The Ho‘okupu Aloha fundraiser returns for a 17th year on Saturday at Kualoa Ranch with hula, musical entertainment and other family fun.

Hoku Zuttermeister and other luminaries in Hawaiian entertainment appear each year in support of the event, which is the main fundraiser for Kuhai Halau ‘o Kahealani Pa ‘Olapa Kahiko, led by kumu Mary Kupau.

The event is free and hula-centric, but food is a focus of the halau, said spokeswoman Jessie Royse.

“The halau does the cooking,” she said. Among the offerings: baked goods, barbecue plates, fried saimin, musubi, hot dogs, hamburgers and nachos.

“What the halau makes selling their food, that’s what the halau makes,” Royse said.

Prices range from about $2 to about $8, depending on the food item.

In addition to the food and entertainment, crafters will offer their wares.

The annual Ho‘okupu Aloha is “a free community event that showcases 200 dancers, and it’s free for the public,” Royse said.

“Huge tents” will be set up so attendees can spread out beach mats or blankets or set up beach chairs and relax.

Also Saturday, in Central Oahu, the Mililani Town Association hosts a Spring Craft Fair with food trucks, free massages, more than 60 unique vendors, princess photos and a prize giveaway.

Food vendors will include The Pig & the Lady, Pololi‘oe Catering, Kiawe Pizza, Crazy Country Corn, Aloha Pops, Bubble Puff & Tea and Uncle Lani’s Poi Mochi.

Vendors will be indoors and outdoors at Mililani Rec Center, with free parking and free shuttle rides available from the Mililani Park & Ride lot, 95-1101 Ukuwai St.