Kahului Cooking Class: Healthy Breakfast for the New Year
2018-01-16 17:00 - 18:00 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Down to Earth Hawaii, 305 Dairy Rd, Kahului, HI, 96732, United States
No Reservations Required
Join us for FREE Vegetarian Cooking Classes. A huge range of recipes will satisfy even the pickiest of eaters! We'll be sharing outstanding recipes that are easy on effort and big on taste!
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month 5pm – 6pm
We'll be teaching the following recipes:
Chai Spice Smoothie
Espresso Granola
Rainbow Overnight Oats
For more information, please call (808) 947-3249 or visit our Cooking Class page.

Kanakapila Live
2018-01-16 18:30 - 2018-12-25 21:00
Enjoy some of the best Hawaiian music on the Island, every Tuesday at the Hilo Town Tavern. 6:30pm to 9pm, No cover.

Makahiki Wednesday at the Hilo Farmers Market
2018-01-17 06:00 - 16:00 | Hilo Farmers Market, Corner of Kamehameha Ave and Mamo St, Hilo, HI, 96720, United States
The Hilo Farmers Market is a must-see experience when you are on the Big Island. Over 200+ local farmers, crafters, artisans, retailers and food vendors selling local and fresh island fruits, vegetables, hand made jewelry, tropical plants, original artworks, flowers, specialty confections and award winning Hawaii coffee! All at a festive outdoor atmosphere that recalls back to the old “plantation” days of early Hilo. This Makahiki season, come and shop for the holidays! Reasonable prices by dedicated vendors. Voted Best Open Market 2017. Located at the corner of Mamo Street and Kamehameha Avenue in historic downtown Hilo, we're open all year round. From Dawn til it's Gone! (6am to 4pm).

15th Annual Study Abroad Spring Festival
2018-01-17 09:00 - 14:00

Talk Story With Ava Fedorov
2018-01-17 17:00 - 18:00 | Moloka’i Public Library, 15 Ala Malama St, Kaunakakai, HI, 96748, United States
Join us as Ava Fedorov, MAC's artist in residence discusses her works, process and projects.
In addition to being an exhibiting artist, Ava is a professor of visual arts at Hawaii Pacific University and an ongoing artist in residence at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Through the Museum's groundbreaking residency program, Ava works within underfunded elementary schools, designing art projects that incorporate core science curriculum. In addition being an artist in residence at the Moloka'i Arts Center Ava has also been invited to join the Arctic Circle 2018 Expedition, an art and science residency aboard a 150 year-old wooden ship that sails around the North Pole during the summer solstice.
This event is free to the public

Healthy Greek Feast
2018-01-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Down to Earth Hawaii, 2525 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI, 96826, United States
Come learn to make class Greek foods that are plant-based and healthy! Greek foods are impressively fancy, but quite easy to make. Get tips on working with phyllo dough so you can make spanakopita, baklava, and more! You will learn to make:
-Gigantes
-Vegan Spanakopita
-Lemon Rice Soup
-Olive Tapenade
Andrea Bertoli is a chef, educator, and cookbook author based in Honolulu. She’s passionate about plant-based cooking and has been teaching people how to eat more veggies for almost 10 years on Oahu, Maui, and in San Francisco. Website: VibrantWellnessJournal.com Instagram: @vibrantwellness
$25/student, Registration Required
Register Now: http://d2e.co/greekfoodclass
For more information, please call (808) 947-3249.
48 Hour Cancellation Policy for Refunds and Cancellations.
Class will require reservations by at least 5 people. To make your reservation please call our Marketing Office at 947-3249 or sign up on Eventbrite. In the event of cancellation (2 days before event) everyone who signed up will be notified by email and phone. Walk-ins are welcome, however it's a good idea to call us to make sure event is still on.

Jim Brickman
2018-01-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Kahilu Theatre, 67-1186 Lindsey Rd, Waimea, HI, 96743, United States
The best-selling solo pianist celebrates 2 decades of music with Pure Piano: The Greatest Hits LIVE! Experience the sounds of award-wining hit-maker, pianist and recording artist Jim Brickman as he brings one of the most entertaining and romantic concert events of the year to Kahilu Theatre.
For more information please visit http://www.kahilutheatre.org or call our friendly Box Office at (808) 885-6868

Salsa Night
2018-01-17 19:00 - 2018-07-18 22:00
Salsa music and dance extravaganza! 7-10pm. No cover!

