For the sixth consecutive year, West Maui celebrates its plantation history with nostalgic food and festivities at the Lahaina Plantation Days event, this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and 25, 2014.

The Launch Day event began at noon and was attended by various elected officials.

If you dream of gallivanting through a makeshift Middle Earth with a bunch of people dressed as royalty and mythological creatures, well… this isn’t that.

Watch Mick Fleetwood lead a parade; dance both Friday and Saturday nights away; see a movie or a show at the MACC; run a 5K and more.

You’re only dancing on this earth for a short while, so you may as well carpe diem at some of the weekend’s better options listed here.

Get ready to experience a contact high this Sunday, Nov. 17 when Slightly Stoopid and Barrington Levy play the MACC’s Yokouchi Pavilion.

Learn a traditional Hawaiian skill, take in some hula at the international competition at the MACC, check out Lahaina 2nd Friday, and binge on beer at a “blondes vs brunettes” beer-off by the beach.

With a focus on sustainability and farm to table products, Huffington Post Hawaii celebrated their launch with a party on Maui last night.

Throughout the month, aquarium visitors can explore the world of green sea turtles via unique presentations and tour package upgrade options.

This week’s 14th annual Maui Film Festival will be bringing a host of star-studded and culinary events to the island.