Al Jardine has played in Hawaii many times with the Beach Boys. His first visit with the then-teen idols was in 1963. But his shows this weekend will be the first time he performs here solo. Read more
Hawaii's largest event celebrating Japanese New Year traditions was held Sunday to ring in the Year of the Boar at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i and Mō‘ili‘ili Field. See gallery
The Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra presented A Classical Mystery Tour on Saturday and Sunday, featuring the music of The Beatles. Imagine The Fab Four playing in concert with a symphony orchestra. See gallery
The exhibition features artwork in traditional printmaking media as well as contemporary forms and hybrids from more than 50 artists from the state of Hawaii, including prints by juror Jeffrey Dell of Texas State University-San Marcos, and the 2019 gift print by Honolulu artist Vincent Hazen. See gallery
Sacred Hearts Academy graduate and University of Hawaii student Tiana Wong was crowned the 70th Narcissus Queen at Hawaii Theatre on Saturday night. Wong, who was born in Kailua and is the daughter of Matt and Lei Wong, is double-majoring in biochemistry and dance at UH-Manoa. She also serves as the captain of the University of Hawaii Dance Team See gallery
The Hawaii Bridal Expo brought the latest in wedding products to Blaisdell Exhibition Hall last weekend. Prospective brides could learn about party planning, bridal fashion, fitness and entertainment as they prepared for their big day. See gallery
Manoa Valley Theatre presented the Tony Award winning Broadway musical featuring a mix of humans and puppets in a story of love, work and the meaning of life on the Lower East Side of New York City. See gallery
Todd Farley, a graduate student in the UH theater program, has created “Mo’olelo o ke Koa,” a fully staged, Hawaii-based version of Igor Stravinsky’s theatrical “L’ Histoire du Soldat” (“A Soldier’s Tale”). Read more
How much of a sweet tooth do you have when it comes to movies? It’s a question you might want to consider before stepping out for “A Dog’s Way Home.” Read more
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A new anthology of recordings by the Honolulu Students, aka Royal Hawaiian Troubadours, are among the earliest commercially made recordings of Hawaiian music known to exist. Read more
Bar 35, with its stylish andunpretentious vibe, indoor and outdoor settings, and delicious, delicate pupu and pizza is the way to go for pau hana. Read more
Few films in memory have squandered so much acting talent in such a cliche-ridden, exploitative and dishonest way as “The Upside.” It deserves its frozen grave. Read more
Don’t mistake the lobby poster for “Ben Is Back” — an image of a wayward teenager hugging his mother — to mean this will be an upbeat holiday tale. Read more
Highlights of the top events in Honolulu this weekend and next week, courtesy TGIF. Read more
“Shipwreck’d on the Body Beautiful, or the Tats Dancing Man” is the realization of a quest that began 15 years ago — when local playwright Daniel A. Kelin II first came across the autobiography of James F. O’Connell, a shipwrecked Irishman who washed up on the shores of Pohnpei in the late 1820s. Read more
There is arguably no better place to see, in one space, the full breadth and scope of Hawaii print art than the Honolulu Printmakers annual juried exhibition. Read more
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, a big band that plays classic jazz, swing and Dixieland, headlined Blue Note Hawaii on Tuesday. The band was at the forefront of the swing revival back in the 1990s. See gallery
After a morning hike up Koko Head, Major Legue Baseball player Yasiel Puig spent most of Sunday afternoon on more conventional aspects of baseball at a clinic for players ages 7-12 at Mid-Pacific. Donny Kadokawa, a former Mid-Pacific standout, runs the program and held a similar camp two years ago with Joc Pederson and Corey Seager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. See gallery
Comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, a Hawaii favorite, came back to Honolulu for a show at Blaisdell Arena on Saturday. See gallery
Hawaii’s Puerto Rican community welcomed Christmas lovers on Saturday to El Dia de los Tres Reyes (Three Kings Day), a traditional Latin American holiday that celebrates the day the three kings gave their gifts to baby Jesus. Cultural music and dance by the Latin Amigos and Puerto Rican folkloric dancers provided entertainment, while the first 150 children to the event got gifts and stuffed animals. See gallery
The Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club along with Lei Culture threw the first pool party of 2019 on Saturday. Curated by Papi Juice and Bubble T, the benefit for Planned Parenthood featured the sounds of Oscar Nn, Stevie Hyunh and Shy Shonnie. See gallery