Plant Aloha (FREE Class) Companion Planting & more w/ Wade Bauer
2018-01-18 09:00 - 12:30 | Hawaiian Sanctuary, Mile Marker 12, Hwy 130, Pahoa, HI, 96778, United States
Hawaiian Sanctuary is proud to present, Plant Aloha 2018: FREE Permaculture Classes every Thursday morning from 9:00am until 12:30pm
Visit our website for more information, including class handouts:
http://hawaiiansanctuary.com/plantaloha
Thursday, January 18th 2018 – 9:00am-12:30pm
3. Guilds, Companion Planting & Polycultures
How to group plants together to support each others needs and fill available niches such as, overstory or understory, nitrogen fixers, etc. Learn how to obtain extra yields and promote synergy within your plantings.
This class is part 3 of a 25 class series* entitled: How to Grow a Complete Diet using Tropical Permaculture Gardening with Wade Bauer of Malama Aina Permaculture: Edible Landscape Design, Education, & Nursery Hawaii-Permaculture-Institute.weebly.com
*See entire class series list below
The goal of this series is to teach Hawaii residents how to efficiently grow their own food at home to provide a fresh organic balanced diet. From field or backyard to table all the crops necessary will be covered including their: propagation, cultivation, harvest, preservation, and use. Permaculture tools and techniques focus on easy and practical ways to create food abundance at home! Every class there will be a blend of practical theory, photo rich slideshow, and hands on projects.
Bio: Wade Bauer has taught Permaculture in Hawaii for 10+ years. He has a degree in Environmental Biology and is the founder of Malama Aina Permaculture: Edible Landscape Design, Education & Nursery in Kapoho.
Contact:
Wade Bauer 248-245-9483
WadeBauer@gmail.com
Malama Aina Permaculture: Edible Landscape Design, Education & Nursery
http://hawaii-permaculture-institute.weebly.com
Each class starts promptly with a lecture and Q&A before hands-on farm learning ~ Come prepared with notepad and writing utensil, closed toed shoes, sun hat, and gloves.
Plant Aloha is supported, in part, by County of Hawaii Council Members: Eileen O’hara and Jennifer Ruggles.
We are still looking for support to complete and enhance this amazing project. Please give what you can: http://hawaiiansanctuary.com/donate
Location:
Hawaiian Sanctuary – Laka Lounge
13-3194 Pahoa Kalapana Rd (Highway 130). Pahoa, HI 96778
Hawaii Island (Big Island)
Only about 1 Mile South of Pahoa Town.
Turn into the driveway at Mile Marker 12!
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Thursday, January 4th 2018 – 9:00am-12:30pm
1. Introduction to Permaculture
Learn to work with nature, indigenous practices, & modern science to create sustainable human systems! Acquire the design tools of; observation, zones, sectors, site assessment, and more…
Thursday, January 11th 2018 – 9:00am-12:30pm
2. Growing a Complete Diet Primer
What does a “complete diet” of Hawaii grown foods look like? Discover the many benefits of re-localizing our diet and how to source even more homegrown and local-grown foods!
Thursday, January 18th 2018 – 9:00am-12:30pm
3. Guilds, Companion Planting & Polycultures
How to group plants together to support each others needs and fill available niches such as, overstory or understory, nitrogen fixers, etc. Learn how to obtain extra yields and promote synergy within your plantings.
Thursday, January 25th 2018 – 9:00am-12:30pm
4. Mulch & Nitrogen Fixers (building soil health part 1)
Learn how to turn “weed trees” & other plants into food for the plants you want to grow, using coppicing aka “chop & drop”. Discover nitrogen fixing pigeon pea, crotolaria, ice cream bean, gliricidia, and more…
5. Compost, Vermicomposting & Compost Teas (building soil health part 2)
Make the valuable resource of compost from kitchen and yard “waste.” How to build & manage a worm bin and how to use vermicompost to make compost tea to boost your plants’ health.
6. Organic Soil Amendments & Fertilizers for Hawaii (building soil health part 3)
Learn how to correct the most common local ph, mineral, and nutrient imbalances to enhance plant growth. Learn where to source local and organic amendments and how to get a soil test.
