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Hawaii Travel & Accommodation - Pacific Travel Guides Hawaii Travel Guide & Accommodation Planner South Pacific Resorts Hawaii Resorts Travel Guide Resorts Site Map South Pacific Travel Guides - South Pacific Islands Review Fiji Travel - Samoa Travel - Tonga Travel - Cook Islands Travel - Tahiti Travel Hawaii - Micronesia - Niue - Tuvalu - Tokelau - Easter Island - New Zealand Solomon Islands - Vanuatu - New Caledonia - Australia Hawaii Travel Guide: Comprehensive hawaii travel guide with pictures and maps. Includes hawaii accommodation reviews, scuba diving and surfing vacations, honeymoon and wedding venues, backpacking and adventure travel and history, nature and culture. hawaii map Overview The Hawaii Islands is one of the most sought after tourist destinations in the world. One of the 50 States of the USA, it is a mix of tradition and modern living, of large beach resorts and tropical adventure. Waikiki rules the tourist brochures, but the absolutely stunning landscape around the group should be more than enough to tempt most tourists to these shores. Hawaii Travel Guide Hawaii Accommodation Guide waikiki beach kauai maui big island Tourist Information Holiday Planner Activities & Water Sports Top Sightseeing Tours Or select from the options on the right: Quick Guide Highlights Facts Glamour destination of Maui Shopping and Waikiki Beach Scenic golf courses and surfing Aerial sightseeing tours Active volcanoes and hiking beach resorts and guesthouses land mass: 11,000 sq. mi population: 1.2 million tourists: 4.5 million total islands: 10 (+100) # of hotels: 200 language: English temp 0 C : Jan 26 ; Jun 30 money: US$ Oahu , in particular the tourist icon of Waikiki Beach, is visited by more than 4 million tourists each year, mostly Americans and Japanese. Waikiki beach, the shopping malls of Honolulu, Pearl Harbour, magnificent golf courses and the surf on the North Shore are its main attractions. The Big Island is by far the largest island in the far south of the group, but only 140,000 people live there. But, over a million tourists visit each year, drawn by the stunning tropical scenery, laid back lifestyle, snow capped mountains and lava flowing volcanoes. Scuba diving and game fishing are at its best here and there is a growing colony of large beach hotels and golf courses. Maui , by contrast, is the glamour beach destination with lots of large international hotels and condominium complexes alongside sweeping swimming beaches and manicured golf courses. The rural charm of the upper valleys and the historical port of Lahaina give the island a classical feel. Maui is also renowned for its excellent whale watching. Kauai , the garden island, is much quieter than Maui with equally good beaches and the most breathtaking mountain and coastal scenery with great hiking and kayaking opportunities. Those who love the outdoors will find Kauai to be the most compelling destination. Only on Molokai and Lanai will you truly escape commercialism - tourist infrastructure is limited, the scenery and beaches are not picture postcard, but a certain charm prevails where elsewhere in Hawaii it has been lost. Hawaii beach locations are renowned for their long stretches of white sand and great surfing conditions. If you like to just lie on the beach then the beaches throughout Hawaii will charm you. However, if you like to swim, you'll find some beaches to be fantastic fun, whilst others to be too dangerous to venture into. Winter months herald high surf to the northern shores of all islands and make swimming dangerous. In general, the best activity beaches are on Oahu, the most secluded beaches on the Big Island, the most scenic beaches on Kauai, and the best swimming beaches on Maui. Hawaii's isolation from the world has created a unique and thriving natural environment with stunning and diverse scenery from mist filler tropical rinforests to barren mountain scape volcanoes. Hawaii boasts numerous championship golf courses on Kauai, Maui and the Big Island which are generally part of a mega resort complex. Most resort courses are overtly manicured and lack the rough edge of European golf courses. The most breath-taking and challenging courses are found on the main island of Oahu. Hawaii is one of the most popular honeymoon and wedding destinations in the world, with Waikiki Beach a particular favourite amongst Japanese and the ostentatious resorts of Wailua on Maui and Princeville on Kauai with Americans. These large International resorts offer exceptional pampering along with fine dining to add to the naturally romantic scene of a tropical beach paradise. 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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

