7:30 pm, Castle Theater. James Cotton is an international treasure and a true Living Legend of Blues. From the juke joints in Mississippi to the nightclubs in Chicago and to concert stages throughout the world, this show will demonstrate the blues with an undeniable intensity that will leave you out of breath but still cryin’ with the need for more!
Tickets $38, $45, $50. Box Office (808)242-7469.
7:00 pm, McCoy Studio Theater. Renowned hipster radio newscaster, performer, Buddhist meditation teacher, author of national best sellers The Essential Crazy Wisdom & The Big Bang, The Buddha, The Baby Boom performs his classic comic monologue, complete with original songs.
Tickets $20, benefit Mana'o Radio. Box Office (808) 242-7469.
Meet 8:30 am at Pali trailhead (Lahaina side of tunnel just as the highway comes
down to sea level – approx. mile marker 10.8) Limit 18.
Hike to the top of the Pali. Spectacular views of whales, ocean, mountains and
the new Kaheawa wind farm. This is the same trail ancient Hawaiians walked to
get from Lahaina to Wailuku. It rises from sea level to 1,500 feet and is 6
miles round trip. Bring lunch, water, sunscreen and camera. Hike leader: Mitch Skaggerberg. Assistant Leader: Bob Babson. Please call Bob at 874-1166 to register.
7:30 pm, McCoy Studio Theater. Jerry Santos of Olomana teams with rising star of falsetto and guitar, Hoku Zuttermeister, and up-and-coming dynamic guitarist Barry Kimokeo for music that combines traditional music, all your Olomana favorites along with daring new sounds.
Tickets $30, 1/2 price for kids 12 and under. Box Office (808)242-7469.
7:00 pm, Castle Theater. This year, Judy Ridolfino brings over 100 dancers in Judy’s Gang who will tap and jazz to songs with a color in the title. They will all be there – from the three year olds to the “seasoned citizens.” It’s the perfect family fare, so come join the fun!
Tickets $12, $11 senior/student, $7 kids 6-12, free for kids 5 and under. Box Office (808)242-7469.
7:30 pm, McCoy Theater. The House of Tarab Arabic Music Ensemble based in Seattle performs classic Arabic music from the 1940's-70's from Egypt, Lebanon and Syria, as well as traditional folk songs from throughout the Middle East.
Tickets $25. Box Office (808)242-7469.
4th Annual TangoFest Maui. A Tango event that combines the experience of beauty and magic of Maui with the excitement, joy, connection, intensity and fire that Tango can bring. For further information call 808-876-0485 or email gawain@loveoftango.com
6-9 pm. Free. The public is invited to attend meetings on Maui to learn about Aha Moku Councils created by the State of Hawaii to assure responsible stewardship of the clouds, forest, valleys, land, streams, fishponds and seas of Maui.
7:30pm - 9:30pm from Lahaina Harbor. Includes appetizers and refreshments (beer, wine, Mai Tais or soft drinks).
Join Pacific Whale Foundation for a celestial stargazing cruise featuring special guest astronomer Harriett Witt. Sail beneath a starlit sky, learn about the stars, and listen to humpback whales on underwater hydrophones. A night to remember!
$49.95 for adults, Children ages 3-12 are $34.95. Pacific Whale Foundation members save 20%. For reservations, please call 1-800-WHALE-1-1 or (808) 249-8811 ext. 1
7:30 pm, McCoy Theater. "Love of Tango”: the highlight dance concert of Maui’s 4th International Tangofest on Maui has become a sell-out attraction! World renowned tango artists deliver an amazing experience with the wonderful passionate of Argentine Tango.
Tickets $25. Box Office (808)242-7469.
4pm to 8pm, free admission. LahainaTown welcomes the lunar New Year with colorful and exciting lion dances on Front Street, parading through shops to gather lai see on Friday evening (5 to 8).
On Saturday evening, the 800 block of Front Street is closed to vehicle traffic for a street festival that begins with a Chinese martial arts demonstration, followed by lion performances with traditional drums, gongs and cymbals, and firecrackers. Festival-goers will enjoy booths with ethnic foods, a tea house, children's arts & crafts, Japanese calligraphy drawing, and more.
Fri, Feb 8 at 7:30 pm. Sat-Sun, Feb 9-10 at 2:00 and 7:30 pm, Castle Theatre.
MAPA’s golden anniversary production will captivate those who remember the original while introducing a new generation to the delights of small town, turn-of-the century Americana.
Tickets $10, $24, $36, $42, 1/2 price for kids 12 and under. Box Office (808)242-7469.
5K and Half Marathon Fun Run, plus a 2K Children's Race, along the scenic South Maui coast in Makena and Wailea. Walkers are welcome, too!