7. Home Orchard & Site Design�
Design a diverse, productive and low maintenance home orchard. Laying out all the elements for an on or off grid homestead. Find out how a site can “design itself”!
8. Plant Propagation & the Home Nursery
Learn how to easily grow all kinds of food plants from seed, cuttings, division, grafting basics, air-layering and more. Learn which trees are “true to seed” & which need grafting to produce quality fruit.
9. Organic Pest & Disease Management�
If you plant it, they will come. Gain non-toxic solutions to deal with the worst pests in East Hawaii. Focus will be on slugs, pigs, banana bunchy top virus, root knot, & more. (LFA not covered, as it will be in other teacher’s class)
10. Kitchen & Root Crop Gardens�
Learn how to site and build many styles of garden beds, hugelkultur, raised bed, etc. Build kitchen gardens. Obtain and balance soil. Protect root crop gardens from pigs!
11. Perennial Greens & Perennial Vegetables�
Learn all about perennial leaf crops such as edible hibiscus, Okinawa and Brazilian spinach, chayote, 7 year lima beans, and more…Grow all of your cooking greens and many of your vegetables the easy way!
12. Locally Adapted Annual Vegetables
�Work with Nature; Start with plants that are already well adapted to our climate and save your own seed for future success! Pumpkin, amaranth, sweet pepper, eggplant, beans, greens, and more!
13. Staple Root Crops (carbs)
�Learn everything you need to know to grow cassava, taro, sweet potato, uhi & cocoyam. Cassava is underutilized here and extremely drought resistant.
14. Planting Fruit Trees�
Selecting planting sites. Prepping holes or mounds depending on soil type and terrain. Amending soil. Hardening off, transplanting, mulching, after planting care & fertilizing schedules.��
15. Pruning Fruit Trees
�Learn how to prune for increased fruit tree health and ease of harvest. How to bring overgrown fruit trees back into reach. How to prune storm damaged trees and treat wounds.
16. Bananas & Plantains (Staple Tree Crops, carbs, part 1)�
Learn to grow and use this super productive food plant from yard to table, including mulching, thinning, disease prevention, and more. Find out how to cook green bananas!
17. Ulu/Breadfruit (Staple Tree Crops, carbs, part 2)
�Find out how to propagate, harvest, prune, and cook this amazingly productive Pacific island staple. Ulu is the new potato!
18. Peach Palm, Breadnut, Jackfruit Staple Tree Crops (carb/protein mix)
Peach palm and breadnut are delicious and common staple crops in their homelands and perfectly suited to our environment. They deserve to be more widely grown here! Plus malabar chestnut.
19. Protein Crops (Legumes, Nuts, Seeds & Greens)
�Come find out about high protein crops including leaf crops: moringa, chaya and katuk. Perennial lima bean, long bean, cowpea, pigeon pea, pumpkin seeds and more!
20. Avocado, Mac Nut & Pili Nut (Oil Crops part 1) �
Avocados are an easy way to get most of the fat we need in our diets in a delicious buttery fruit! Mac nut of course and the rare and delectable pili nut too!
21. Coconut (Oil Crops part 2)�
Come learn all about this amazing multipurpose “tree of life” including how to make coconut milk, and�how to use the nut in various stages of ripeness.
22. Key Sweet Tropical Fruits�
This class will focus on some of the easiest to grow sweet fruit with long bearing seasons. Papaya, bananas, lilikoi, citrus, pineapple, guava and many more!
23. Perennial Spices
�Learn how to grow and use ginger, turmeric, black pepper, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cardamom and more! Add flavor and medicinal value to your diet!
24. Perennial Culinary Herbs�
Many annual herbs need frequent re-planting, perennial herbs with the same flavors can grow for many years with little care! Perennial basil, Cuban oregano, Culantro (perennial cilantro) and more…
25. Cooking With Locally Grown Food�
How to adopt a local diet. Figuring out how to use new food plants can be more challenging than growing the food! Many of your favorite dishes can be made using local ingredients. Bring your favorite local grown food recipes to share!

