Maui Arts & Entertainment

Married Maui boat captains Chrissy Lovitt and Emma Nelson, who used their vessel to pull fire survivors from the water during the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfire, are being featured as contestants on NBC’s game show “The Wall,” where they will share their story with a national audience while competing for a cash prize of up to $12 million.

A full week of Native Hawaiian culture, conversation, music and community begins today at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center with the 25th annual Native Hawaiian Convention, July 20–22, followed immediately by the Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition & Festival, July 23–25.

The Maui Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will host the Maui premiere of “The Last Dive,” a documentary about a decades-long bond between a Baja, California, veteran and a giant oceanic manta ray, on July 24 at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea.

The Paʻūpili Lahaina 3rd Saturdays gathering returns this Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lahaina United Methodist Church. This month’s event is part of the broader Lahaina Homecoming weekend, featuring over 30 local vendors, resource providers, and live performers like Reiko Fukino and Pono Murray. The event is free and open to the community.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority is providing $1 million to support 10 major festivals and sports events statewide through the end of the year as part of its Signature Events program. The events align with Hawai‘i’s brand, enrich Hawai‘i’s communities, create opportunities for resident-visitor interaction and attract attendees from beyond Hawai‘i.

lukukui, Native Hawaiian leaders, and cultural practitioners dedicate a 6,500-square-foot mural in Kapālama Kai on Oʻahu inspired by the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian genealogical creation chant. The artwork reflects Native Hawaiian relationships with the ocean and comes as Indigenous leaders across the Pacific call for greater representation in decisions about ocean protection and deep sea mining.

Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, in its 15th Anniversary Season, is set to return to Maui for the first time in 10 years on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. In a symbolic celebration of September’s National Classical Music Month, Mele for Maui is a free summer concert event to be held at Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows.

Maui Ocean Center will host its annual Coral Spawning Night from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 15. Not only will guests have the chance to witness coral spawning, but they can also learn about corals during lectures, film screenings and hands-on activities.

The Maui Public Art Corps will invite the community to celebrate the blessing and public unveiling of a new large-scale mural by artist Efren Rebugio Jr. at the historic Pāʻia Sugar Mill, on Thursday, July 16, 2026, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Lahaina Homecoming, a new, three-day celebration focused on healing, reconnection and hope, will kick off July 17-19, 2026, to welcome home 103 former Lahaina residents while inviting the public to help recognize Lahaina’s enduring spirit.

Miwa will share the extraordinary rediscovered diary of his father, Larry Fumio Miwa, a Hiroshima survivor whose firsthand account offers rare insight into one of history’s most devastating moments. As a young schoolboy in August 1945, Larry documented each day with clarity and courage—recording the destruction around him, the improbable survival of his family, and his solitary journeys through an abandoned and shattered city.

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation invites the community to experience E Hoʻi Ka Nani I Mokuʻula (Let the Glory Return to Mokuʻula), the free 360-degree immersive film experience presented at Maui Ocean Center’s The Sphere. The next screening will take place on Friday, July 10, 2026 at 6 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.

The Maui County Council has passed Resolution No. 26-112 today in honor of Faith Lynn Kealohapauʻole “Aloha” Paredes for her historic achievement as Miss Aloha Hula 2026.

SB 2580 moves to modernize and elevate Hawai‘i’s film industry by broadening access to our film tax credit and expanding resources for production. SB 2907 strengthens Hawai‘i’s blue economy through the establishment of a centralized office within the Hawai‘i Technology Development Corporation.

Mālama Wao Akua (Caring for the Realm of the Gods) returns this fall, inviting Maui artists to celebrate the native plants, animals, and watersheds of Maui Nui through art.

Festivals of Aloha is now accepting contestant applications for two of Hawai‘i’s premier celebrations of Hawaiian falsetto singing, inviting talented vocalists from across the islands and beyond to honor one of Hawai‘i’s most treasured musical traditions.

Theatre Theatre Maui (TTM) is presenting Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” as its 34th summer youth musical on July 16 through July 19 in Lahaina at the Lahainaluna High School “Hale Pāʻina” Cafeteria. This program is sponsored in part by the Wave of Harmony Foundation in partnership with the Gilbert & Aileen Kam Chuck Charitable Trust. 

Summer continues in the heart of historic Wailuku Town at Jammin’ in July, Wailuku First Friday on Friday, July 3, 2026, from 6 to 9 p.m. come shop and eat local along Market Street, the Wailuku Garage and the town merchants.

Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center has opened Impressions & Imprints, a juried exhibition of printmaking, metalsmithing and ceramics on view through July 24 at the center’s galleries on the Kaluanui Estate in Upcountry Makawao.

Akakū Maui Community Media will televise and live-stream the Makawao Parade beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2026.