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Arts and culture calendar (April 2024)

April 1, 2024
outdoor music performance at Capitol Modern

This arts and culture calendar features SFCA grantees, partners, and Hawaiʻi state and local government programs and events.

Questions regarding a particular program or event should be directed to the organization listed with the opportunity. Inclusion here should not be interpreted as an endorsement.

Festivals

  • Hawaiʻi International Film Festival (HIFF) ʻŌpio Fest Youth Film Festival, April 5-7 (Honolulu). https://hiff.org/opio-fest/
  • Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall (Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu), Saturday June 8, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The festival will also be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. https://hawaiiansteelguitarfestival.com/wm/hfwmindex.html
  • Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Kahala Mall (Kahala, Oʻahu), Saturday August 17, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. https://hawaiiansteelguitarfestival.com/km/hfkmindex.html
  • HEART of Honolulu art street festival, Saturday, April 13, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. For more information, please visit the Downtown Art Center website: DowntownArtHi.org/heartofhonolulufestival.
  • Manu O Kū Festival at ʻIolani Palace, April 27, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. Ukulele performances, bird tours, and other learning activities. For more information, please visit the Conservation Council for Hawaiʻi website: ConserveHawaii.org/2024-manu-o-ku-festival.
  • Waimānalo Kanikapila 2024 at Waimanalo Beach Park (Oʻahu), April 20, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. Live performances will also stream live on Facebook and YouTube. https://cyrilpahinui.com/
  • 2024 Hawaiʻi Songwriting Festival, May 30 – June 1, 2024 at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort (Kohala, Hawaiʻi Island). For more information, please visit the festival website: HawaiiSongwritingFestival.com.
  • 48th Annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow, September 21-22, 2024 at Bishop Museum.

Workshops and Classes

  • Hawaiʻi State Public Library System free online education programs through public libraries include digital photography, graphic design, creative writing, and grant writing. Learn more about Gale Courses available through the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System: education.gale.com/l-hawaii.

Art Exhibitions

  • “Aloha Kai: Love for the Ocean” exhibit at Honolulu Hale, April 5 – May 17, 2024. Opening reception Friday April 5, 4:30-6:30 p.m. For more information, please visit the Honolulu Mayor’s Office on Culture and the Arts website: HonoluluMOCA.org/aloha-kai-love-for-the-ocean.
  • East-West Center Art Gallery (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) “Kabuki in Hawaiʻi: Connections through Time and Space” exhibit, through May 5, 2024. For more information, please visit the East-West Center website: EastWestCenter.org/education/gallery-exhibition-kabuki-hawaii-connections-through-time-and-space.
  • “Happy Veggies” at the Donkey Mill Art Center (Holualoa, Hawaiʻi Island). On view through June 29, 2024. Studio and garden tour with artists Mayumi Oda, Saturday May 11, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Drag storytime and artmaking, Saturday June 8, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. For additional information, please visit the Donkey Mill Art Center website: DonkeyMillArtCenter.org/event/?event=5452.
  • Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society 2024 Members’ Show: Flow – the Liquid World of Watercolor and Glass April 2-28, 2024 at the Downtown Art Center. For more information, please visit the HWS show page on their website: HawaiiWatercolorSociety.org/2024-members-show.
  • Honolulu Printmakers 96th Annual Exhibition April 5 – May 3, 2024. For more information, please visit the Honolulu Printmakers exhibit page on their website: HonoluluPrintmakers.org/blog/2023/12/13/96th-annual-exhibition-information.
  • Kauaʻi Society of Artists, KSA Gallery.
    • “Washed Up” June 8 – 28, 2024.
  • Kauaʻi Songwriters Music Festival 2024: June 7 and 8, 2024 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Wailua Bay. For additional information, please visit their website: KauaiSongwriters.com.
  • Wailoa Arts Center Exhibits (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island)
    • “MANA” March 29 – April 25, 2024
    • “The Paths We Cross: Perspectives from the Korean Diaspora” May 3 – June 27, 2024
    • “Assemblage” July 5 – 25, 2024
    • “14th Annual Abstract Only!” August 2 – September 26, 204
    • “Hawaiʻi Surrealism Exhibit” October 4 – 24, 2024
    • “16th Annual Hawaiʻi Nei” November 1 – December 12, 2024
  • University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Department of Art and Art History
    • “Identity” Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibition at the University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa, April 21 – May 7, 2024. Exhibition walkthroughs (in-person and online) Tuesday April 23, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., and Thursday April 25, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Open Tuesday-Friday and Sunday 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. Closed Saturdays, Mondays, and holidays. For more information, please visit the UH Art Department website: hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions-events-museum.
  • University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu
    • “7 Degrees North: The Arts of Micronesia” at the James and Abigail Campbell Library, University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu. February 2 – June 16, 2024. This exhibit highlights the work of contemporary and traditional artists of Micronesian ancestry who live in Hawaiʻi. Free and open to the public during library hours. For more information, please visit the UHWO news page: WestOahu.hawaii.edu/kaloinews.