ModernBride.com - Travel: Beaches: Hawaii: Volcano Country Drive top 50 destinations beaches adventure culture pampering Find all your wedding vendors near you Select Region Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas CA - Central CA - Northern CA - Southern Canada, Ontario Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida GA - Atlanta GA - Other Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota NY - Hamptons NY - Metro NY - Upstate Ohio Oklahoma Oregon PA - Central/West PA - Philly Area Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee TX - Austin TX - Dallas area TX - Houston TX - Other Utah Vermont Virginia Washington DC Washington State West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming In this issue Subscribe: save 67% Special Offer: Click here and get your complete bridal magazine library Customer Care Prizes & Offers Our Newsletter Our Booklets Beaches Driving Hawaii's Volcano Drive The second of three delightful car trips on the Big Island, starting in Kailua-Kona All rested up after a day on the beach, and I'm raring to hit Hawaii's road. My drive today takes me from one season into another. I start the day in the endless summer that is Kailua-Kona-temperature a perfect, breezy 80 degrees F, but by afternoon I'm in the eternal 55-degree autumn of volcano country. Only in Hawaii. Break for the Coffee Belt I go from Kona to volcano country on Highway 11 or 180 via the Kona Coffee Belt, home of the famed, expensive bean. It's a world in miniature-tiny shops and houses tilting over the edge of lush green slopes with views of the misty blue Pacific 1,500 feet below. Make sure Driver Guy keeps his eye on the narrow, winding road as it passes through the scenic coffee villages of Holualoa, Honalo, Kainaliu, Kealakekua and Captain Cook. In the village of Holualoa, I always park in front of the rickety Kona Inn Hotel and run in to use its novel men's room. The restrooms are perched on a green cliff, with open-air views of the Pacific. Guaranteed your guy will get a huge kick out of this one. Treat this part of the drive as a coffee-tasting experience. Greenwell Farms, family-owned since 1873, lets you tour its orchards, which are white as snow in the spring when the first coffee blossoms pop out. Be sure to take home a pound or two of beans. They make a cup of joe that's wonderfully rich and strong-and redolent of the Big Island. Entering cattle country Volcano country a-waits, so head south on Highway 11. Road signs indicate the dates of the volcanic eruptions (1950, 1919, 1907) that sent lava bubbling down the slopes from the 13,680-foot Mauna Loa, which looms in the clouds somewhere above you. You'll pass in and out of thickets of eucalyptus. The smell of ripening mangoes makes the air seem-and almost taste-sticky sweet. (I always carry a plastic bag and a pocket knife on Hawaii drives. You never know when you might want to stop and pluck something tasty off a tree.) Just beyond Milolii, a quaint fishing village, follow a sign to South Point. Now you'll rumble through hot, arid cattle country. At South Point, you'll stand on a sheer and lonely bluff above the misty Pacific, the southernmost point in the U.S., the spot where the Polynesians, up from the South Pacific in outrigger canoes, first landed on these shores a thousand years ago. The first time I saw this killer view I vowed to myself, "You won't come back here alone." And I was right. When I next returned some years later, I brought my wife, who loved the whole area. However, she reminded me that she wasn't too keen on heights. We drove a short distance through the sagebrush and mesquite wilds to another end-of-the-world bay. Here she felt a little better. We gazed at some giant logs that lined the shore like lawn furniture, which had drifted all the way here from the Pacific Northwest. And you know, one made a perfect backrest for two. Hitting Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Now get set for the big climate change. You pass from summer to fall as you drive the last miles to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The park, 340 square miles, is all rain forest, dripping ferns and steaming fissures. Take the Crater Rim Drive, an 11-mile loop of the vast Kilauea caldera, at the center of which lies the always-steaming Halemaumau fire pit. The road dips through fern jungles, lava desert and plumes of sulphurous smoke. It's enough to give you the shivers. So warm your bones in the Volcano House, a venerable inn with tall windows looking onto the steaming caldera. The inn has a big lava-stone fireplace where a log fire has burned nonstop for 60-plus years-yes, they actually keep it stoked night and day. You can sit by the fireplace and take a nap (no one will disturb you). For dinner try Surt's, a cool cafe in the old Volcano Store. Then point the car downhill toward summer. 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Hawaiian Clothes

