Blaisdell Concert Hall
• Prince Lot Hula Festival, July 21, Moanalua Gardens
• Keola Beamer, July 26, Waikiki Aquarium
• Col÷n, Aug. 2, Waikiki Aquarium
• Hawai'i State Farm Fair, Aug. 3-5, 10-12 16-19, Aloha Stadium parking lot
• Aloha Festivals celebration on O'ahu, Sept. 14-23
• Destiny's Child, Sept. 21, 23, Blaisdell Arena
• 'Ohina Short Film Showcase, Sept. 28-30, Honolulu Academy of Arts theater
• Hawaii International Film Festival, Nov. 2-11