Each year, Holualoa Village fills with joy and celebration at the Annual Music & Light Festival. This year – the 14th annual festival – was no exception. On December 4th, an estimated 2,000 kama’aina and visitors alike enjoyed the delicious foods, talented artists, tree lighting and even a visit from Santa. Favorite local musicians John …
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Posts Categorized: Hawaii Island cultural events
Holualoa Inn Invites You to Enjoy the Beauty of Mauna Kea on Your Romantic Hawaiian Vacation
The guests of Holualoa Inn woke to Mauna Kea’s peaks strewn with snow on Saturday morning following a tropical Hawaiian rain storm. In ancient times, the mountain peaks were sacred to the Hawaiian people. Mauna Kea – which means “White Mountain” – is said to be the most sacred of them all. Mauna Kea is …
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Visit the 12th Annual Holualoa Village Coffee & Art Stroll
The 12th Annual Holualoa Village Coffee & Art Stroll is this Saturday, November 6th from 9am to 3pm along Mamalahoa Highway. Sample estate grown coffees from over two dozen local farms while perusing Holualoa’s exquisite boutique art galleries and gift shops. This is the perfect time to get an early start on your holiday shopping! …
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Hawaii Special Events — Paniolos & Palaces!
Events abound this month — from festivities just down the Road from Holualoa Inn to hoe downs in Waimea’s “cowboy country” — August is action-filled here on the Big Island! Follow the upper highway for a scenic coastal and dryland forest panorama or head down to Queen K Highway where you’ll skirt ocean and lava …
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Hawaii Cultural Events for July 2010
Kona’s Kealakekua region is rich in cultural and natural history and the Kona Historical Society offers a number of fascinating programs year round at its H. N. Greenwell Store Museum. This month discover the art of making Portuguese Sweetbread in the traditional style using an outdoor fornu oven and/or enjoy storytelling sessions by the Island’s …
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Big Island Annual Hawaiian Cultural Festival June 26 & 27
Pu ‘uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park celebrates its 49th annual cultural festival this weekend (both Saturday and Sunday) at the the beautiful and historically rich Place of Refuge in South Kona. The park is a scenic (think lush tropical greenery, coffee farms and small towns frozen in time) 30 minute drive from Holualoa Inn. …
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Celebration of Art & Artists at Holualoa’s Donkey Mill Art Center
The Annual Faculty Exhibition and Reception is hosted at at the Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa on Friday, May 21 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. This year’s show is titled “Senseis & Sensibilities” and features recent work from the Center’s teaching staff, visiting artists and artists in residence. The evening, a complimentary celebration of …
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May Day is Lei Day Here in the Islands
All of us here at Holualoa Inn are getting ready for a weekend filled with beauty, song and dance. Celebrations abound throughout Hawaii Island to celebrate “Lei Day” on Saturday, May 1. Just down the hill, our Holualoa Inn neighbors are hosting a Garden Tour and Thai Lunch to benefit the Kona Outdoor Circle, a …
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