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The Sony Open is a professional golf tournament on the The Sony Open in PGA Tour, which is part of the tour's FedEx Cup Series. It Sports O‘ahu - Wai‘alae www.sonyopeninhawaii.com (808)-792-9300 January Cost varies Hawai‘i is the second overall event and the first full-field event on the PGA Tour schedule.

This event is a golf tournament on the Champions Tour. The Mitsubishi Hawai‘i Island - www.hualalairesort.com/index.cfm/fusea The field consists of the senior major champions of the Electric Sports (808) 325-8480 January Cost varies Hualālai ction/ig.page/CategoryID/264 last five years and other tournament winners of the last Championship two years.

The Hawaiian Islands Invitational is an international professional men's soccer event held at Aloha Stadium in , Hawai’i. The annual event features four Hawaiian Islands O‘ahu - Sports www.hawaiianislandsinvitational.com (808) 523-3688 February Cost varies games over a two-day period and hosts squads from Invitational Aloha Stadium around the globe. The Hawaiian Islands Invitational is carried on ESPN3.com and on a number of ESPN International networks.

During the month of March, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs honors its founder Prince Jonah Kūhiō O‘ahu - Kalaniana‘ole, who is also referred to as the "Citizen Prince Kūhiō Hawaiian & www.hawaiimaoli.org (808) 394-0050 March Free Prince." The month-long celebration includes parades, Celebration Culture Waikīkī lū‘au (Hawaiian feasts), holokū (formal Hawaiian dress) balls, chorale concerts, commemorative ceremonies, and Hawaiian music performances.

The Hyundai Tournament is the opening event of golf's Hyundai Tournament www.kapalua.com/golf/hyundai- PGA Tour season. The field is restricted to golfers who Sports Maui - Kapalua (808) 665-9160 March Cost varies of Champions tournament-champions won a tournament on the tour during the previous season.

This festival promotes cultural harmony and understanding, and celebrates the diversity of cultures Maui, O‘ahu - by welcoming visitors and residents to present, Hawai‘i Convention Center, Most events are Multi- participate in, and enjoy traditional Japanese, Hawaiian, Honolulu Festival Ala Moana Shopping Center, www.honolulufestival.com (808) 926-2424 March free and open to Cultural and other cultural Pacific Rim performances on Maui Waikīkī, Washington Place, the public and O‘ahu. In addition to cultural performances, exhibits, and demonstrations, the festival features a Grand Parade through Waikīkī. Hawai‘i Signature Events Event Name Niche Location Website Phone Dates Cost/Fees Event Description

This hula competition honors the legacy of King David Kalākaua who played a significant role in the Hawai‘i Island - Merrie Monarch Hawaiian perpetuation of hula as a Native Hawaiian practice. The Edith Kanaka‘ole Tennis www.merriemonarch.com (808) 935-9168 March Cost varies Festival Culture week-long event features hula shows, a craft fair, an art Stadium show, and a grand parade through the town of Hilo. The festivities culminate in a three-night hula competition.

Mele Mei is a celebration of Hawaiian music (and Hawai‘i's music). Established in May 2011, Mele Mei Hawaiian O‘ahu - showcases Hawaiian music and hula events throughout Mele Mei melemei.com (808) 388-0559 May Cost Varies Culture Honolulu & Waikīkī the entire month of May. The events are held throughout Waikīkī and take place at various hotels, venues, and beachparks.

June 11th of each year is designated a public holiday to honor the memory of Kamehameha the Great, who Statewide - King Kamehameha Hawaiian united all of the Hawaiian Islands. Events include the Hawai‘i Island, Maui, .gov/dags/kamehameha (808) 586-0333 June Free Celebration Culture Kamehameha Day parade, arts and crafts displays, and O‘ahu, Kaua‘i lei draping ceremonies on statues of Kamehameha in three locations across the Islands.

This festival is an annual international cultural celebration featuring an eclectic assortment of cultural O‘ahu - arts, crafts, and stage performers from Hawai‘i and Waikīkī (Kalākaua Avenue, Most events are around the world. The event aims to cultivate Multi- Royal Hawaiian Center, Kūhiō (808) 926-8177 Pan-Pacific Festival www.pan-pacific-festival.com June free and open to intercultural friendships, goodwill, and understanding. Cultural Beach Hula Mound, Pacific ext. 280 the public Visitors and residents participate in events that Beach Hotel); Ala Moana include a ho‘olaule‘a (celebration), stage events, an Center arts and crafts fair, a hula festival, and a parade through Waikīkī.

A celebration of film, culinary arts, and Hawaiian Maui - culture, this festival has drawn national acclaim for its Wailea Resort (Wailea); film premiere and screenings, as well as special events Maui Film Festival Film www.mauifilmfestival.com (808) 579-9244 June Cost varies Maui Arts & Cultural including an opening night Moon Dance, Taste of Center (Kahului) Chocolate, Taste of Wailea, festival tributes, and under- the-stars film screenings.

