Maui Arts & Entertainment

Multi-Grammy award winning band and Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago perform with special guest Henry Kapono on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s A&B Amphitheater and Yokouchi Pavilion. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.

Maui OnStage’s Education and Youth Program’s fall production of “Snow Angel” featuring an all-teen cast and crew opens Friday, Sept. 27 and runs through Oct. 6, 2024.

The MeleCraft Music Mentorship by Haku Collective is returning to Maui after its debut earlier this year.

Maui music group Nuff Sedd will host an exclusive CD release event for their new album “Cup of Aloha” at The Lounge at Island Sound in Hawaiʻi Kai, Oʻahu, on Sept. 28, 2024. As the one-year anniversary of the devastating Maui wildfires approached, Nuff Sedd released their heartfelt new single, “Cup of Aloha.”

The Maui community is invited to Queen Kaʻahumanu Center for a weekend packed with creativity, cultural experiences, and opportunities to connect. From hands-on crafting with the Keiki Club to nonprofit outreach at Kōkua Corner and a stunning Hula Show, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Theatre and Dance and Kennedy Theatre will premiere “Puana” this fall, a hana keaka (Hawaiian Theatre) production that delves into the spiritual connections between Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) and their kūpuna (ancestors) through the power of song. Performed primarily in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language), the play also commemorates the 10th anniversary of UH Mānoa’s Hawaiian Theatre program.

The winners have been announced for the 17th Annual Kū Mai Ka Hula competition, held on Saturday, Sept. 14 in Castle Theater at Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Eight award-winning hālau from Maui, O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, and the continental US participated this year.

A site blessing for the Hālau of ʻŌiwi Art was held on Sunday, marking a significant step forward in the creation of a cultural center dedicated to the preservation and celebration of Native Hawaiian arts. The event was attended by kumu hula, representatives from the County of Maui, project managers, and construction contractors. In response […]

Following a five-year hiatus, the Maui Okinawan Festival returns to the Maui Mall Village on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kamaʻāina and visitors can savor Okinawan food while enjoying high-energy music and dance, cultural displays with live demonstrations and interactive activities and shopping at the festival’s craft fair featuring Maui and Oʻahu vendors. 

Film festival favorite “My Partner,” a tender Boys’ Love drama and coming-of-age tale shot in Lahaina prior to the devastating fire in 2023, will be available on major streaming VOD (video on demand) platforms beginning Sept. 24, 2024.

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation welcomes renowned Hawaiian musician, Cody Pueo Pata as its featured artist for the September edition of the free Hawaiian Music Series. The event takes place at the Lahaina Civic Center Amphitheater on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The 44th annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF44) presented by Halekulani will showcase 92 feature films, 114 shorts, 40 world premiers and 31 US premieres across the islands from Oct. 3 to Nov. 10.

University of Hawai‘i Maui College Associate Professor Dr. Joseph Keola Donaghy documents and explores the role that musical performance and composition practice played in efforts to defend Maunakea and how these practices reflected the idea of kapu aloha that was prevalent among kia‘i (protectors).

Queen Kaʻahumanu Center launched its inaugural 808 Bash on Aug. 24, bringing Maui together in celebration of community. Organizers say the success of this event has set the tone for what is hoped to become a new annual tradition for the island.

Festivals of Aloha has announced its 2024 theme, “Ka Laʻi o Hauola – The Calm of Hauola,” honoring the revered Pōhakuohauola (Hauola Stone) of Lahaina, a historic symbol of healing and restoration. As Maui Nui communities continue to recover from the devastating wildfires of Aug. 8, 2023, this year’s theme reflects the collective hope for peace and comfort, echoing the stone’s ancient legacy of health and renewal, organizers said.

“American Idol” finalist Oliver Steele is set to perform at Alaloa Lounge on Wednesday, Sept. 4 and Thursday, Sept. 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. 

The Maui Youth Philharmonic Orchestra is offering classes in classical music this fall at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center in Kahului, upstairs between Central Maui Tax and the Fun Factory.

This month, guests can enjoy performances by talented local artists at The Shops at Wailea every Wednesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. This includes Tarvin Makia (Sept. 4), Nevah Too Late (Sept. 11), Rama Camarillo (Sept. 18) and Mondokane (Sept. 25).

Slightly Stoopid is set to perform at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center with special guests Steel Pulse and Makua Rothman on Sunday, Sept. 15. Gates open at the outdoors Alexander & Baldwin Amphitheater at 5 p.m., and the show begins at 6 p.m.

The Wailuku First Friday street party on Sept. 6, 2024 kick’s-off the two month Hawaiian Showcase “Festivals of Aloha.” The event, from 6 to 9 p.m., features entertainment by Maui Music Mission, Te Ohi Nui and Hālau Keola Aliʻi O Kekai. The Hammah House Band celebrates their release of the single “Like Mehk,” with music on the Market St. Stage.