Hawaiian Gifts and Clothing  You are here: About > Travel > Hawaii / South Pacific for Visitors > Shopping and Gifts > Gifts and Clothing Travel Go Hawaii Essentials Which Hawaiian Island Suits You Best? Clickable Map of the Hawaiian Islands Beach Guide Hawaii Pictures Clickable Map of Maui, Hawaii Topics A Hawaii Vacation Planner Big Island of Hawaii Kauai Maui / Molokai / Lanai Oahu / Honolulu / Waikiki South Pacific Culture, History & Language Hawaii Lodging Hula Luau Maps and Weather Pearl Harbor Photos, Video & Cams Recipes Shopping and Gifts Buyer's Guide Tastes of Paradise from Hilo Hattie HilHilo Hattie Dresses and Sarongs Multi-Day Guided Tours Top Hawaii Guidebooks Top Maui / Molokai / Lanai Guidebooks Forums Help FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the Hawaii / South Pacific for Visitors newsletter! See Online Courses   Search Hawaii / South Pacific for Visitors > Shopping and Gifts > Gifts and Clothing Hawaiian Gifts and Clothing Looking for that special gift from Hawaii? Check out these links to Hawaiian gifts, memorabilia, and clothing. Articles & Resources Sort By : Guide Picks | Alphabetical | Recent ABC Stores - The Store With Aloha You'll find them on almost every corner in Waikiki and throughout the islands. Now you can buy many of their products and gifts online. Booklines Hawaii A large selection of Hawaii related books can be found at this site. They also have a large selection of Hawaiian music CDs and Hawaii related videos. Gourd Connection The best place on the net to learn about gourds, ipu and ipu heke. You can order gourd drums and instructions and taped on how to play them. Hawaiian Music Island If you would like to purchase Hawaiian CDs, be sure to visit Aunty Maria at the Hawaiian Music Island. This is the best source for Hawaiian CDs and cassettes on the Internet. Hawaii Clothing Company Offering a wide assortment of Hawaiian clothing for both men and women. Hilo Hattie If you have been to Hawaii and not been to Hilo Hattie, you are the only one. Seriously, though, a visit to Hilo Hattie is great fun. Now you can order their clothes and other gifts directly on the Internet. Mutual Publishing of Hawaii "From bird watching to fishing, from sharks to Aunty Pua, from Manoa to Maui, from nostalgia to contemporary issues - all that make the islands great!" Excellent books from a major publisher locates in Honolulu. Red Dirt Shirts from Kauai Winner of the 1996 Hawaii "Unique Manufacturer of the Year" award. Hand made by Paradise Sportswear employees at their Port Allen, Kauai, manufacturing plant, Red Dirt T-shirts are the hottest souvenir items in the islands for tourists and local residents alike. Sun Jose Hawaii Featuring a huge selection of clothing, fabrics, food, books, music, video and art. Located in San Jose, California where they have a large retail store. Top Picks in Hawaiian Aloha Shirts The Aloha shirt is the quintessential symbol of Hawaii. Cool, comfortable and casual, Aloha shirts are perfect for that Sunday beach barbeque, a night out at the movies, or just plain lounging around. They're perfect almost anytime in the islands and a great way to remember paradise when you're back home. Top Picks in Hilo Hattie Dresses and Sarongs Hilo Hattie is the Store of Hawaii. With stores on each of the major islands, Hilo Hattie is a must stop for all island visitors. Eileen Fischer, your Guide's wife is a regular Hilo Hattie customer and she offers her picks for some wonderful Hilo Hattie dresses and sarongs. Top Picks in Maui Jim Sunglasses Our picks for the best sunglasses sold by Maui Jim of Lahaina, Maui. Top Picks in Maui Jim Sunglasses Don't miss our picks for the best sunglasses made by Maui Jim of Lahaina Maui. University of Hawaii Press Publisher of over 1100 books the University of Hawaii Press is recognized as a leading publisher of books and journals in Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Studies.   Topic Index | Email to a Friend Our Story | Be a Guide | Advertising Info | Work at About | Site Map | Icons | Help User Agreement | Ethics Policy | Patent Info. | Privacy Policy | Kids' Privacy Policy ©2006 About, Inc., A part of The New York Times Company . All rights reserved. Around About Tips to Losing Weight Guide to Distance Learning How to Travel for Less PHOTOS: Italy PHOTOS: Hybrid Cars What's Hot Top Picks in Hawaiian Coffee Kamehameha the Great Kalua Pig Waikiki Beach, Oahu - Life's a Beach in Hawaii - Hawaii Beac... Best Beaches 1999 Headlines Plumeria Photos from Hawaii Plumeria is the most common flower that you'll find in... You Won't See This Sign at Home! This certainly isn't a sign that you've ever seen near... Atlantis Submarine Tour Maui Since I had just experienced the Atlantis Submarine Tour on... Maui Swap Meet Photos Held every Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to noon is the...

