Maui Arts & Entertainment

“We have parks for baseball, pickleball, tennis, and schools, but we’ve never had something for our hālau, yet hula is what we share with the world,” said Mayor Michael Victorino.

After a two-year hiatus, The Shops at Wailea on Friday relaunched its complimentary concert series with three-time Grammy Award winner Kalani Pe’a.

The award-winning documentary is being shown in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, and to honor its namesake–Maui’s own Patsy Takemoto Mink.

Dedicated to the study, practice, celebration of hula and various ‘ōiwi arts, the center will be the first of its kind and the largest investment by a county or the state to establish a permanent place for hula and its associated arts.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment from July 28 to Aug. 3, find our comprehensive listing here.

The Miss Maui Nui Preliminary Pageant and Lāna’i Coronation Ceremony, presented by ALOHAIMLINDSAY Productions LLC, takes place on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022 from 3-6 p.m. at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College. 

Jeff Peterson’s latest album of original slack-key songs, Mele Nahenahe, earned him two Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards last week, bringing his total Nā Hōkū award count to 13, in addition to two Grammy Awards.

Acclaimed jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan performs in a special solo concert at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s McCoy Studio Theater at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents a return to Maui of The Stylistics and their classic Philadelphia soul sounds that include multiple top 10 hits including “Stop, Look, Listen,” “You Are Everything,” “Betcha by Golly, Wow,” “I’m Stone in Love with You,” “Break Up to Make Up,” and “You Make Me Feel Brand New.”

Patrick Patterson, a professor in Asian Studies, is the guest speaker in a “East Meets West” series Saturday, July 30, at 1:30 p.m. at the Stanley Izumigawa Resource Center at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center in Wailuku.

“Keep It A Secret,” a documentary by Sean Duggan, recounts the emergence of surfing in Ireland and explores how amidst political and nationalist conflict, the unwavering influence of surfing on the island could not be stopped.

Kulāiwi took home awards for Group of the Year, Album of the Year, and Hawaiian Music Album of the Year. Their Native Lands album also surfaced in the Hawaiian Engineering of the Year category, which went to Michael Grande & Shawn Pimental for their work on Ē Liliʻu Ē, and Haʻihaʻi Pua Lehua.

Duane Padilla remembers when Maui Youth Orchestra founder Iolani Yamashiro enlisted him to make a trip every Monday for 10 years to teach violin to youth in her music program on the Valley Isle, including King Kekaulike High School student Kisa Uradomo.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents a first-time pairing on the Valley Isle of two of Hawai‘i’s award-winning  musical artists, Brother Noland and Tavana.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment from July 14 to 20, find our comprehensive listing here.

The Tuahine Troupe’s recently recorded first album, Keāiwaokulamanu, earned eight Nā Hōkū Hanohano nominations, including for Album of the Year and Group of the Year. 

Regency Theatres Wharf Cinemas in Lahaina presents the 1978 classic film “Big Wednesday” as part of its “Surf Cinema” series this Wednesday, July 20 at 7 p.m.

The new book features more than 80 interviews compiled over the course of 40 years. Many musicians featured in the publication reference how the Hawaiian islands impacted them,

Kīheiʻs 4th Friday Town Party takes place on July 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Azeka Shopping Center Mauka.

Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center and East Maui Watershed Partnership invite Maui artists of all ages to submit artwork for the 18th annual Mālama Wao Akua Exhibition.