Hi friend!
It’s finally August — that also means schools are starting back up again this month, so plan accordingly! Traffic will resume and back-to-school shoppers will be out and about this month 😂
At the beginning of each month, you can catch Holualoa First Fridays and a Monthly Soul Skate on Kona side. If youʻre in Hilo, thereʻs a new First Saturdays at the Pacific Tsunami Museum you can look forward to every month! Go & support them on their free kamaʻāina day!
Looking for something to do this week? Here’s what’s happening on the Big Island. This is by no means an all-encompassing list, but a few ideas of events happening on Hawaiʻi Island.
TONIGHT
- Wed Aug 2: Hilo Moon Gazing (with astronomers!), 4-10pm at Liliʻuokalani Gardens. Telescope viewing & talk story. Moon rises Māhealani at 8:18pm. Bring blanket, water, snacks, and a rain jacket.
- Wed Aug 2: Wednesday Night Market, 4:30-7:30pm at Hilo Town Market. Featuring local vendors + live music.
- Wed Aug 2: Karaoke + DJ Dance Party, 8-Pau at Hilo Town Market Showroom. Over 300,000 songs to choose from! $10 entry, BYOB & BYOF.
- Wed Aug 2: Wednesday Night Ecstatic with Kay Chi, 6:15pm at Sundari Pāhoa. $15-20.
Music + Dancing
- Thurs Aug 3: Beginner & Intermediate Salsa, 6-7pm at Gertrudeʻs Jazz Bar in Kailua-Kona.
- Fri Aug 4: Drag the F* Up, 9pm at My Bar in Kailua-Kona.
- Sat Aug 5: 808 Day with Landon McNamara, Through the Roots, Irie Love, These Guys, and more, 4pm at BREW Block in Kailua-Kona. 2nd annual 808 day brings the best of Hawaiʻi Island music, food, and people together! Tix are $40 for general or $150 for VIP.
- Sat Aug 5: 808 Day After Party, 9pm-1:30am at My Bar in Kailua-Kona.
- Mon Aug 7: Monday Night Jazz Jam, 6pm at Kukuau Studio in Hilo.
Community
- Fri Aug 4: Holualoa First Friday, 5:30-8:30pm in Holualoa. Monthly block party after dark — live music, gourmet “grab and go” food, and a chance to mingle in the heart of Kona coffee country.
- Sat Aug 5: First Saturday, 10-4pm at Pacific Tsunami Museum. Special showcase “Work Like a Dog Day” featuring brave first responders & their canina partners! Free admission for kamaʻāina (must show ID).
- Sat Aug 5: Kundalini Yoga & Breathwork, 10-12pm at Hawaiian Sanctuary in Pāhoa.
- Sat Aug 5: 13th Annual Mango Festival, 10-4pm at Hale Halawai Beach Park in Kailua-Kona.
- Sat Aug 5: Kurtistown Jodo Mission Bon Dance, 6pm at 17-4025 Kuaʻaina Rd. in Kurtistown.
- Sat Aug 5: Monthly Kona Soul Skate, 4-8pm at Old Airport Skate Rink in Kailua-Kona. BYO Skates & BYO Snacks. $5-15 donation.
Comedy + Entertainment
- Thurs Aug 3: Pineapples Comedy Show, 8pm at My Bar in Kailua-Kona. Featuring Dakota Rivera, Kyle Biddle, and Kevin Hobbs. Tix are $10 or $15 at the door.
- Fri & Sat Aug 4-5: Toil & Trouble, 7:30pm (or Sun Aug 6, 2:30pm) at Aloha Theatre. Find out what an old couch, a sword, and a miniature alpaca-type creature have in common in this modern take of Shakespeareʻs Macbeth thatʻs been described as Shakespeare meets Always Sunny in Philadelphia!
- Sat Aug 5: Asteroid City (2023), 2:30pm at Palace Theater in Hilo. This must be really good, because this comedy/drama returns for a third weekend at Palace Theater! Follow a writer on his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a junior stargazing event, only to have his world view disrupted forever. Tix are $10 general or $9 for seniors, students & military.
- Mon Aug 7: Open Mic, 7:30pm at Hilo Town Tavern.
- Tues Aug 8: Tuesday Taco Comedy, 6:30-8:30pm at Kona Elk’s Lodge. 2 tacos are $8. Comedy from 7-8:30pm followed by an open mic.
- Tues Aug 8: Pineapples Comedy Open Mic, 9pm at My Bar in Kailua-Kona. 5 minute time slots for your music, comedy, and poetry!
Weekly Markets
- Thurs Aug 3: Volcano Thursday Market, 3-6pm at Cooper Center in Volcano.
- Fri Aug 4: Food Truck Friday, 4-8pm at Target parking lot in Kailua-Kona.
- Fri Aug 4: Hilo Town Market, 5-9pm in Downtown Hilo. Food vendors, food trucks, live music, and crafts!
- Sat Aug 5: Keauhou Farmers Market, 8-12pm in Keauhou-Kona. Find locally-raised & grown produce, flowers, honey, coffee, eggs, and more!
- Sat Aug 5: Waimea Town Market, 9:30-2pm in Waimea. Food, music, jams, and chocolate!
- Sun Aug 6: Makuʻu Farmers Market, 7am-12pm in Puna.
- Sun Aug 6: Volcano Farmers Market, 6-10am at Cooper Center in Volcano.
- Sun Aug 6: Pure Kona Green Market, 9-2pm across from Manago Hotel in Captain Cook.
- Tues Aug 8: Hakalau Farmers Market, 3-5pm at Hakalau Veterans Park. Home grown produce and products.
As always, thanks for following along and sharing this with others! I’m grateful to each and every person who reads this newsletter! It gives me a hit of dopamine to see this little newsletter reaching more & more people each week 🥰
With love,
Krista