Weekly Story Time
2018-01-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Thelma Parker Memorial Public & School Library, 67-1209 Mamalahoa Hwy, Puopelu, HI, 96743-8429, United States
The Thelma Parker Memorial Public & School Library would like to invite you to join us for story time fun. We host story time every Thursday for keiki 2-5 and their caregivers. Each story time includes stories, songs, and crafts.
Story time has many benefits, such as helping brain development by increasing knowledge, vocabulary, imagination, and concentration. Please call for more information.
Program schedule is subject to change. For more information or to arrange special accommodations, please call the library as soon as possible: 887-6067.

Nā 'Imi 'Ike
2018-01-18 15:30 - 16:30 | North Kohala Public Library, 54-3645 Akoni Pule Hwy, Kapaau, HI, 96755, United States
Nā ‘Imi ‘Ike is an ‘Ōlelo Hawai'i study group open to all ages and skill levels. Our goal is to create of group of motivated learners in North Kohala who will support each other towards fluency in the Hawaiian Language.
Program schedule is subject to change. Contact the library 15 days in advance to request a sign language interpreter of is special accommodations are needed.

Is Our Future Wasted? A Candid Panel Discussion at UHMC
2018-01-18 17:00 - 19:30
This initiative of the Sustainable Science Management (SSM) program at UH Maui College invites the community to a candid conversation on Reducing, Reusing & Recycling on Maui moderated by SSM program coordinator Tim Botkin with panelists including Stacia Ash, County of Maui; Ashley O'Colmain, Maui Huliau Foundation, Huliau Green Events; Tony Facemire, Costco Manager; and SSM student Alickz Pasalo. Location: UH Maui College, ʻIke Leʻa Room 144. Light pupus and refreshments provided. Co-sponsored by Sustainable Living Institute of Maui, Maui Huliau Foundation and Organizing for Action.

Aloha Alumni Mixer
2018-01-18 17:30 - 20:30
Calling all University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa alumni! Join us at The Street for an evening of networking and enjoyment with fellow alumni.
$35 per person | “Party Pass” – 7 stations

The Ing Crowd
2018-01-18 18:00 - 2018-04-19 21:00
Rock the night away with the Ing Crowd. 6-9pm. No Cover!

Hawaii State Library Book Group - "Evicted" by Matthew Desmond
2018-01-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Hawaii State Library, 478 S King St, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States
For the month of January, the HSL Book Group will discuss Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond (call number 339.46097 De).
This 2016 nonfiction bestseller follows eight Milwaukee families living below the poverty line and struggling to find housing in a punishing rental market. Author Matthew Desmond, a sociologist and a co-director of Harvard’s Justice and Poverty Project, lived among both white and black tenants in substandard conditions, including units dangerously not up to property code, infested with insects, and lacking basic appliances such as a stove.
The HSL Book Group meets on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Language, Literature, and History Section. New members are always welcome. No registration necessary.
Program schedule is subject to change. Contact the library 10 days in advance to request a sign language interpreter or if special accommodations are needed.

Urban Klash
2018-01-18 22:00 - 2018-01-19 02:00
//Urban Klash\n dancehall*hip-hop*breaks
Music for your body & soul…
Catch the vybz with your hosts Dj Uplifter & #djMauka…
Spinning bangin' beats & dancefloor scorchers…
(Reggae/EDM/Bass/Dancehall/Breaks/Latin/Hip-Hop/Remix/Soul)
NO COVER
Friday Dec. 22
10p-2a
21+ w/id

Weekly Story Time
2018-01-19 10:00 - 11:00 | North Kohala Public Library, 54-3645 Akoni Pule Hwy, Kapaau, HI, 96755, United States
The North Kohala Library would like to invite you to join us for story time fun. We host story time every Friday for keiki 2-5 and their caregivers. Each story time includes stories, songs, and crafts.
Story time has many benefits, such as helping brain development by increasing knowledge, vocabulary, imagination, and concentration. Please call for more information.
Program schedule is subject to change. For more information or to arrange special accommodations, please call the library as soon as possible: 889-6655.

Lei Making
2018-01-19 13:30 - 2018-03-16 15:30
Join us for a lei making class with Sasha at Hale Aloha every Friday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Admission is free, with donations gratefully accepted.
Learn more about our community arts programming here: http://kalani.com/activities/activitiesschedule.pdf

Yoga Teacher Training
2018-01-19 17:30 - 20:00 | Balancing Monkey Yoga Center, Hilo Shopping Center1221 Kilauea Avenue Suite 10, Hilo, HI, 96720, United States
200-hour teacher training starts this weekend. It's not too late to register. Learn more at http://www.balancingmonkeyyoga.com/teacher-training-1/.

Jazz Night Returns!
2018-01-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Hilo Palace Theater, 38 Haili St, Hilo, HI, 96720, United States
Doors will open at 5:45PM
The Palace Theater is proud to present Jazz Night at the Palace with music by SOUL ON A ROLL! Featuring Randy Skaggs on saxophone, Walter Greenwood on organ, Brian Crist on bass and Michael Surprenant on drums.
The Palace Café will be open with special menu items. Mehana Beer and Wine will be available for purchase. Come early, seating is limited!
Come and enjoy jazz from some of Hilo’s finest musicians in the Palace Lobby. Admission is only $10. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or over the phone with a credit card at 934-7010, M-F, 10AM-3PM.
Upcoming Jazz Nights: February 15 & March 15!

