Maui Arts & Entertainment
Tickets go on sale next week for ‘MAKANA: Songs of Maui Nui’ show at Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Makana and special guest Miss Aloha Hula 1980 Kaʻula Kamahele will weave a musical and visual tapestry honoring Maui Nui and those haku mele (composers) famous for their legacy works.
Top 20 things to do on Maui, Oct. 12-22: Polynesian voyagers festival, The Voice’s Jason Arcilla performance, LGBT Pride Party
Topping our 20 things to do on Maui this week is the three-day Gathering of the Voyagers event in Wailea that celebrates Polynesian culture through story, music, voyaging and dance. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.
The Shops at Wailea will host keiki Halloween celebrations Oct. 29
The Shops at Wailea welcomes families on Oct. 29 for a “Keiki Halloween” event, featuring a costume contest, trick-or-treating, balloon animals, and character photos.
Diamond Head Theatre’s benefit performance of Mamma Mia! for Maui raises $20,011
Diamond Head Theatre presented Mamma Mia! For Maui, during a special, sold-out performance on Wednesday night, in which all ticket sales went to the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund.
Maui Pops Orchestra 2023-2024 concert series at the MACC
Tickets for the upcoming Maui Pops Orchestra concert series at the MACC’s Castle Theater go on sale Oct. 6.
UH Wind Ensemble to play special rendition of Lahainaluna in tribute
Like many of those in Hawaiʻi who watched with heavy hearts the devastation that the wildfires left on Maui, the members of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Wind Ensemble felt a desire to honor those who were lost, those who survived, and those who are working to help the community.
2023 Hawaiʻi International Film Festival returns to Maui, Oct. 27-29
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents a return to Maui of the Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF) with six feature films, a program of six short films, and a showcase of four documentaries. All screenings will take place in the MACC’s McCoy Studio Theater starting Friday, Oct. 27 and concluding Sunday, Oct. 29.
Lahaina film “My Partner” Wins Awards, Screens Across Hawaiʻi and Globe
“My Partner” was shot in Lahaina and is believed to be the last production to showcase Lahaina before the destructive Aug. 8, 2023 fire.
Top 20 things to do on Maui, Oct. 5-18: Oktoberfest, free ‘Ukulele Festival, benefits for Maui wildfire victims
Several festivals on Maui to benefit Maui wildfire victims are coming up, including a donation drive for the Maui Food Bank and for musicians left with no home and instruments. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.
Maui’s Jason Arcilla secures spot on Team Gwen by singing Fleetwood Mac on NBC’s ‘The Voice’
Mauiʻs Jason Arcilla from Pukalani, secured a spot on Team Gwen by singing “Dreams,” by Fleetwood Mac. The moment was captured on Season 24 of NBC’s The Voice, which aired on Tuesday evening, Oct. 3, 2023.
A return to Maui for Haunted Hawaiian Ghost Stories with Lopaka Kapanui, Oct. 25
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents Lopaka Kapanui, a storyteller favorite returning to Maui to present his Haunted Hawaiian Ghost Stories. The event is FREE to the public in Castle Theater, Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. Registering in advance is required and is available online only starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 at MauiArts.org.
Diamond Head Theatre presents ‘Mamma Mia!’ benefit show for Maui
Diamond Head Theatre presents “Mamma Mia!” for a special benefit performance on Oct. 4, with all ticket sales supporting the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund.
Kolohe Kai and Matisyahu Cydeways perform upbeat reggae music at MACC on Saturday
Kolohe Kai and special guest Matisyahu Cydeways perform their upbeat reggae style on Saturday (Sept. 30) during a stop of their summer tour at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s A&B Amphitheater.
Annual Keiki Halloween Festival to return to Imua Discovery Garden, Oct. 28
Costumed children and their families are invited to join Imua Family Services at its third Keiki Halloween Festival on Saturday, Oct. 28. Held annually at the Will Smith Imua Discovery Garden in Wailuku, the spooktacular event features live music, activities and goodies offered up by community nonprofit and business partners.
Work begins on new mural at University of Hawaiʻi Maui College student lounge
More than 20 students, faculty and staff gathered in the Heona Fine Arts Studio last week to begin work on a new three-panel, 40-foot by 8-foot acrylic on canvas mural. It will be the centerpiece of UH Maui College’s new Student Lounge.
Kolohe Kai with special guests Matisyahu and Cydeways, Sept. 30
Kolohe Kai performs this Saturday, Sept. 30 at the A&B Amphitheater & Yokouchi Pavilion at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the show starts at 6 p.m.
Update/Postponed: CNHA hosts hula and mele workshop fundraiser to benefit Maui
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement hosts a day long hula and mele workshop fundraiser, Kōkua Nā Hono Aʻo Piʻilani, on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Windward Community College, Hale ʻĀkoakoa. Proceeds from the event will directly benefit ongoing Maui relief efforts.
Top 20 things to do on Maui, Sept 27-Oct. 8: Natalie Ai Kamauu, Kanekoa, Vince Esquire Maui wildfire benefits, Oktoberfest
The ‘ukulele-powered band Kanekoa, the Vince Esquire Band and Grammy-nominated Natalie Ai Kamauu perform at benefits for Maui wildfire victims this weekend. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.
Grammy-nominated artist performing at Ke Kani Hone O Wailea Concert on Friday
Natalie Ai Kamauu is a Grammy-nominated artist, four-time “Female Vocalist of the Year” Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awardee, and was named “Miss Aloha Hula” at the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival.
‘Birthday Candles’ debuts at Maui Academy of Performing Arts Oct. 6-22
Noah Haidle’s play, “Birthday Candles,” directed by David C. Johnston and featuring a talented cast of Maui actors, will take center stage at the Maui Academy of Performing Arts from Oct. 6 to 22.
