Aloha Festivals main events on Oahu have come and gone, but there's more pageantry to look forward to on neighbor islands in October. Aloha Festivals events set
on neighbor islesHere are some highlights:
Molokai
>> Tuesday: "Hana Hou" concert 7 p.m. at the Mitchell Pau'ole Center. Call 808-553-5252 for details.>> Thursday: Sample some of the best poke and seafood recipes during the kupuna poke contest, 7 p.m. at the Mitchell Pau'ole Center.
Kauai
>> Oct. 12: Kauai's royal court will be honored at the Royal Ball featuring music by Kapena and an evening of dancing, from 6 p.m. at the Radisson Kauai Beach Resort. Call 808-245-8508 for details.
Maui
>> Oct. 12: Maui Ho'olaule'a with food, entertainment, arts and crafts, from 6 to 10 p.m. at Pi'ilani Park. Call 808-661-7740.>> Oct. 19: Hana Celebration and Parade, small-town style, at 11 a.m. at Hana Ball Park. Call 808-248-7758 for information.
>> Oct. 20: 15th annual Lahaina Banyan Tree Ho'olaule'a, with arts and crafts, hula, food booths and music from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. under the town's fabled banyan.
>> Oct. 20: Falsetto competition has several amateurs vying for prizes at the Maui Myth and Magic Theatre, from 6 p.m. Call 808-661-7740 for details.
>> Oct. 23: The Hana Talent Show is a good excuse for an old-fashioned social with homegrown talent and family picnics under the moon at Hana Bay, 6 to 9 p.m. Call 808-248-7758.
>> Oct. 25: Pau Hana Friday Kanikapila at Kaanapali Beach Hotel. After a long day of work, relax with Hawaiian chalang-alang backyard-style entertainment under the stars. There will be arts and crafts and a no-host outdoor barbecue a-cookin'. The event runs from 5:20 to 9:30 p.m. in the Tiki Courtyard. For more information, call 808-667-0165.
>> Oct. 26: Royal Ball at the Ritz Carlton, Kapalua. The elegant dinner and ballroom event commemorates royal gatherings of the past, from 6 to 10 p.m. Call 808-661-7740.
Star-Bulletin staff