BAMP Project Presents: The Expendables
2018-01-19 18:00 - 2018-01-20 00:00 | The Republik, 1349 Kapiolani Blvd 3rd Fl, Honolulu, HI, 96814, United States
BAMP Project Presents – The Expendables live in concert

Pacific Music Experiment (PME)
2018-01-19 18:00 - 2018-06-15 21:00 | Kukuau Studio, 43D Kukuau, Hilo, HI, 96720, United States
The 3rd Friday of January 2018 marks the start of what will be an ongoing, monthly, musical and visual experience at Kukuau Studio called the Pacific Music Experiment (PME). PME has been created by Matt Spencer, Sarah Bethany and Michael Surprenant. Together, they will be creating a unique theme for each month's event and arranging music, musicians and visual art specific to that theme.
January's theme is the impact of improvisation on the folk music of different ethnicities. Stylistically, the Pacific Music Experiment will be focusing on Brazilian, Armenian, African, Cuban, Estonian jazz and more.
Please come and enjoy a wonderfully creative evening of music!
Every 3rd Friday, 6-9pm, $10, all ages. Only at Kukuau Studio…

Secrets from Vesta and Ceres: Results of NASA’s Dawn Mission
2018-01-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Imiloa Astronomy Center, 600 Imiloa Pl, Hilo, HI, 96720, United States
Learn about the two largest asteroids in the asteroid belt at ‘Imiloa's Maunakea Skies talk with Dr. Schelte Bus, Deputy Director at NASA Infrared Telescope Facility!
These diverse asteroids, Vesta and Ceres, offer crucial scientific clues into the birth of our Solar System some 4.6 billion years ago. Explore the epic mission of NASA's Dawn Spacecraft which is discovering more and more about these massive asteroids every day.
Tickets: $10, $8 for ‘Imiloa members. Purchase your tickets in advanced at ‘Imiloa's front desk, or over the phone by calling 808-932-8901.

Silent Movie Night: Son of the Sheik
2018-01-19 19:00 - 20:15 | Hilo Palace Theater, 38 Haili St, Hilo, HI, 96720, United States
Friday, January 19 at 7PM
Doors will open at 6PM
The Palace Theater and the Hilo Theatre Organ Society are Proud to Present
SILENT MOVIE NIGHT ~ THE SON OF THE SHEIK
Join us for another Silent Movie Night as we present the 1926 black and white silent movie THE SON OF THE SHEIK, with live organ accompaniment by Tommy Stark!
In his final performance, Rudolph Valentino tackles two roles, as a father and his son. Ahmed, the son of an Arab sheik and a kidnapped English gentlewoman, loves local dancing girl Yasmin. When he slips out of his father’s heavily guarded compound to woo her, he is kidnapped and held for ransom by a group of bandits led by Yasmin’s father and Ghabah, the Moor to whom she is betrothed.
Tickets are $10 in Advance and will $12 on Day of Show. Tickets may be purchased at the box office or over the phone with a credit card, M-F, 10AM-3PM.
This is a benefit for the Palace Theater and the Hilo Theatre Organ Society.

Jim Brickman - Pure Piano: The Greatest Hits Live!
2018-01-19 19:30 - 22:30 | Hawaii Theatre Center, 1130 Bethel St, Honolulu, HI, 96813-2201, United States
The best-selling solo pianist celebrates two decades of music with Pure Piano: The Greatest Hits LIVE! Experience the sounds of award-winning hit-maker, pianist and recording artist Jim Brickman as he brings one of the most entertaining and romantic concert event of the year to the Hawaii Theatre Center.
Get ready for a night of emotion and humor with music that touches the heart. A personal escape with stirring solo piano hits and timeless collaborations like “Valentine,” “Angel Eyes,” and “Love of My Life.” Brickman’s engaging stage presence seamlessly blends mood and music, letting your imagination take you wherever you want it to go. Jim Brickman strikes the perfect chord of musical intimacy, compelling storytelling and audience interaction.
Bring your family, friends or that special someone and get ready for a night of love, laughter and music with Jim Brickman
