Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Chinese New Year
CULTURE, ARTS
(
www.chinatownhi.com
)
From late January to mid-February, Chinatown's lunar new year
festivities include a night market and a parade with lion dancers and firecrackers.
Honolulu Festival
ARTS, CULTURE
(
www.honolulufestival.com
)
In mid-March, this three-day celebration of Asian-Pacific cul-
tural exchange features live music, dance and drama performances and an arts-and-crafts
fair.
Mele Mei
MUSIC, ARTS
(
www.melemei.com
)
Mostly in May, a month-long celebration of Hawaiian music with
workshops, live concerts and hula performances leads up to Hawaii's prestigious Na
Hoku Hanohano Awards.
Lantern Floating Hawaii
CULTURE
(
www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com
)
On Memorial Day (the last Monday in May), the souls of
the dead are honored with a Japanese floating-lantern ceremony after sunset at Ala
Moana Beach Park's Magic Island.
Pan-Pacific Festival
ARTS, CULTURE
(
www.pan-pacific-festival.com
)
Three days of Japanese, Hawaiian and South Pacific enter-
tainment in early June, with music, dancing and
taiko
drumming.
King Kamehameha Hula Competition
HULA
(
http://hulacomp.webstarts.com
)
One of Hawaii's biggest hula contests, with hundreds of
dancers competing at the Neal S Blaisdell Center in late June.
Prince Lot Hula Festival
HULA
(
www.mgf-hawaii.org
)
The state's oldest and largest noncompetitive hula event at the
Moanalua Gardens on the third Saturday in July.
Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival
FOOD
(
www.hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com
)
Star chefs, sustainable farms and food lovers come to-
gether for a long weekend of wining and dining in early September.
Talk Story Festival
STORYTELLING
