Maui Arts & Entertainment

Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus hosted a free community concert Friday night at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. The concert, He Leo Aloha No Maui, drew nearly a thousand people to “share the gift of mele to bring healing and hope to the people of Maui,” according to the organizers. Children from the Children’s Chorus sang “O Lahaina, E Hoi Ka Nani” during the event.

The 2024 Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pā‘ū Parade and Ho‘olaule‘a is set for Saturday, June 15, 2024. Due to the Lahaina fires, the day-long events will be relocated to Central Maui, featuring a parade route along Ka‘ahumanu Avenue and a ho‘olaule‘a at Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center.  This year’s Hawai’i-wide theme is “He Inoa No Kalaninui Kamehameha” – Honor to Kamehameha the Great. The application is accessible online for parade entries to apply, with a deadline of May 24, 2024.

A spring concert led by Maui Choral Arts Artistic Director & Conductor John Rowehl, pianist Lotus Dancer and a 60-voice chorus, will combine two 30-minute choral movements on Sunday, April 21.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Maui Brewers Festival fundraiser returns Saturday, May 18. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser benefit the MACC’s many educational programs for students, teachers, and seniors, as well as the many free events offered to the Maui County community.

The Queen Kaʻahumanu Center hosts several performing arts studios this month. April has an engaging performing arts lineup with events that include live music, theater performances and the grand opening of a new dance studio.

Slack Key ‘Ohana’s latest album “Hawaiian Cowboy,” impressively lassoed the No. 1 spot of the iTunes world music albums chart upon its release last Friday.

When Maui was hit by a devastating fire last August, the nation collectively grieved. For singer and songwriter Lily Meola, who was born and raised on Maui, the heartbreak ran deep. So, she did what she does best—poured her pain and feelings into song. Initially revealed in a rare live performance on her Instagram account, “Hope in the Ashes,” is now available everywhere you get your music with all proceeds from the song being donated to the Maui Food Bank.

The Kani Kūola Music Festival commences Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at the Ka‘a‘i‘ike Building on the UHMC campus.

Oʻahu’s own Tumua, is bringing his national “Warrior Tour” to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater on Friday, July 12 at 7 p.m.

Seabury Hall’s choral ensembles are inviting popular music lovers to experience a “journey through the timeless tunes of the past” during an April 20 performance of “Radio Rewind Live: A pops choral concert.” The event starts at 7 p.m. at the ʻAʻaliʻikūhonua Creative Arts Center at the private school in Makawao.

The next Hawaiian Music Series of 2024 will take place on Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m. at Hale Hoʻikeʻike at the Bailey House in Wailuku. The free event will feature well-known local musicians Wilson Kanakaʻole and Jarret Roback.

Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2024 presented by Mele continues the annual Lei Day tradition by the Brothers Cazimero with Keauhou, the 19-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning group, returning to headline the concert experience alongside special guests, including Maui’s own Kamalei Kawaʻa, Robert Cazimero and Hālau Nā Kamalei o Līlīlehua.

A Ram Dass Maui Legacy Sunday Satsang Concert celebrating Lei Day will intertwine lineages and cultures, Aloha & Bhakti, and feature musicians with close connections to Indian and Hawaiian music-styles and cultures. The event will take place at the Napili Kai Beach Resort’s Aloha Pavilion on Sunday, April 28, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Seabury Hall is presenting “A Pop Celebration,” a Spring Music Ensembles Concert featuring music students of Seabury Hall on April 12.

Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e under the direction of Nā Kumu Hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes of Oʻahu took the overall title at the 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, in Hilo Hawaiʻi. The men of Mauiʻs Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi took home third place awards for kāne kahiko and ‘auana performances, as well as the festival’s third place overall award for men. In the women’s division, Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka earned a tie for fifth place in the wahine kahiko division.

ProArts Playhouse, Maui, has announced an event-packed two months, from musical performances and tributes to classic rock legends to aerial dances and comedy shows.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center (MACC) is opening a new exhibition that showcases work of one of the most significant artists to contribute to the movements of Dada and Surrealism in the development of modern art in the past century, Max Ernst.

After a hiatus due to COVID-19 closures, the East Maui Taro Festival is back to showcase the best of Hawaiian culture, cuisine, and the community of Hāna, Maui. The 28th event returns on Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hāna Ballpark.

Hawai‘i’s fourth Youth Poet Laureate designation was presented to Miya Peterson, a high school senior at O‘ahu’s Punahou School, during a live stream event at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Thursday.

Kaʻōnohikaumakaakeawe Kananiokeakua Holokai Lopes was named Miss Aloha Hula 2024 at the 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Thursday night at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Maui’s own Amedée Kauakohemālamalama Conley-Kapoi of  Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, under the direction of Nā Kumu Haunani and ʻIliahi Paredes was the first runner up.