Starting point is Polo Beach Park (next to Fairmont Kea Lani Hotel). Registration begins at 6:00 a.m. Age group medals and lei awarded to top finishers and
best stroller rollers!
Registration can be done online at www.active.com. Registration forms can also be picked up at Runner’s Paradise (in the Maui Mall) or at Pacific Whale Foundation’s Ocean Stores at The Harbor Shops at Ma’alaea or at 612 Front St., Lahaina. You can also register by phone by calling 249-8811.
11am-3pm, Kaunoa Senior Center, Spreckelsville. Members and community welcome. Awards, updates and panel discussion at noon - topic: Choosing our Future: Energy, Water & Livable Communities - with audience participation. Potluck picnic to follow (main dish and beverages provided). Please come and talk story! Free!
Cruisers meet at 10:00am at Burger King - Puunene. Brown bag lunch at Wailea Shopping Center
9:30am-10:30 am at PWF's Ocean Discovery Center at The Harbor Shops at Ma'alaea (next to Maui Ocean Center).
"Birds of a Feather- Seabirds of Hawaii." Feb 11 to Mar 10: preschoolers and their
parents/caregivers explore the marine environment through field trips, hands-on activities, songs and stories.
Learn about seabird habitat on land and sea, how to locate and identify our seabirds, and traditional Hawaiian names and uses for the animals.
Includes a field trip to Molokini Crater for bird-watching. Join all 5 sessions, or as many as you can attend.
$10 per class or $40 for all 5 sessions. Advance reservations required. For information, call 249-8811 ext. 1
7:30 pm, Castle Theatre. Combining a wicked sense of humor with true talent, the all-male “clown princes of ballet” perform parodies of classics.
Tickets $10, $25, $40, 1/2 price for kids 12 and under. Box Office (808)242-7469.
5:00 pm and 7:30 pm shows, Castle Theater. Admission is $12 single, $10 with Maui Film Festival Passport.
Light dinners, desserts & beverages available 4:30-7:30 pm, Founders Courtyard.
For more info: (808) 572-3456 or www.mauifilmfestival.com
Seating between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the island’s most unique and romantic dinner event. Couples will dine on exquisitely prepared meals in semi-private seating surrounded by the aquarium’s most spectacular exhibits. Call for Reservations: (808) 270-7088 starting on February 1.
7:30 pm. Celebrate V-Day’s Ten Year Anniversary, raise awareness and end violence against women.
$25, $15 for students and seniors. Purchase Tickets: 242-6600
5:00 pm. Enjoy a plentiful selection of lovely pupus on our casual cruises
out of Ma’alaea Harbor or a fabulous romantic dinner out of Lahaina Harbor
aboard our high-tech, smooth riding power catamarans. Both cruises include
refreshments (beer, wine or Mai Tais and a champagne toast).
$69.95 plus tax and harbor fees for the casual pupus cruise. $99.95 plus tax and
harbor fees for the dinner cruise. Premium seating on the dinner
cruise available for $119.95 plus tax and harbor fees (limited seating so be sure to call
in advance).
For reservations, call 1-800-WHALE-1-1 or 809-249-8811 ext. 1
7:30 pm, McCoy Studio Theatre. Jazz vocalist, pop artist, singer/songwriter, Rankin favorites include: "Peaceful", "Here’s That Rainy Day", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Haven’t We Met", "You are So Beautiful", "Penny Lane", "When Sunny Gets Blue", "Groovin’", "On And On", "With A Little Help From My Friends."
Tickets $39. Box Office (808)242-7469.
Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 2:00 and 7:30 pm, Castle Theatre.
One of Hawai'i’s most popular recording artists, and the award-winning kumu hula of Halau Ke'alaokamaile, Keali'i's music, chant and hula represent the best of traditional and contemporary poetry and dance in Hawai'i today.
Tickets $10, $35,$45, 1/2 price for kids 12 and under. Box Office (808)242-7469.
Educational seminars, whale watch excursions, interactive educational displays, art and photo exhibitions, and a Charity Golf Tournament
(Sunday).
All events are free to the public (except the charity golf tournament and whale watches) and are held at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua on the Kapalua Resort.
For more information call 1-888-665-9160.
The Institute of Indigenous Arts invites you into the wilderness and soft inner spaces of Artist Quest 2007-2008. The ceremonial context and root system of this artistic blueprint is designed in an ancient, yet contemporary tapestry of dance art and Sounding Yoga Postures.
Featuring The Makaha Sons - The Heartbeat of Hawai'i's Music, the Old Lahaina Lu'au Dancers and fabulous food! Located on Front Street across from the Lahaina Cannery. Please call 244-5263 for reservations and more information.
7:30 pm, McCoy Studio Theatre. Manhattan Mama’s Coconut Cabaret presents Suzanne Morrison, who has traveled the world with her one-woman show about a yoga retreat gone wrong & now brings her hilarious show to the island of Om.
