Maui Arts & Entertainment

The “Mele + Moʻolelo || ʻAwa + ʻAi” program features hula, mele Hawaiʻi, ʻapu ʻawa and ʻai māmā with performances by Hālau o Nakaulakuhikuhi and special guest musicians Josh Kahula and Kūpaoa.

Dancing lions, firecrackers, and martial arts masters kick off “The Year of the Rat.”

The inaugural Carmen Hulu Lindsey Leo Haʻihaʻi Falsetto Contest is planned as part of this year’s Celebration of the Arts event at the Ritz-Carlton in Kapalua.

Queen Kaʻahumanu Center celebrates the Chinese New Year of the Rat on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2019 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The annual, high energy celebration consists of a martial arts presentation, firecrackers and colorful lion dance by Au’s Shaolin Arts Society.

Hānaiali’i was nominated for her album Kalawaiʻanui, which was released on May 31, 2019.

In celebration of the Year of the Rat, which has now officially begun, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua will feature curated offerings inspired by the Lunar New Year on Thursday, Jan. 30. 

Presented by the Leela Dance Collective, SPEAK features the world’s leading female Kathak dancers and iconic Tap dancers, joined by the world’s leading Indian classical and American jazz musicians. 

PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure,” comes to Maui’s Castle Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, June 12-14, 2020.  Tickets go on sale today for MACC members, and to the general public on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.

Maui OnStage and Surf Rents Trucks presents the Maui Fringe Theater Festival 2020, a weekend marathon of the performing arts, from Jan. 23 through 26 at the Historic ʻĪao Theater.

Multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winners Kūpaoa and Mark Yamanaka will join forces to for an evening of inspired composition with exquisite harmonies at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. 

Artist 2 Artist concerts feature special guests Johnny Valentine, Paula Fuga, and Keola Beamer.

The public is invited to the Wo Hing Museum & Cookhouse on Lahaina’s Front Street for an evening of cultural activities, lion dancing, and historical presentations to pay tribute to the Chinese New Year. 

“Aspen Santa Fe Ballet has come to epitomize the contemporary-classical genre through its deep commitment to curating new ballets while cultivating choreographic talent. This has resulted in a catalogue of adventurous repertoire and a European sensibility glossed with American ebullience,” a MACC press release read.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s popular ArT=Mixx series, a fusion of performing and visual arts elaborating on ideas in the current exhibit in Schaefer International Gallery will be held on Feb. 1.

Shimabukuro is slated to perform at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center alongside members of his trio in March.

Dubbed “The Polynesian Luther Vandross” for his smooth vocals, Tatofi fuses rhythm and blues with his Polynesian heritage.

Nāpua Greig performed alongside her Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka.  She explained her role as kumu and the cultural perspective behind the tradition.  

Maui’s 18th annual “Art of Aloha” will be celebrated at Lahaina Galleries (located in The Shops at Wailea) on Sunday, Jan. 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

After three sold out shows in November, Maui actor/musician Eric Gilliom will be performing hana hou The White Hawaiian shows. 

The exhibit, “Internment: Stories from Maui,” features personal stories, photographs, and information on the two detention centers on the island.