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

BIG ISLAND

√ HAWAI'I ISLAND CHINESE FILM FESTIVAL, second annual, Feb. 13, The Palace Theater, Hilo; free; 808-934-7010:

• 2:30 p.m., "Long Story Short."

• 7 p.m., blessing by the Big Island Shaolin Arts lion dancers, Ha'ili Street, fronting theater.

• 7:30 p.m., "Hollywood Chinese."

• 10 p.m., "The Forbidden Kingdom."

AUGIE T. COMEDY SHOW, 8 p.m. Feb. 13; Akebono Theatre, Puna; $10 advance, $15 at door; 808-479-0576; www.augietulba.com.

"EXPLORE THE HIDDEN FOREST: Lichens, Mosses and Fungi," a Big Island Volcano Village workshop on the "Little Plant Life of the Forest," 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 14, Niaulani campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; $60/financial subsidies available; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

√ AMY GREENWELL GARDEN TOUR, 10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 14, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook, Big Island; free; 808-323-3318.

THE MAKAHA SONS CONCERT, 7 p.m. Feb. 14; The Palace Theater, Hilo; $20 advance, $25 at the door; 808-934-7010

√ HULIHE'E PALACE CONCERT and VILLAGE STROLL, arranged by Kokua Kailua to support Kailua, Kona, merchants and restaurants during the economic downturn, with musicians (free concert on palace lawn, 4 p.m.), arts, restaurant and merchant participation, 1-6 p.m. Feb. 15, along a "pedestrian mall" on Ali'i Drive, Kailua, Kona; free; 808-329-9694.

"ANGELIQUE KIDJO," performance of the 2008 Grammy-winning drama by the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19, UH-Hilo theater; $45; 808-974-7310, http://artscenter.uhh.hawaii.edu.

U2 PLANETARIUM SHOW, 43-minute full-dome experience to rock band's music with digital video and sound, 7:30 and 9 p.m. Friday nights through April, Imiloa Planetarium, Hilo; ticket prices/ordering, 808-969-9703.

√ NIAULANI NATURE WALK, guided tour through an old-growth forest; 9:30 a.m. Mondays; meet at Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village; donations accepted; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

KAMAHA'O: The Wondrous Myths of Hawai'i, outdoor dinner show and lu'au; 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort; $79.95*; reservations, 808-930-4900.

√ DAVID GOMES, slack-key guitar; 6-9 p.m. Thursdays; Merriman's Restaurant, Waimea; no cover charge; 808-885-6622.

MAUI

KENNY RANKIN CONCERT, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Maui Arts & Cultural Center's McCoy Studio Theater; $39; 808-242-7469, www.mauiarts.org.

MAKANA CONCERT, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 and 15, Maui Arts & Cultural Center's McCoy Studio Theater; $30*; 808-242-7469, www.mauiarts.org.

√ HAWAI'I YOUTH SYMPHONY, with special guest artist, Willie K, 7 p.m. Feb. 16, Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theater; free; 808-242-7469, www.mauiarts.org.

LOVE HABITS TOUR, a Valentine's season naturalist tour on the dating and mating habits of animals, including humpback whales, spinner dolphins, sharks and others, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 18 and 25, Maui Ocean Center, Wailuku; $15 (in addition to park admission; includes lunch, snack or dessert); reservations required, 808-270-7089.

"THE WORLD UNSEEN," one of the series of Candlelight Cafe & Cinema films, Maui Film Festival, 5 and 7 p.m. Feb. 18, Castle Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center; $12.50*. 808-242-7469.

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

KUPANAHA: Maui Magic for All Ages, dinner show with illusions performed by Jody and Kathleen Baran and daughters, seating begins 4:30 p.m. Fridays, dinner seating 4:30-5:15 p.m., Kanahele Room Theater, Ka'anapali Beach Hotel; repeats Saturdays and Tuesdays-Thursdays; kama'aina rate $55, general seating $79* and premium seating $89; reservations, 808-667-0128.

√ ISRAELI FOLK DANCING, sponsored by the Jewish Congregation of Maui; 5-8 p.m. Tuesdays; Beit Shalom Synagogue, Kihei; $5; 808-874-5397, 808-280-1051.

KAUA'I

16th ANNUAL "EAT DESSERT FIRST," scholarship fundraiser for The Zonta Club of Kaua'i Foundation, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Resort Quest Kaua'i Beach Resort at Makaiwa; $18 advance, $20 at the door; Marlene Greer, 808-346-1058, www.zonta-kauai.org.

E KANIKAPILA KAKOU Hawaiian music concert, 7-9:30 p.m. Feb. 15, Kaua'i Community College, Performing Arts Center; $30*; 808-245-8311.

RELEASE, with DJs and performers; 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fridays; Sheraton Kauai hotel; $10 before 10 p.m.; 808-742-1661.