Hawaii
It is possible to stay in Hawaii
and find free things to do every day.
Oahu
- Royal Hawaiian Band Concerts. Fridays
12:15pm on the grounds of Iolani Palace downtown and on Sundays at 2pm at
Kapiolani Park in Waikiki.
- Contemporary museum. Admission is
free on the third Thursday of the month.
- Honolulu Academy of Arts.. Admission
is free on the first Wednesday of the month.
- Kodak Hula Show. In its 61st year,
it’s still pleasing crowds at the Waikiki Shell Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays at 10am.
- King’s Jubilee. The Hilton Hawaiian
Village presents an unfogettable torchlighting ceremony, hula show and
firework display Fridays at twilight.
- Historical Tour. Built in 1901, the
Sheraton Moana Surfrider was Hawaii’s first resort hotel. It offers two
historical tours daily at 11am and 5:15pm.
- USS Arizona Memorial. After viewing
photos, news clippings and a film documenting the events leading up to the
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, visitors board shuttle boats to the memorial
site over the sunken USS Arizona.
Maui.
- Whale Museums. In Kaanapali Resort,
the Whalers Village Museum and Hale Kohola Whale Museum spotlight Hawaii’s
whaling era with photographs, harpoons, and other weapons and implements, ship
models, video presentations and even a 16-foot model of a baby humpback
skeleton.
- Maui Arts & Cultural Center Tours.
Maui is proud of its state-of-the-art facility and you will find out why on
tours scheduled Wednesdays at 11am. Reservations are required.
- Hula Shows. Lahaina Cannery at 1pm
Sundays and 7pm Tuesdays and Thursdays; Whalers Village in Kaanapali nightly
at 7pm, and Wailea Shopiing Village Tuesdays and Saturdays at 1:30pm.
- Art night at Lahaina. Every Friday
evening, Lahaina’s galleries welcome visitors with special art demonstrations,
entertainment and tours.
- Tedeschi Winery. A unique pineapple
wine is among the spirits produced by this picturesque Upcountry winery. Tours
leave every hour on the half-hour, from 9:30 am to 2:30pm daily.
Cliff Diving Ceremony,
Sheraton Maui. This dramatic sunset show
features a lone male diver lighting torches atop Black Rock, then plunging 100
feet into surging Pacific waves.
Kepaniwai Heritage Garden.
Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino and New England-style houses display the cultural
diversity of the islands. Set in lovely Iao Valley, this is a great place for
a picnic.
Big Island
- Candy Factory Tours. Kailua Candy Co.
(8a-6p), Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut factory (8:30am-5pm) and Big Island Candies
(8:30a-5pm) invite visitors to watch cookies and candies being made. Free
samples are available. Mauna Loa also offers a video program, nature walk and
guided tour of its factory.
- Kaupulehu Cultural Center. A
1,300-gallon saltwater aquarium; weaving, lei making, celestial navigation,
ukulele and hula classes, Hawaiiana books and authentically recreated
artifacts are among the attractions of this facility at the Four Seasons
Resort Hualalai.
- Mauna Kea Observatory Tour. No wonder
11 nations have set telescopes atop the 13,796-foot-high summit of Mauna Kea;
it’s regarded as the best place in the world for astronomical research. Tours
are held weekends at 1pm, weather permitting. Meet at the Onizuka Visitor
Center at the 9,600-foot elevation, where stargazing lectures are offered at
various times during the week.
- Botanical Gardens. You can literally
take time to smell the roses, orchids, hibiscus, plumeria and other fragrant
blooms at Akatsuka Orchid Gardens (8:30am-5pm), Wakefield Gardens (11am-3pm)
and the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden (7am-3:30pm)
- Lapakahi State Historical Park.
During the days of the alii (Hawaiian monarchy), Lapakahi was a busy harbor
and the site of a bustling village.
Kaui.
- Hula Shows
- The Market Place at Coconut
Plantation stages a colorful show daily at 5pm; children are featured on
Mondays and Thursdays. A Polynesian revue is held at Kukui Grove Shopping
Center Fridays at 6pm.
- Moir Gardens. View cactus, wiliwili
trees, orchids, bromeliads and a thriving array of 4,000 other plants, flowers
and trees on self-guided tours from 8am-5pm daily.
- Kokee Natural History Museum. Many
fascinating natural history exhibits, including one on Pacific weather
systems, are housed in this cozy but worthwhile museum. Rangers are on hand to
assist hiers embarking on Kokee’s 45-mile network of trail.
- Kilohana. This is the former
plantation estate of sugar magnate Gaylord Wilcox. Stroll through the mansion
as well as grounds, which include floral gardens, turn-of-the-century
plantation houses and a butterfly house.
- Guava Kai Plantation. In addition to
self-guided tour of this 480-acre orchard, visitors are treated to samples of
fresh guava juice, jams, jellies and other products.
Molokai
- Big Wind Kite Factory. Watch original
handmade kites and windsocks made on daily factory tours. Owner Jonathan
Socher even gives free kite-flying lessons.
- Purdy’s Natural Macadamia Nut Farm.
The buttery macadamia nut is renowned the world over. On guided tours of the
one-and-a-half-acre property, visitors can learn how the macadamia is grown
and processed. Samples of roasted nuts, as well as coconut and macadamia
blossom honey and fresh tropical fruits are shared.
Lanai
- Visiting Artist Program.
Through August, the Lodge at Koele and the Manele Bay Hotel are the venues for
monthly lectures, demonstrations and performances by renowned writers, actors,
chefs, musicians and other artists.
Hawaii
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