Military veterans get 10% off at Aqua Hotels & Resorts
Aqua Hotels & Resorts is offering veterans discounted room rates in celebration of Military Appreciation Month.
During May, veterans will get a 10 percent discount off the best available rate at 19 participating Aqua hotels on Oahu, Maui and Kauai. A portion of each booking will be donated to the U.S. VETS program available to recently separated and homeless veterans in Hawaii.
For information, visit Aqua online at www.aquausvets.com or call Aqua at 866-406-2782 and ask for promo code USVETS.
Take an ‘Art Walk’ on Friday at Makawao town party
Makawao’s monthly town party is set from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.
The theme is "Art Walk" and will celebrate the many art galleries and artists of the historic Upcountry Maui town.
Festivities include:
» Interactive Art Hunt. At designated spots throughout town, and inside many of Makawao’s art galleries, featured artists will showcase their work, creating their art live and, in some cases, giving free lessons and demonstrations. Guests will be encouraged to hunt for each artist and check in with them to receive a prize for completing at least 80 percent of the full artist list. Prizes will be awarded to the top five participants.
At Casanova Lot:
» Special hands-on booth from Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center
» Keiki Dance Club from Pukalani, 6-6:45 p.m.
» Italian artist Piero Resta, musicians Danielle DeLaunay and Joti Mangat, and dancer Joie Yashaand, 7-7:30 p.m.
» Fire dancing performance from Merkabah Productions, 7:30 p.m.
Inaugural Hawaii isle festival celebrates everything chocolate
The inaugural Big Island Chocolate Festival will be held June 8 at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Kaupulehu.
Executive Chef James Babian is leading a team of pastry chefs, confectioners and chocolatiers to offer an evening of chocolate decadence.
Attendance is limited to 400, and ticket prices are $75 per person and $85 at the door. For more information, visit www.bigislandchocolatefestival.com or call 854-6769.
Astronomy center’s activities focus on Venus’ big move
Hawaii visitors can watch one of the rarest astronomical phenomena — Venus moving across the face of the sun — on June 5 at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center.
The center is offering special presentations and activities on the event on June 2. On June 5 the center will have special planetarium programming, transit viewing, hands-on activities and viewing of the NASA webcast of the transit from the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy.
For times and more information, visit www.imiloahawaii.org or call 969-9703.
