honoluluadvertiser.com

Sponsored by:

Comment, blog & share photos

Log in | Become a member
The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, May 25, 2007

Neighbor Islands

Advertiser Staff

The indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchases. Call venue for details.

BIG ISLAND

Western Week continues through Monday with music, arts and crafts, cultural demonstrations, food booths, games, dancing and prizes; some events are free. Additional event listings: (808) 933-9772, www.konaweb.com.

Poetry Night, bring a poem (yours or another's) to share, 7-9 p.m. today, Volcano Garden Arts; free. (808) 967-7261.

Hilo Chamber Music Festival, works by Mozart, Dvorak, Vaughan Williams and others performed by Big Island musicians with guest musicians from the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and the Mainland, 7:30 p.m. today, Palace Theater, Hilo; continues 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday with a different program of music; $15 per concert or $35 for all three. (808) 934-7010.

Hilo Inter-Tribal PowWow, ceremonies, song, dance, music, storytelling, cultural demonstrations, food booths, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Monday, Wailoa River Park, Hilo; free admission. www.hilopowwow.com.

Artists in Action, members of the Volcano Village Artist Hui offer workshops and demonstrations of woodblock printing, weaving, sculpture and other media, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Volcano Garden Arts; free. (808) 967-7247.

People and Land of Kahuku, guided 2.5-mile hike through lava fields, pastures and ranch roads explores the ways people have lived in the district from the earliest Hawaiian settlements through today, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sundays through June 10, meet at the Kahuku gate, Highway 11 near the 70-mile marker in Ka'u; free. (808) 985-6014.

Movies Under the Stars, films screened at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Kings' Keaka at the Waikoloa Kings' Shops, Kohala Coast; $5*, bring blankets and lawn chairs. (808) 886-8811.

"Kilauea Volcano: Slow Dancer and Hard Rocker," Mike Poland discusses the characteristics of Kilauea's earthquakes that happen over long periods of time, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Kilauea Visitor Center, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park; $1 donation plus park admission fees. (808) 985-6014.

Azure McCall and Lorenzo Hawkins, jazz vocals and piano, 9 p.m.-midnight Tuesdays-Saturdays, Hilton Waikoloa Village's Malolo Lounge; no cover charge. (808) 886-1234.

David Gomes, slack key, 6-9 p.m. Thursdays, Merriman's Restaurant, Waimea; no cover charge. (808) 885-6622.

MAUI

Leilani's on the Beach, Whalers Village, Ka'anapali, entertainment: Scott Baird, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Fridays; JD & Friends, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Saturdays; Kilohana, Hawaiian favorites, vegetarian 2:30-5:30 p.m. Sundays; Scotty Rotten, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays; JD on the Rocks, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Thursdays; no cover charge. (808) 661-4495.

Lehua Lounge, Kapalua Bay Hotel, Hawaiian entertainment: Cody Pueo Pata, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays, Mondays and Wednesdays; no cover charge. (808) 665-4552.

Benoit Jazz Works, 6:30-9 p.m. today, Saturdays and Thursdays, Ma'alaea Grill; and with Tom Conway, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Mulligan's on the Blue, Wailea. No cover charges.

Kimo's, Lahaina, Hawaiian entertainment: Sam Ahia, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays-Sundays and Wednesdays-Thursdays; also, TBA, 10 p.m.midnight Fridays and Carroll Brothers, 10 p.m.-midnight Saturday; no cover charge. (808) 661-4811.

" 'Ulalena," a theatrical production, 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Maui Theatre, Lahaina; repeats 6:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays and Tuesdays-Thursdays; general admission: $49.50*, premium seating: $59.50*; Producer's Package with VIP seating and backstage tour: $69.50*. Reservations: (808) 661-9913, (877) 688-4800.

Nalu Sunset Bar and Sushi entertainment: Evan Shulman, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Fridays and Kawika Lum Ho, contemporary Hawaiian, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Wednesdays; no cover charge. (808) 667-1200.

Keiki Hula, rotating performances by local children's halau, 1 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Lahaina Cannery; free. (808) 661-5304.

"The Astronaut Farmer," Virginia Madsen and Billy Bob Thornton star in this story of a man who dreams of becoming an astronaut in his own barn-built rocketship, 5 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Castle Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center; part of Maui Film Festival; $10*. (808) 242-7469, (808) 572-3456.

WOW (Wailea on Wednesdays), an evening of art and refreshments, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, The Shops at Wailea; free. (808) 891-6770.

Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Concert, hosted by George Kahumoku Jr., with guest Cyril Pahinui, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, indoor amphitheater; $30 kama'aina, $40 general. (808) 669-3858.

The David Choy Quartet, with Bob Harrison on bass, Gene Argel on piano, David Choy on saxophone and Jerry Davis on drums, 8-11 p.m. Wednesdays, Unisan Sushi Bar and Grill, Wailuku; no cover. (808) 244-4500.

KAUA'I

Kaua'i Polynesian Festival 2007, dancing, competitions, crafts, food booths and more, today through Sunday, Vidinha Stadium, Lihu'e; $25 for three-day pass or $10 per day. Complete schedule at www.kauaipolynesianfestival.org. (808) 335-6466.

Duke's Canoe Club Kauai entertainment: Berto & Company, 4-6 p.m., Apana Sisters, 6:45-8:45 p.m., and Sidekicks, 9-11 p.m. Fridays; Apana Sisters, 6:45-8:45 p.m. Saturdays through Thursdays, Kauai Marriott Resort; no cover charge. (808) 246-9599.

Happy Talk Lounge entertainment: Aloha Friday, 4:30-7 p.m., and Kirby Keough, 7-10 p.m. Fridays; Randy Carnevali Trio, 7-10 p.m. Saturdays; "Sunday Jazz Jam," 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sundays; Jonah Cummings, 7-10 p.m. Mondays; Hanalei Hula Night, 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays; Alan Thomas, 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays; Norman "Ka'awa" Solomon, 7-10 p.m. Thursdays; Hanalei Bay Resort; no cover charge. (808) 826-6522.

Keoki's Paradise (Po'ipu) entertainment: Po'ipu, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays; Pau Hana, Nick Castillo, 7-9 p.m. Sundays; 'Elua, 7-9 p.m. Mondays; Kaua Naulu, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; EZ Livin', 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays; Te Moku, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays; no cover charge. (808) 742-7534.