(Adult Program Content)
Tickets $20. Box Office (808)242-7469.
Cruisers meet at 8:30am at Kihei Baptist Church Parking Lot - Welakahao & South Kihei Road.
Free, all-day family celebration of Maui's humpback whales, from 9am to 5pm. Live Hawaiian entertainment, dance, craft fair children's carnival, food, and Silent Auction. Informational displays about whales, the ocean and Maui's
natural environment.
Free event parking and a free shuttle will be offered from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Hope Chapel (off the Piilani Highway at Welakahao Street). Proceeds from Whale Day will support marine science education programs for schoolchildren on Maui.
For information on all events, or to participate, call (808) 249-8811.
"Parade of Whales," South Kihei Road, Kihei
9 a.m. on South Kihei Road, beginning at the Kihei Public Library (Waimahaihai
Street) continuing south to Kalama Park. This year's theme: "Go
Green, Help Save the Whales." Prizes
awarded for "Best Overall Act," "Most Creative
Individual," "Most Creative Group," "Best Foot Powered
Entry," and "Most Eco-Friendly Entry." To learn more or to sign up, call Kara Johanssen, Pacific Whale Foundation's parade coordinator, at
(808) 856-8311 or email kara@pacificwhale.org.
"The Keiki Whale-A-Thon," Kalama Park, Kihei
10:30 am - 1:00 pm, Kalaman Park. Calling all kids -- come learn about the life of a migrating humpback whale through a fun-filled series of interactive stations provides children with the opportunity to learn about whales. Free, for kids in grades K-6. The first 150 participants receive a free admission pass to Maui Ocean Center.
"The Wild & Wonderful Whale Regatta," Kalama Park, Kihei
10 am to 4 pm. Maui's version of the Rubber Ducky Race, featuring cute rubber whales on a thrilling race course. Grand prize is free round-trip airfare for two to Maui from the U.S. Mainland. For entry forms, visit Pacific Whale Foundation’s Ocean Stores at 612 Front St., Lahaina or at The Harbor Shops at Ma’alaea or call 249-8811.
Participants meet in front of the Pacific Whale Foundation Store in the Harbor Shops of Ma'alaea at 7:30AM or at 8:15 am in the parking lot of Tavares Community Center, located in Pukalani.
See spectacular views at 7,000 feet, watch rare native birds and save unique ecosystems found nowhere else on earth.
Come to Haleakala National Park every third Sunday from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm. Pacific Whale Foundation hosts a group of eleven volunteers to pull invasive pine trees and enjoy picnic lunch afterwards at Hosmer Grove.
Conifers, or pine trees are not native to Hawai'i and have become an invasive weed crowding out rare native plants. Warm clothes, long pants and closed-toed shoes are required.
Bring water and lunch to enjoy at Hosmer Grove afterwards. Transportation is provided.
For more information, call 800-942-5311 or 808-249-8811.
5:00 pm. Enjoy a plentiful selection of lovely pupus on our casual cruises
out of Ma’alaea Harbor or a fabulous romantic dinner out of Lahaina Harbor
aboard our high-tech, smooth riding power catamarans. Both cruises include
refreshments (beer, wine or Mai Tais and a champagne toast).
$69.95 plus tax and harbor fees for the casual pupus cruise. $99.95 plus tax and
harbor fees for the dinner cruise. Premium seating on the dinner
cruise available for $119.95 plus tax and harbor fees (limited seating so be sure to call
in advance).
For reservations, call 1-800-WHALE-1-1 or 809-249-8811 ext. 1
9:30am-10:30 am at PWF's Ocean Discovery Center at The Harbor Shops at Ma'alaea (next to Maui Ocean Center).
"Birds of a Feather- Seabirds of Hawaii." Feb 11 to Mar 10: preschoolers and their
parents/caregivers explore the marine environment through field trips, hands-on activities, songs and stories.
Learn about seabird habitat on land and sea, how to locate and identify our seabirds, and traditional Hawaiian names and uses for the animals.
Includes a field trip to Molokini Crater for bird-watching. Join all 5 sessions, or as many as you can attend.
$10 per class or $40 for all 5 sessions. Advance reservations required. For information, call 249-8811 ext. 1
7:30 pm - 9:30pm. Onboard the new high tech power catamaran Ocean Discovery, cruise beneath a Maui moon, and hear the haunting sounds of humpback whales on underwater hydrophones.
The appetizer menu includes teriyaki chicken strips, meatballs in marinara sauce, vegetable crudite platter with warm artichoke and spinach dip, and homemade rolls. The ticket price includes beer, wine and Mai Tais, plus soda and juices.
Adults $49.95, Children 3-12 $34.95. For reservations, call (808) 249-8811 or 1-800-942-5311.