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Hawaiian Music Institute Concert

Hawaiian Music Events "Aloha Joe.com is one of themost influential Hawaiian Websites on the Internet" (Movieline Magazine) HAWAIIAN RELATED EVENTS Around the Mainland & Hawaii 2006 AWARD EVENTS VOTE NOW!!!!! <><><><><><><><><> WHITTIER COLLEGE - Whittier, California This year, to receive a DISCOUNT on your tickets @ Whittier College, you need the CODE **** see below <click here to get the latest code> Once you have THE CODE, you can order tickets to any show...during that period. <><><> SPECIAL ADDED EVENT Hawaiian Music Institute Concert JANUARY 28, 2006 - 8 PM An evening of island music from some of Hawaii's best slack-key & ukulele players! For tickets please call 562.907.4203 REMEMBER - YOU ALWAYS SEE "THE BEST" AT WHITTIER COLLEGE <><><> APRIL 8, 2006 "Legends of Hawaiian Music" EDDIE KAMAE & The Sons of Hawaii The first time @ Whittier College! Shows at 3 PM & 8 PM <><><> MAY 27, 2006 THE BROTHERS CAZIMERO <It will be their 12th appearance at Whittier College> Shows at 3 PM & 8 PM Call the Box Office 562.907.4203 <> PHOTOS FROM PAST WHITTIER COLLEGE SHOWS You can always.. SEE the view of the stage from every seat in the Ruth B. Shannon Center @ Whittier College! >Discount Code does NOT apply to SeatAdvisor.com< <><><><><> *** THE TICKET DISCOUNT CODE Is available to Aloha Joe's listeners and applies to DIRECT BOX OFFICE SALES ONLY! To assure that you ARE a listener (or at least a website visitor) Whittier has added a CODE which is used to receive the ticket DISCOUNT. The code will change each month, so be sure to look ALSO: Once you know the CODE you can order tickets for any of the Whittier Concerts. <><><><><><><><><><> 11th Annual Hula Ho'ike 2006 and Concert by the Makaha Sons Join Halau Hula o Leilani and kumu hula Leilani Rivera Bond Saturday, February 4, 2006 Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, Lihue, Kauai Crafts and food sales start at 5:00 pm auditorium doors open at 6:30 show starts at 7:00 and ends at about 9:30. Advance sale adult tickets, $15 ages 4 through 14, $8. At the door, adults $20; keiki $15. Donna Stewart, phone 808-635-7248 or email dsmanu@hawaii.rr.com Leilani Rivera Bond, phone 808-651-0682 or email darryl.leilani@verizon.net <><><> Thursday February 16, 2006 -7:30pm HAPA In Concert featuring Dancers from "Hula Anyone?" Marjorie Luke Theatre 721 E. Cota Street - Santa Barbara, CA Tickets $28.50 general-$38.50 reserved Purchase at Lobero Theatre Box Office 805 963-0761 or online at www.lobero.com concert info only - Rod Lathim 805 569-1064 <><><><><><> Southern California Ukulele Festival Benefit Concert 7PM, February 25, 2006 Seal Beach Leisure World Clubhouse #2 13533 Seal Beach Blvd., Seal Beach, CA Join us for a Benefit Concert for the SoCal Ukulele Festival featuring the charm and variety that ukulele has to offer. Proceeds will help fly internationally known artists to the Festival on October 7th. So, on February 25th hear "Lil Rev" (comedy/traditional), "Moana" (traditional Hawaiian), and Ian Whitcomb (tin pan alley). Tix are $15 at door or by mail w/SASE ($8 youths 16 and under, and children 6 and under free with paying adult). Call Susan (714/826-9204) or Floyd (562/425-7032) or mail payment to: SCUF Benefit Concert Tickets, 4232 Avenida Madrid, Cypress, CA 90630. IT'S LU'AU TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Sons of Hawaii Annual Scholarship Lu'au!!!!! Saturday, March 11, 2006 Japanese Cultural Institute 17215 South Gramercy Pl. - Gardena, CA Dontation $25.00 - 3 PM - Till??? Call Louis Hanohano 310-635-4783 <><><><><> JULY 30th - 10 AM - KAPIOLANI PARK, WAIKIKI The 36th Annual UKULELE FESTIVAL!!! Come and join the fun.... IT'S FREE!!! see the official website for more information! UKULELE FESTIVAL WEBSITE EMAIL your EVENTS to Aloha JOE SONYA MENDEZ REPORTS "Visit the Luau Cha, Cha, Cha, Girl's WEBSITE" EMAIL SONYA IF YOU NEED EVENT INFORMATION Check out "Mark Your Calendar", Sonya's events listings in the Leeward Current (covering Aiea, Pearlridge and Pearl City), the West Oahu Current (Waipahu, Waikele, Ewa, Ewa Beach, Kapolei) and the Ka Nupepa (Mililani, Wahiawa, Waialua, Haleiwa and the North Shore up to Sunset Beach), distributed by The Honolulu Advertiser. <><> <> Aloha Joe Hawaii Events Report - Jan. 24, 2006 <> Pearlridge Center kicks off First Sunday Fete with special Polynesian entertainment at noon on the first Sunday of each month at Uptown Center Court. The Kaholomua Dance Academy will perform on Feb. 5. Call 488-0981 <> Come watch the best bowlers in the state compete for bragging rights, cash