WAIKOLOA BEACH — The works of heart, hands, hula and Hawaiian music will make Hawaii Fest a unique celebration Sept. 9. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. at Queens’ MarketPlace.
WAIKOLOA BEACH — The works of heart, hands, hula and Hawaiian music will make Hawaii Fest a unique celebration Sept. 9. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. at Queens’ MarketPlace.
The community can hear the aloha-filled Hawaiian music by some of the island’s top entertainers and explore an extensive art and craft fair with numerous artists and producers of handmade treasures at the free event.
Top island entertainers Kainani Kahaunaele, Darlene Ahuna, Lito Arkangel, John Keawe and some favorite Big Island hula halau will perform throughout the day on two stages at the Coronation Pavilion and by the “Town Clock.”
Hawaii Fest is a first-time collaboration with Na Makua Designs and Queens’ MarketPlace.
“Nelson and Kainoa Makua of Na Makua, who also produce the annual Merrie Monarch Invitational Hawaiian Arts Fair, have done an amazing job of bringing together some of the most popular and skilled crafters that people want to see,” said Margo Mau Bunnell, the resort’s sales and operations manager. “Hawaii Fest will feature a unique selection of many different items — jewelry, fine art, made-in-Hawaii food products, hula implements, aloha wear by Simply Sisters and Living Hula. And of course, everyone looks forward to the newest designs and casual Hawaiian wear from Na Makua Designs.”
Hawaii Fest is the shopping center’s celebration of 10 years in the community. The Queens’ MarketPlace family of shops and restaurants will also participate in the festivities with a variety of tasty food booths and vendor displays from Hawaiian Ukulele and Guitar and Pacific Nature, among others.
“We wanted to do something that would let people continue to celebrate our beautiful Hawaiian culture throughout the day,” Bunnell said. “It is our way to round out the Hawaii Island Festival weekend. People can go to the Poke Contest in the morning, then come and check out all the craft vendors and talk to the artists, relax over lunch, then go back and enjoy all of the great talents at the Falsetto Contest. The idea is to offer a full, fun and immersive day at Waikoloa Beach Resort.”
Info: Visit www.QueensMarketPlace.net or call 886-8822