The Marine Corps Pacific Band lent a hand to local needy children with its annual Toys for Tots concert at Hawaii Theatre on Sunday. Guests were asked to bring new, unwrapped toys to be distributed in the local community. See gallery
The Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives held its 47th annual Holiday Craft Fair on Nov. 24, billing it as “Hawaii’s oldest” fair. Only made-in-Hawaii items were featured, such as glass artwork, jewelry, pottery, woodwork and silk scarves. Neighboring Kawaiahao Church held its own fair as well, giving shoppers a double dose of local holiday cheer. See gallery
The Liliha/Palama area caught on to the early holiday season with its annual Christmas Parade on Nov. 23. Miss Chinatown Hawaii 2019 Brooke Lynn Alcuran, Miss Hawaii Chinese 2019 Ivonne Lee and Miss Chinese Jaycees 2019 Danicia Honda joined the festivities, which went from United Church of Christ to Kohou Street. See gallery
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Runners hoping to build up an Thanksgiving appetite charged through a 10-mile Turkey Trot on Thursday that started at Kapiolani Park. The race awarded those who finished closest to their predicted finish times, giving those training for a full marathon some insight into their pacing. See gallery
Jo Koy made his triumphant return to Honolulu this week with four sold-out Blaisdell Arena shows, some of which will appear in a new Netflix special. Koy's routine included familiar skits about his Filipino upbringing, observational comedy and ethnic humor. See gallery
Anuhea brought some of her musical friends to Blue Note Hawaii for her third annual Thanksgiving Celebration concert series this week, with appearances Tuesday through Friday. See gallery
Six months of hard work paid off for Lacie Choy as she was crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2019 Sunday night at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Competing as Miss Waikiki USA, the 20-year-old University of Hawaii at Manoa student beat 24 other contestants to become the 57th woman to hold the title of Miss Hawaii USA since 1962. See gallery
The Hawaii High School Athletic Association hosted the 2018 Cheerleading Championship at Blaisdell Arena on Saturday. See gallery
The Friends of Iolani Palace and the Hawaii Air National Guard's Royal Guard celebrated the 182nd birthday of King David Kalakaua on Friday at the Palace. The tribute was highlighted by a performance by the Royal Hawaiian Band. See gallery
Ward Village hosted a screening of "Echo in the Canyon" during the latest installment of the Courtyard Cinema film series on Thursday. Producer Jakob Dylan (lead singer of The Wallflowers and son of Bob Dylan) and director Andrew Salter were on hand to introduce the film. See gallery
Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand celebrated its 20th year at its current location overlooking Kapiolani Park with a bash on Nov. 14. The gay-friendly club is a great spot for good times and good food. See gallery
Waikiki paid tribute to our military veterans on Sunday with a combination Armistice Day Centennial and Veterans Day Commemoration. Music ranging from live bagpipers to performances by the Marine Forces Pacific Band, Raiatea Helm and the Harry James Orchestra, along with a WWI film festival and fireworks entertained the crowd. See gallery
Ward Village hosted a fall barbeque on Friday with a pop-up beer garden, food, music by Streetlight Cadence, an Art+Flea Pop-Up Urban Market, keiki activities, a burger-eating contest and art activities with the Art Explorium. See gallery
Windborne’s Rock Symphony, featuring singer Brody Dolyniuk, joined the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra’s Music That Rocks series to headline "The Music of Pink Floyd" on Friday at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. See gallery
Phil Solato's Swinging Big Band hosted a 1940s-style dance party during a Veterans Day "Salute to Our Military" party at Gordon Biersch on Saturday. See gallery
Arizona tiki punk band Tiki Bandits played Downbeat Lounge on Friday with surf rockers Men in Grey Suits and garage rock artist Detroit Johnny. See gallery
Excited fans of homegrown megastar Bruno Mars jammed the Aloha Stadium area at the first of his three concerts on Nov. 8. He included several local touches to his “24K Magic” World Tour concert, speaking a bit of pidgin and wearing a University of Hawaii shirt. See gallery
The E.K. Fernandez Shows midway brought rides, games, carnival food and topflight entertainment Kapolei High School for a school benefit last weekend. Musicians Josh Tatofi, B.E.T. and Kapena were headliners for the three-day event. See gallery
Pink Martini headlined an evening of music at Blue Note Hawaii on Nov. 3. See gallery
The Central Oahu community put its best foot forward with its 13th annual Taste of Waipahu, featuring food-eating contests, rides and games. A hip-hop dance event had the crowd at August Ahrens Elementary School grooving along with the music. See gallery
At the Hawaii State Art Museum, a wide range of work was on display during First Friday on Nov. 2, including artwork by Lori Uyehara, Lynda Hess and Masami Teraoka as well as from Hawaii Craftsmen artists Patti Johnson and Daven Hee. Designers Matt Bruening and Rumi Murakami also displayed their latest fashions at HiSam’s Museum Gallery Shop x Mori by Art + Flea. See gallery
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