prizes and incentives in a Hawaii TV Bowling tournament from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 and March 5 at Aiea Bowl, and on Feb. 26 at Leeward Bowl. Entry free is $65 or $70 at the door. The public is invited to watch for free. Contact Scot Mitamura at 239-5415 <> The Pearl City Lions Club will hold its inaugural breakfast fund-raiser from 6:30 to 11 a.m. on Feb. 11 at Pearl City Elementary. For just $5, enjoy a hearty breakfast of scrambled eggs, Portuguese sausage, rice, corn bread and orange wedges. Juice, punch, coffee and water will be served. There will also be a country store and a plant sale. Donations of old and unused eyeglasses will be collected at the cafeteria entrance and in the parking lot. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance from club members from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 21 and 28 at the Daiei store in Pearl City. In addition. The Lions are raising funds for its district. Purchase a childrens book titled, Wise Up. Cost is $15, of which $10 is tax-deductible. Discounts available for purchases of 10 or more books. Call Lion Alice Kudo at 389-0268 <> Celebrate the beginning of Cherry Blossom season with a trolley ride through Wahiawa town on Feb. 4. Members of the Wahiawa Nikkei Civic Association and the United Japanese Society of Hawaii will participate. The tours -which will depart from the Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. - will be narrated by City Council Chair Donovan Dela Cruz. Each tour lasts 90 minutes. Cost is $5 for the tour and $5 for a "Kitchen Delight" bento. For reservations, call 306-1876 <> Join Jasmine Yoga on the North Shore for its 2 nd annual open house through Feb. 4. Classes will be free for all new students. Finish up the week with a potluck after the Saturday class. Ongoing classes are available Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. and 10 a.m. on Saturdays (yoga and a smoothie). Classes are held at the Weinberg Community Center in Waialua, next to the Waialua United Church of Christ, 67-174 Farrington Highway. Drop-in cost is $11, discount class cards are available. Call 561-9639 or visit the Web site at www.jasmineyoga.com . <><> Feb 28, 2006 MARDI GRAS AT THE TOWER Celebrate at Hawaii's only waterfront Mardi Gras party while you enjoy entertainment on four different stages, a Mardi Gras parade, and tone of free beads while supplies last! 5 to 9 p.m. Call (808) 566-2337 <><><> Come celebrate with 25 reggae bands and DJs at the Bob Marley Fest 2006 starting from 7 p.m. on Feb. 10 until 3 a.m. on Feb. 11 at the Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park in Kapolei. Tickets cost $15; must be 18 and older to attend. Additional parking with shuttle service will be available at Home Depot. Volunteers are needed. Send e-mail to galmichem001@hawaii.rr.com . <><><> St. Francis Healthcare Foundation will present a Wealth Preservation Seminar from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 9 at St. Francis Medical Center Wests fifth-floor auditorium. Topics include how to produce additional lifetime income, earning generous tax deductions, reducing estate tax and avoiding probate. Featured speakers will be Stephen H. Reese, an estate planner for 16 years, and Stephanie K. Asato, a vice president with Bank of Hawaii's investment services. To register, call 547-6875 or 547-6877 . <><><> In Central Oahu: Bring the family to Dole Plantation in Wahiawa, where the kids can explore 1.7 miles of paths in the giant maze, recognized as the worlds largest maze in the Guinness Book of World Records. The attraction is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for ages 4 to 12, free for 3 and younger. Also, enjoy a relaxing, educational, fully narrated, 2-mile long train ride on the pineapple express. The train departs every 30 minutes between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $7.50 for adults, $5.50 for ages 4 to 12, under 4 free. Call 621-8408. <><><> Check out the North Shore Surf and Cultural Museum in the North Shore Marketplace in Haleiwa. There's an impressive collection of surf memorabilia, vintage surfboards, cultural items and jewelry. The museum opens from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily except Tuesdays. Call 638-8777 <><><> See some of the oldest banyan trees in the islands, rare Hawaiian palms and lush green foliage spread over 27 acres at the Wahiawa Botanical Garden. Nature lovers and plant enthusiasts are invited to take a free self-guided tour between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., seven days a week. The garden is located at 