This festival is held in honor of Prince Lot Kapuāiwa (Kamehameha V) who reigned as King of Hawai‘i in the Prince Lot Hula Hawaiian O‘ahu - late 1800s. The festival is a non-competitive hula event www.moanaluagardensfoundation.org (808) 497-4084 July Free Festival Culture Moanalua Gardens that takes place on an authentic hula mound at Moanalua Gardens and includes cultural demonstrations and educational activities. Hawai‘i Signature Events Event Name Niche Location Website Phone Dates Cost/Fees Event Description

This nine-day festival in July welcomes visitors and residents to a celebration that commemorates plantation life on the island of Kaua‘i, and includes over 25 family-friendly events. Featured are cultural performances, plantation era talks and exhibits, film Kaua‘i - nights, craft fairs, local food events, outdoor activities Multi- Kōloa Plantation Days Kōloa Town & www.koloaplantationdays.com (808) 652-3217 July Cost varies exploring the area, sporting events, keiki (children) and Cultural Po‘ipū Beach family activities, the Plantation Days Rodeo, evening ho‘olaule‘a (celebration), and a historic parade and park celebration. Founded in 1835, Kōloa Plantation was Hawai‘i’s first sugar cane plantation where laborers from Asia and Europe lived together and shared the traditions of their homelands.

Aloha Festivals is a Hawaiian cultural event that showcases Hawai‘i's music, dance, history, and Statewide - traditions in the fall of each year. This event, held on the Hawaiian Hawai‘i Island, Maui, Aloha Festivals www.alohafestivals.com (808) 923-1094 September Free islands of Hawai‘i, Maui, Lāna‘i, Moloka‘i, O‘ahu, and Culture Lāna‘i, Moloka‘i , O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, includes events such as the Royal Court Kaua‘i Investiture, a ho‘olaule‘a (celebration), the Aloha Festivals signature parade, and opening ceremonies.

The Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival celebrates Hawai‘i's regional cuisine and premier island chefs during Hawai‘i's fall shoulder period. It features a roster of Hawai‘i Food & Wine internationally-renowned master chefs, culinary Cuisine O‘ahu - Honolulu www.hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com (808) 738-6245 September Cost varies Festival personalities, and wine and spirit producers. Visitors and residents are able to participate in events during this festival, which showcases dishes using Hawai‘i's local produce, seafood, beef, and poultry.

The Ironman World Championship is a long distance triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run) Ironman World Hawai‘i Island - that takes place in Kona on Hawai‘i Island, and extends Sports ironmanworldchampionship.com (808) 329-0063 October Cost varies Championship Kona to Hāwī and back. It is the annual culmination of a series of Ironman triathlon qualification races that are held throughout the world.

This event Is a culmination of Xterra series off-road Xterra World Hawai‘i Island - Sports www.xterraplanet.com/maui/index.html (877) 751-8880 October Cost varies triathlon races around the world that include swimming, Championship Mākena mountain biking, and trail running. Hawai‘i Signature Events Event Name Niche Location Website Phone Dates Cost/Fees Event Description

Hosted by Chaminade University, the Maui Invitational EA Sport Maui Maui - Tournament is an annual pre-season college basketball Sports www.mauiinvitational.com (847) 850-1818 October Cost varies Invitational Lahaina Civic Center tournament fielding of eight NCAA Division I men's basketball teams.

This international film festival showcases film productions from the Asia-Pacific region. The festival O‘ahu - includes Hawai‘i-produced films, discussions with the Hawai‘i International Regal Dole Cannery Film www.hiff.org (808) 792-1577 October Cost varies filmmakers, award presentations, and special events. Film Festival Theaters, Hawai‘i Theatre Visitors and residents can enjoy screenings of certain Center, Waikīkī Beach films that are not available through any other venue in Hawai‘i.

Since its inception in 1970, this festival has sought to preserve, perpetuate, and promote Kona's unique 183- year coffee heritage. With nearly 50 events offered over Many events are 10 days, there is something for everyone from coffee Hawai‘i Island - free or drinkers, to connoisseurs, to multi-generational families. Kona Coffee Cultural Multi-Cultural Kailua-Kona, Keauhou, www.konacoffeefest.com (Contact by email) November accessible with a The festival's key events include a Coffee & Art Stroll, Festival Hōlualoa $3 festival Cupping Competition, Farm & Mill Tours, and button International Lantern Parade. Or you may choose to explore the cafés, shopping, and community of Kona's coffee country with a self-guided driving tour brochure. The event attracts about 8,000 visitors and residents.

The Xterra Trail Running World Championship is an off- Xterra Trail Running O‘ahu - www.xterraplanet.com/xduro/champions road half-marathon held at Kualoa Ranch, on the east Sports (877) 751-8880 December Cost varies World Championship Kualoa Ranch hip.html side of O‘ahu. The event also hosts 5km and 10km trail runs, a free kids race, and an adventure walk.

The Hawai‘i Bowl is a post-season NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision college game. The game matches teams from Conference USA and WAC member schools. As Sheraton Hawai‘i O‘ahu - part of the agreement with the WAC, a "Hawai‘i Sports www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com (808) 523-3688 December Cost varies Bowl Aloha Stadium guarantee" allows the University of Hawai‘i the Hawai‘i Bowl bid, regardless of its standings in the WAC, provided that the school is bowl eligible and doesn't qualify for the BCS.

The Diamond Head Classic is a three-day, eight team Diamond Head O‘ahu - Sports www.diamondheadclassic.com (808) 523-3688 December Cost varies invitational college basketball tournament hosted by the Classic Stan Sheriff Arena University of Hawai‘i.