Maui Arts & Entertainment

UHMC’s Noah Medeiros has been recognized as the most outstanding film student and Mark Cabalse as the most outstanding graphic arts student.

Hawaiʻi waterwoman Lauren Spalding is among several extraordinary sports people featured in a national film tour about extreme outdoor lifestyles.

Concert tickets are now on sale for the ʻukulele trio Nue performing on June 18 and acoustic roots percussionist Joachim Cooder on June 23.

The ʻukulele-powered jam-rock bank Kanekoa plan to launch their summer national tour on their home island outside, under the stars at Gilligans Bar & Grill on Maui.

Obon festival in Japan typically lasts for three days in the month of August. However, in Hawaiʻi, the Obon season starts in June and lasts until September, allowing a different temple to host an Obon festival each weekend.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment from May 12-18, find our comprehensive listing here.

The Maui Huliau Foundation will host its annual Huliau Youth Environmental Film Festival at the new Imua Discovery Garden in Wailuku on May 22 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Three-time Grammy award winning artist Kalani Peʻa of Maui, has garnered multiple nominations in the 45th annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards.

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Ignace “Iggy” Jang will be the solo violinist and later serve as conductor in performances this weekend with the Maui Chamber Orchestra at the ʻĪao Theatre. The Orchestra is emerging from a two-year hiatus prompted by the COVID pandemic.

As she emerges out of the pandemic, Anuhea’s touring schedule has picked up again. She performs this Saturday and Sunday in Māʻalaea on Maui.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment from May 5-11, find our comprehensive listing here.

A two-day workshop about how to plant, harvest and process ʻawa into a drink will take place at the Maui Botanical Gardens this weekend.

Mother’s Day takes place on Sunday, May 8, 2022. This list includes a selection of upcoming promotions and deals for Mother’s Day on Maui, including select brunch menus, spa deals, and shopping specials.

Kalehua Fung is thrilled to have been selected as the 2022 Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate but she’s put her college dreams on hold until she saves enough money for her school tuition and living expenses.

The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui presents “Children’s Day – Kodomo No Hi” on Saturday, May 7 at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center from 6 to 9 p.m.  Kodomo No Hi is a Japanese tradition that focuses on children; and the evening’s activities present a variety of multi-cultural entertainment and exploratory experiences.

A statewide telecast from Oʻahu as well as live festivities on Maui will take place to celebrate the annual Hawaiʻi “May Day” with lei day celebration.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment from April 28-May 4, find our comprehensive listing here.

More than a dozen young poets statewide will be presenting their works at a competition to select the Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate this year.

Tickets are on sale for the 41st Annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival, with master sommelier Michael Jordan as host. The event takes place on June 9-12 at the Kapalua Resort.

High school juniors Cailyn Omuro of Maui High School and Sophia Salvador of Kīhei Charter School were selected in a juried process as the winners of START, a community-based artist immersion for young aspiring artists.