Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Aug. 8–14, 2024
Score a free musubi, listen to award-winning Hawaiian musicians, attend a block party, craft custom soap and more.
Photo: Courtesy of Millwood ‘Ohana Productions
Kanikapila Festival
Saturday, Aug. 10, 4 to 10 p.m.
Stroll down the middle of Waikīkī’s main thoroughfare (without cars!), snack your way from stand to stand, jam to live music from The Free Little Birds and shop for crafts, art and more. All lanes of Kalākaua Ave. from Seaside Ave. to Uluniu Ave. will be closed for the festivities.
Family-friendly, free, Kalākaua Avenue, millwoodohanaproductions.com, @millwood_ohana_productions
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Photo: Courtesy of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
National Spam Musubi Day
Thursday, Aug. 8
Get your free Spam musubi at L&L Hawaiian Barbecue in celebration of National Spam Musubi Day on Thursday. You’ll need to download and order via the app and pick it up at a participating location. The restaurant is also commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Lahaina wildfires by matching your donation (up to $10,000) made to the Maui Strong Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation during the month of August.
Various locations, hawaiianbarbecue.com, @llhawaiianbbq
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Photo: Courtesy of Bishop Museum
Mele on the Lawn
Friday, Aug. 9, 5:30 to 9 p.m.
If you’re a fan of the monthly pau hana events at Bishop Museum, you won’t want to miss this star-studded special edition hosted by Mele Apana. Listen to multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards artists, including Sean Na‘auao, Natalie Ai Kamauu, Ei Nei and Kala‘e Parish and Kalenaku Delima, under the stars on the museum’s Great Lawn.
Family-friendly, $30 for adults, free for keiki age 13 and under, 1525 Bernice St., bishopmuseum.org, @bishopmuseum
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Photo: Courtesy of Hawai‘i Shakespeare Festival
Hawai‘i Shakespeare Festival’s As You Like It
Friday, Aug. 9, through Saturday, Aug. 17, at 7:30 p.m.
Alfresco theatre returns to the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives with a southern twist on this classic romantic comedy. Bring a picnic to enjoy on the lush museum grounds before the hilarity kicks off.
$25, 553 South King St., missionhouses.org, @hawaiian_mission_houses
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Photo: Courtesy of Prince Waikīkī
Suds & Scents
Monday, Aug. 12, at 5:30 p.m.
Make Monday memorable as you sip your way through this immersive soap making workshop at the Prince Waikīkī hotel. You’ll craft custom, natural soap using essential oils and herbs with help from an expert instructor, all while enjoying a glass of wine.
$50 workshop, $12 per glass of wine, $48 per bottle of wine, 100 Sails Restaurant & Bar, 100 Holomoana St., princewaikiki.com, @princewaikiki
