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Watch live performances by members of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Theatre and Dance program and Honolulu Art Ensemble.

The sprawling arts event The Hawaii Triennial , which runs through May, offers beauty beyond the beach. 

The Triennial artists chosen for Hawai‘i State Art Museum focus on Hawaiian culture and related social and environmental issues, through May 8.

Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend: February 10-16, 2021 Get into art, share love, celebrate shave ice, bake and enjoy the holiday. February 10, 2021   Navid Najafi will perform during ‘Ohana Day as part of the 2021 Virtual Art Summit. Photo: Courtesy of Hawai‘i Contemporary Art Summit.   Free with registration Listen to keynote speakers, artists, curators, and thinkers from Hawai‘i and around the world known for educational programming focused on art and ideas. They include multi-genera...

How to Still Celebrate the Lunar New Year Plus 4 of the Best Things to Do on O‘ahu in February 2021 If the first month of 2021 wasn’t what you hoped, reset with the Lunar New Year on Feb. 12. Here are a few ways to celebrate the Year of the Ox. January 26, 2021 T he Year of the Ox-inspired stamp launches on Feb. 2 so you can ward off Christmas card withdrawal with a new year note. Send a friend a lai see for good luck and check the U.S. Postal Service schedule to see when this year’s G...

Katherine Don, E.D. of Hawaii Contemporary, discusses the Hawaii Art Summit 2021   Art today is not separate from life and thats the point, according to Katherine Don, Executive Director of Hawaii Contemporary. "You know, contemporary art, and the way Hawaii Contemporary is thinking about art, its not art for arts sake, says Don. "Art is a language for communicating  change. Whether were about climate change, or social justice or other relevant issues, these artists are thinking about it too...