5:00 pm and 7:30 pm shows, Castle Theater. Admission is $12 single, $10 with Maui Film Festival Passport.
Light dinners, desserts & beverages available 4:30-7:30 pm, Founders Courtyard.
For more info: (808) 572-3456 or www.mauifilmfestival.com
6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at PWF's Discovery Center, downstairs at The Harbor Shops at Ma'alaea (on Route 30, next to Maui Ocean Center).
Pacific Whale Foundation President and Founder Greg Kaufman presents this annual Free Talk and Slideshow of highlights from the past year of whale research, including PWF's projects in Australia, Tonga and Ecuador.
For more information, call 249-8811
7:30 pm, McCoy Studio Theater.A four-man ensemble representing the remarkable musical culture of Tuva (north of Mongolia) where one of the world’s oldest forms of music-making is preserved. Called “throat-singing,” a single vocalist produces two distinct pitches – a low drone and a higher harmonic – simultaneously! Two notes with one voice! This refraction of sound evokes a sonic map of their sparse, nomadic, far-north landscape, where birds, horses, wind, water, and light are key physical elements.
Tickets: $25, 1/2 price kids 12 and under. Box Office (808) 242-7469
7:30 pm, Castle Theater. A capella vocal music from around the globe,the four women of Anonymous 4 combine scholarly musical literacy with ingenious design, narrative, and fascinating music selections. Their unmatched repertoire of sacred medieval /early music, polyphony and Gregorian chant is just as likely to include contemporary music selections, performance or poetry.
Tickets: $35, $25, $10, 1/2 price kids 12 and under. Box Office (808) 242-7469
9am - 3pm. Meet in front of the North Sugar Cane Train Station, located in Kaanapali on the mountain side of Puukoli Road.
Volunteers meet every third Saturday to will uproot invasive plant species in Honokowai Valley, and may also plant indigenous plants. They will get a chance to work in sometimes wet and sunny conditions. Sun protection, long pants and closed boots are required. Bring water and snacks. Participants get to experience a private valley full of archaeological sites.
For reservations, call 1-800-942-5311 or 808-249-8811.
8am - noon. Count the whales seen from Maui's shorelines and lookout points with whale researchers and other volunteers from across the country! Pacific Whale Foundation provides the tools and training. A great way to meet others who share your interest in whales and to learn about whales and whale research. For info, call 1-800-942-5311.
12:30pm departure on catamaran Ocean Odyssey.
Join Pacific Whale Foundation President and Founder Greg Kaufman on a special two-hour whalewatch from Ma'alaea Harbor. Greg Kaufman will share insights and information on whales based on his 30 years of studying whales in the wild. Whale sightings are guaranteed -- or you go again FREE.
Adults $49.95, Children 7-12 $34.95, ages 6 and under Free. Advance reservations required: call 1-800-942-5311 or 808-249-8811, ext 1.
Driving and coastal walking tour with 3 stops. Tour meets at 9am Polo Beach Parking lot (behind Kea Lani resort in Wailea). Tour ends at Ka'awa cove in Makena Surf condos. Terrain includes cement paths, rocky shoreline path and sandy beach. Please bring versatile footwear, water, hats and an adventuring spirit. Limit: 20. Leader: Lucienne de Naie. Please call Bob Babson to register at 874-1166.
9:30am-10:30 am at PWF's Ocean Discovery Center at The Harbor Shops at Ma'alaea (next to Maui Ocean Center).
"Birds of a Feather- Seabirds of Hawaii." Feb 11 to Mar 10: preschoolers and their
parents/caregivers explore the marine environment through field trips, hands-on activities, songs and stories.
Learn about seabird habitat on land and sea, how to locate and identify our seabirds, and traditional Hawaiian names and uses for the animals.
Includes a field trip to Molokini Crater for bird-watching. Join all 5 sessions, or as many as you can attend.
$10 per class or $40 for all 5 sessions. Advance reservations required. For information, call 249-8811 ext. 1
6:00 pm, admission free. Guest Speaker: Kahu (Reverend) Charles Kauluwehi Maxwell Sr., Hawaiian Cultural Advisor. The Native Hawaiians, Kanaka Maoli, have an intimate bond with the sea, honoring each inhabitant as a sacred entity. Kahu Maxwell will explore how modern culture can benefit from the teachings of the Kanaka Maoli. Call (808) 270-7075 for more information
7:45am - 12pm. Participants meet at 7:45 am in front of Maui Coastal Land Trust Offices, located at 2371 West Vineyard Stree in Wailuku, adjacent to the Iao Valley Church.
Maui Coastal Land Trust hosts a group of volunteers to clear and pull invasive plant species. Volunteers will be privy to unique cultural education and information. Sun protection, long pants and closed boots are required. Bring water and snacks to enjoy.
For reservations, call 1-800-942-5311 or 808-249-8811.