Performances and Presentations

  • Video screening and artist talk: Angela Tiatia “The Dark Current” at Arts & Letters Nuʻuanu. Friday April 12, 7:00 p.m. Tiatia is an Artist in Residence at the University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa in April. The video explores migration, femininity, and the intersection of digital and physical realms. For more information, please visit the UH-Mānoa Art Department website: hawaii.edu/art/angela-tiatia-visiting-artist.
  • Capitol Modern (Hawaiʻi State Art Museum) First Friday, all-ages evening of live music, April 5, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Friday Night Tempo, family-friendly evening of live music and Art+Flea urban market, April 19, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Free admission. More information on the State Art Museum website calendar: CapitolModern.org/events.
  • Ebb and Flow Arts 25th Anniversary Season concerts and pre-concert discussions. Free admission made possible in part by grant funding from the SFCA.
    • Ebb and Flow Arts with Kauaʻi Concerts Association, Duo Diorama at St. Michael’s and All Angels Episcopal Church (Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi), June 1, 7:00 p.m. Free admission.
    • Alexandre Dossin at Keawalaʻi Church (Makena, Maui) August 23; Lutheran Church of Honolulu (Oʻahu) August 25. Free admission.
  • Historical Reenactment Tours at the Judiciary History Center of Hawaiʻi and new exhibition featuring artworks from the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. Saturday April 27, 12:30 – 4:00 p.m. Tours begin at 1:00 and 2:30 p.m.
  • Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
    • “HapaSymphony Featuring Robert Cazimero”, April 20, Hawaiʻi Theatre.
    • “Beethovenfest”, April 21, Hawaiʻi Theatre.
    • “Lost in Concert with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra”, April 27, Hawaiʻi Theatre.
    • For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra website: myhso.org/concerts.
  • Honolulu Museum of Art presents a panel discussion in conjunction with the exhibition “ʻAuʻa” (on view through September 29, 2024). Panelists Tara Lulani Arquette, Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick, Healoha Johnston, Kapulani Landgraf, and moderator Karen Kosasa will discuss the importance of resistance, resilience, and courage for supporting Kanaka ʻŌiwi communities and inspiring creative scholarship. Free and open to the public. Sunday April 21, 2024, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Register for a free ticket on the Honolulu Museum of Art website: HonoluluMuseum.org/exhibitions/kapulani-landgraf-aua.
  • Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY)
    • Nothing Micro About Micronesia April 7
    • The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac April 27, May 4, May 12
  • Maui Arts and Cultural Center For more information, please visit the MACC events page: MauiArts.org/events.php?type=MACC.
  • Maui Public Art Corps
    • Kahului mural project blessing and public unveiling, April 6, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Ceramic Tile Plus and Exclusively Yours at 25 Kahului Beach Road. Artist: Oscar Lett. Story: Aunty Nanifay Paglinawan. For more information, please visit the Maui Public Art Corps website: MauiPublicArt.org/nanifay.html.
    • Makawao sculpture project artist meet and greet, April 19, 4:30 p.m. at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center. Sculpture blessing and artist/storyteller panel discussion April 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., Makawao Public Library. Artist: Matthias Neumann. Story: Scott Fisher and Kim Thayer. For more information, please visit the Maui Public Art Corps website: MauiPublicArt.org/makawao.html.
    • Animated stories of Maui public film premiere, April 27, 3:00 p.m. ProArts Playhouse, 1280 South Kihei Road. Following the premiere, all films will be shared online for free. For more information, please visit the Maui Public Art Corps website event page: MauiPublicArt.org/events.html.
  • Royal Hawaiian Band free lunchtime concerts at ʻIolani Palace every Friday at noon.  For more information call 808-522-0822 or visit www.IolaniPalace.org.
  • Shakespeare’s Birthday Bash at the Downtown Art Center with the Hawaiʻi Shakespeare Festival. Cake, sonnets, and silliness on Friday, April 26, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information, please visit the Downtown Art Center event page: DowntownArtHI.org/events.
  • University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Kennedy Theatre”
    • The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves” April 19-20 and 26-28, 2024. A popular kabuki play, The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves, commonly known as Benten Kozō, features five distinctive thieves with a mastery of masquerade, and a command of language from the gutter to the poetically sublime. Together with a full array of colorful kabuki characters, their schemes and back stories lead to shocking revelations, surprising reunions, startling twists and ultimately result in the realization that one cannot escape karma—though in meeting it, one need not abandon spectacle or beauty.  For more information, please visit the Kennedy Theatre website: manoa.hawaii.edu/liveonstage/kennedy-theatre/current-season.
    • Late Night Series “Eva Hamok (Haunting Eva)” one-act play written and directed by Emmanuel Mante, MFA Directing Student. April 20-21 and 26-27. For more information, please visit the Kennedy Theatre website: manoa.hawaii.edu/liveonstage/kennedy-theatre/current-season.
  • University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Art and Art History
    • Artist Talk: Kaili Chun, sculptor and installation artist. Candidate presentation for the Assistant Professor of Kanaka Maoli/Native Hawaiian Visual Art. University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Art building, Room 101, Friday April 5, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. For more information, please visit the UHM Art Department website: hawaii.edu/art.
    • Artist in Residence: Angela Tiatia, April 7-12, 2024. Storyboarding workshop Wednesday April 10, 3:00 p.m. in the Art Building, room 215. Public lecture Thursday April 11, 5:00 p.m., Art Building room 101.
    • Exhibition walkthrough: “_____identity” Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) graduating students, in-person and online at The Art Gallery. Tuesday April 23, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., and Thursday April 25, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. For more information, please visit the UH Art Department website: hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions-events-museum.
  • University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Outreach College, World Performance Series
    • “(re)Imagining Homelands” creative retelling of ancestral memories through original music and choreography, by Kenny Endo, Norman Kaneshiro, and Yukie Shiroma at the Leeward Theatre, Leeward Community College, April 20 and 21. For more information, please visit the UHM Outreach College website: outreach.hawaii.edu/arts-culture/world-performance-series.
  • Volcano Art Center Hula Kahiko: Unulau hālau hula performance at Volcano Art Center (Volcano, Hawaiʻi Island), Saturday March 9, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. https://volcanoartcenter.org/hula-arts/
  • Waimānalo Kanikapila 2024 at Waimanalo Beach Park (Oʻahu), April 20, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. Live performances will also stream live on Facebook and YouTube. https://cyrilpahinui.com/

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