Where to Celebrate New Year's Eve in Hawaii

December 31, 2008 New Year's Eve celebrations in Hawaii include concerts by John Cruz, the B52's, the Bangles, and Foreigner, fireworks shows in Waikiki, Downtown Honolulu, West Oahu, South Kauai's Poipu Beach, South Maui's Wailea Beach, and several other locations. Other 2008 New Year's Eve events in Hawaii include an adventure race in Honolulu, New Year's Eve cruises on Oahu and Maui, and New Year's Eve parties at nightclubs, restaurants, and resorts all over Hawaii.

Oahu New Year's Eve Celebrations

Maui New Year's Eve Celebrations

Big Island New Year's Eve Celebrations

Kauai New Year's Eve Celebrations

Nutcracker Ballet Performances in Hawaii

There are at least three Nutcracker Ballet performances in Hawaii every year, presented by Ballet Hawaii, the Hawaii State Ballet, and the Hawaii Ballet Theatre. The most elaborate and most expensive is the Ballet Hawaii and Honolulu Symphony Nutcracker Ballet at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. The other two Nutcrackers, performed by the Hawaii State Ballet and and the Hawaii Ballet Theatre, are more intimate performances, with less expensive tickets, but they are also very special. This year the Hawaii State Ballet's Nutcracker will feature guest artist Jose Sebastian of the American Ballet Theatre. The Hawaii Ballet Theater's Nutcracker performance in West Oahu features a "Sugarplum Tea With Santa" at all of their matinee performances during which the audience can meet the dancers in costume, take pictures, and get autographs. [More About the Nutcracker in Hawaii]

Best Hawaiian Christmas Music Albums

Hawaiian Christmas Music albums organized by artist, by title, and by year released. Includes all of the winners of the Best Hawaiian Christmas Music Album Na Hoku Hanohano Awards since that award was first issued in 1996.

Maui Swap Meet Is Moving After 17 Years

The Maui Swap Meet is a great place to buy Hawaii souvenirs at better prices then you'll see in Lahaina and other Maui towns and resorts. For more then 17 years the swap meet has been held in the same location but in January of 2009 it will move to a new 4.5 acre site [Read More]

Hawaii Winter Baseball Goes on Haitus Again

Hawaii Winter Baseball League officials announced this week that the 2008 season that just ended would be their last season because their three year contract with Major League Baseball ended and was not renewed. [Here's Why]

2008 Christmas Events on Maui

Maui Christmas events and celebrations in 2008 include a "Willie Kalikimaka" concert at the Maui Arts Center featuring the fabulous Willie K, a Messiah community sing-along concert, several Maui Christmas tree lighting ceremonies, a Christmas day brunch cruise, special Christmas menus at Maui resorts, and many more holiday concerts, stage-plays, musicals, street festivals, and Maui Christmas craft fairs.

2009 Hawaiian Music Grammy Nominees

Tonight the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced the five albums nominated for the 2009 Hawaiian Music Grammy Award. All of the albums considered for the 2009 award were released between October 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008. The winning album will be announced at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles on February 8, 2009.

Albums Nominated for the 2009 Hawaiian Grammy

All Hawaiian Music Awards Since 1978

2008 Pearl Harbor Day Events in Hawaii

December 7, 2008 will be the 67th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor. Here are some of the events taking place in Hawaii and other parts of the United States to honor and remember those who died during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

2008 Pearl Harbor Day Events in Hawaii

Photos of the Attack on Pearl Harbor