Menu caters to special needs

Those with dietary restrictions can miss out on the resort dining experience because the food just doesn’t meet their needs.

The Fairmont Orchid Hawai‘i is offering Lifestyle Cuisine Plus at all of its restaurants, with meals suitable to those with diabetes, heart disease and gluten allergies. The menu also caters to macrobiotic, raw and vegan diets.

Examples: Kalbi Chicken Vegetable Fried Rice (gluten-free) and Buckwheat Noodle Stir Fry (vegan).

Call 885-2000, email orchid@fairmont.com or visit www.fairmont.com/orchid.

Volcano center offers art, tours

The Volcano Art Center in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park offers free exhibits, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Now showing is "Embracing ‘Ohi‘a," a group exhibit of the Pacific Island Printmakers, open through Nov. 6.

The center also offers "Niaulani Nature Walk," a free one-hour tour through an old-growth Hawaiian rain forest, at 9:30 a.m. Mondays in November. The walk introduces native plants and birds of Volcano, and the biological, ecological and geological features of the area. It also covers traditional uses of flora and fauna.

Park entrance fees apply. Call 967-7565 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.

Kauai hosts slack-key festival

The Hilton Kauai Beach Resort hosts the 19th annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival — Kauai-Island Style from noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 20.

Along with performances by a variety of artists, the free event will include food booths, crafts, exhibits and information booths set up by community groups.

The resort is at 4331 Kauai Beach Drive in Lihue. Visit www.slackkeyfestival.com.