1396 California Ave. Call 621-7321. <><><> The Waimea Valley Audubon Center offers plant tours at 2 p.m. every Thursday and Sunday, when participants can learn about rare and endangered Hawaiian plants. History buffs may take a historical tour on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for ages 4 to 12. Special rates are available for senior citizens, military and kamaaina. Call 638-9199. <><><> In Leeward Oahu: See the U.S. Bowfin Submarine Museum and learn about its role in WWII. The museum, which also offers outdoor exhibits and information about the Japanese suicide missile, opens daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults and $3 for children 4 to 12. Free for ages 3 and younger. Call 423-1314 or visit the Web site at www.bowfin.org <><><> The Board of Water Supplys Halawa Xeriscape Garden displays a series of xeric (dry) plants in a residential scale setting to demonstrate species capable of providing a visually attractive garden, while using less water than most currently popular plants. Also see smaller gardens that specialize in trees, Hawaiian plants, bromeliads and international shrubs. Open for visits and self-guided tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the garden is located at 99-1268 Iwaena St. in the Halawa Valley industrial area. Call the Board of Water Supply community relations office at 748-5041 <><><> Visit the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, and learn about the important role the USS Missouri played at the end of World War II. Guided tours are available daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets $16 for adults, $8 for children younger than 12. Special military and kamaaina rates available. The ticket office closes at 4 p.m. Call 1-877-MIGHTYMO <><><> HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE LESSONS Learn basic Hawaiian words and phrases from instructor Germaine Kaleolani Haili from 8:30 to 9 a.m. every Wednesday through the end of November, at the Ewa end (West) of Ward Warehouse, near the Spaghetti Factory. Call (808) 596-8885. <><><><><> ONGOING Learn to hula! Bring keiki to Ward Warehouse (on Ala Moana Blvd.), near the Old Spaghetti Factory, for free hula lessons from 5 to 6 p.m. every Thursday through November. Contact Germaine Haili at ( 808) 596-8885. <><><> For families bringing their keiki (children) to Hawaii, check a prehistoric baby dinosaur display at Bishop Museum. Keiki will enjoy interactive activities, such as building their own dinosaurs out of plush blocks, making dino tracks in the sand, plus participating in stamping, tracing and coloring stations. Visitors will enjoy seeing fossil displays, both real and cast specimens, of dinosaur eggs and bones. Call (808) 847-3511 or visit www.bishopmuseum.org <><><> Pearlridge Center in Aiea (near Pearl Harbor) offers lots of fun activities for keiki at Uptown Center Court. Junior Keiki Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. has become a popular adventure for families with school-age children. The first Tuesday of each month is Fun With Science, hosted by Mad Science of Hawaii. <> On the second and fifth Tuesday, Balloon Monsoon will show keiki how to twist balloons into fanciful animals. The sky's the limit when kids get creative at Lego Town on the third Tuesday, and on the fourth Tuesday, The 4-H Club and the Hobby Co. will lead an evening of parent-child model-building for lovers of air and land machines <> Nothing sets the tone for the weekend like graceful hula and Hawaiian melodies, every Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Pearlridge Center's Uptown Center Court or listen to classic oldies, jazz, rock or contemporary Hawaiian music every Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Downtown Center Court. For information on all Pearlridge activities, call (808) 488-0981. <> All aboard! The Hawaiian Railway Society offers fun and educational rides every Sunday at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., with riders enjoying a scenic, fully narrated, 90-minute round-trip ride from Ewa Beach to Kahe Point (West Oahu). Cost is $10 adults, $7 ages 2 to 12, and senior citizens 62+ Call (808) 681-5461. <> Please Note: ADVERTISER EVENTS LISTED AS PART OF AD PACKAGES NON-PROFIT EVENTS LISTED @ No Charge Send us a flyer - FAXED or E-Mail It's that simple - fax 562.925.1910 (Ask about our reasonable advertising rates) <> HOME Hawaiian Music Recipes Travel Contests Shopping Culture Events Pr-Media Center CDs & Fashions EMAIL Aloha JOE All website content 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Hawaiian Adventure Radio Productions, Inc.