Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Oct. 24–30, 2024
Taste sake, meet a photography legend, trick-or-treat at the zoo, start your holiday shopping and more.
Photo: Credit Paws for Portraits LLC
PetWalk
Saturday, Oct. 26, 8 a.m. to noon
Take your furry friends on a walk for a good cause this weekend at the annual fundraiser for the Hawaiian Humane Society. Join other animal lovers on the 1.8-mile dog walk around Kapi‘olani Park, enjoy cooling stations along the route, enter the pet costume contest, shop local vendors, listen to live music and more.
Family-friendly, $35, Kapi‘olani Regional Park, 3840 Paki Ave., hawaiianhumane.org, @hawaiianhumane
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Photo: Courtesy of Joy of Sake
The Joy of Sake
Friday, Oct. 25, 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Sip your way through a staggering selection of more than 500 sake varieties from Japan and the United States. Plus, dine on appetizers from top local restaurants, including Hoku’s, Kapa Hale, Nami Kaze, Robata Jinya and more.
Must be 21 years old or older, $130, Hawai‘i Convention Center, 1801 Kalākaua Ave., Waikīkī, joyofsake.com, @joyofsake
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Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu Zoo Society
Hallow-Zoo
Sunday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dress up in your best costume for a spooky day at the Honolulu Zoo! Learn about animals through a scavenger hunt filled with freaky facts, collect candy down the Haunted Habitat Treat Trail and get hands-on with themed activity stations.
Family-friendly, activities included with zoo admission ($10 adult kama‘āina, $6 child kama‘āina, free for ages 2 and under), Honolulu Zoo, 151 Kapahulu Ave., Waikīkī, honoluluzoo.org, @thehonoluluzoo
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Photo: Courtesy of Mana Up Hawai‘i
Mana Up Showcase
Sunday, Oct. 27, 3 p.m. (Facebook Live) and 8 p.m. (Hawai‘i News Now, KHNL)
Too early for holiday shopping? We think not. Get the scoop on the hottest new local products during this one-hour broadcast featuring the inspirational stories of 10 entrepreneurs who have graduated from Mana Up’s accelerator program. You will have access to their exclusive products and deals during the show. Then save the date for the in-person shopping event on Thursday, Nov. 7.
Tune in via Facebook Live or on Hawai‘i News Now’s KHNL, manauphawaii.com, @manauphawaii
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Photo: Credit Wayne Levin
Photography Talk With Wayne Levin
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Watch the premiere of Wayne Levin: A Life in Photography and talk story with the renowned underwater photographer. The event is part of Ke Alaula, a series of six discussion programs accompanying the current exhibition The OGs: Photographers of the Silver Gelatin Process, on view through Dec. 6.
Free, Windward Community College, Gallery ‘Iolani, 45-720 Kea‘ahala Rd., Kāne‘ohe, gallery.windward.hawaii.edu, @gallery_iolani
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