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Kona Chocolate Festival |  Kona Coast
17 Apr 2010 (annual)
The annual Kona Chocolate Festival is an industry showcase for the region's cacao industry. The event raises money for the Kona Pacific Waldorf School and includes delicious samples, a chocolate factory tour and various seminars on the versatility of cacao. |
Merrie Monarch Festival |  Hilo
Apr 2010 (annual)
The week-long Merrie Monarch Festival is Hawaii's leading hula competition, based at the Edith Kanaka'ole Stadium in Hilo on Hawaii island (also known as the Big Island). |
King Kamehameha Day Celebration |  North Kohala
Jun 2010 (annual)
Hawaii has not always been a single entity, it was King Kamehameha I who united the islands and he is remembered at this festival. The best place for the customary celebrations is North Kohala, his birthplace. |
Kamehameha Festival |  Moku Ola (Coconut Island), Hilo
Jun 2010 (annual)
Don't miss the annual Kamehameha Festival on Moku Ola (Coconut Island). It features Hawaii's only Ha'a Koa (Dance of the Warrior) competition, and welcomes top recording artists, hula halau, food and a chant ho'ike. |
Big Island Hawaiian Music Festival |  UH Hilo Performing Arts Center, Hilo
Jul 2010 (annual)
Hawaii's traditional music is kept alive by events like this one at the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center. The Big Island Hawaiian Music Festival includes slack key music, steel guitar, ukulele and falsetto played by some of their leading exponents. |
Queen Lili'uokalani Outrigger Canoe Race |  Kailua-Kona
Sep 2010 (annual)
The Oxford Boat Race may be easier on the tongue, but when it comes to sheer size the Queen Lili'uokalani Outrigger Canoe Race in Kailua-Kona is without equal - it's the largest long-distance outrigger paddling challenge in the world. |
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival |  Kailua-Kona
Nov 2010 (annual)
The town of Kailua-Kona gives its name to the coffee liqueur. Most of America's coffee farms are located in the vicinity and during the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival visitors can tour farms and sample plenty of delicious fresh coffee. |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |  Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Daily
Hawaii is best known as a picturesque holiday resort and the location of a slightly dodgy 1970s TV show, but more significantly it is also the home of some of the world's most spectacular volcanoes. |
Yoga Oasis |  Yoga Oasis, Pahoa
Daily
Yoga Oasis bills itself as a spiritual sanctuary for the body and mind. Tucked away in the Hawaiian rainforest on the easternmost tip of the big island, it offers organic fresh food, yoga, meditation, nature and general chilling out. |
Keauhou Farmers Market |  Keauhou Shopping Center, Keauhou Kona
Sat only
Every Saturday traders and visitors of Keauhou Kona meet at the Keauhou Shopping Center for the Keauhou Farmers Market. Vendors range from Big Island Organic Wheat Grass to Kona King Coffee. |
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