Month: July 2018

Mauna Kea Mist a photo-friendly treat

We finally tried the Mauna Kea Mist ($5.95) from Da Snack Shack at Pearlridge Center. The airy balls don’t taste like much but it sure is fun to eat. They are barely sweet but with a choice of dipping sauce that isn’t tasty enough to justify its mist-blocking properties. Also available at the newly opened Japan Village Walk kiosk.

Prehistoric sleepover

For $125 a person, you can sleep among the dinosaurs at the Bishop Museum’s robotic dino exhibit, Expedition: Dinosaur. DinoSnores goes from 6 p.m. Aug. 31 to 8 a.m. Sept. 1. There will be special planetarium shows that teach kids what the stars would have looked like when dinos roamed the earth, themed activities and prize packs for the kids. A boxed dinner, late-night snack and breakfast are included. Register here

College role models

Take your little baseball, soccer or beach volleyball player’s skills to the next level with the University of Hawaii’s sports camps and clinics. University of Hawaii Head Baseball Coach Mike Trapasso will be available for your ball players July 21-22 for pitching camp 9 a.m. to noon ($100) and hitting camp 1 to 4 p.m. ($100). Rainbow Wahine Soccer Youth Camp is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 23-26 ($150). Rainbow Wahine Beach Volleyball Summer Camp for girls from ages 11-18 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 24-26 ($335). Register and more details here.

Robotic end to the summer

Need an activity to keep the kids occupied this summer? Kalani High School is hosting a week-long STEM Robotics Academy 9 a.m. to noon July 23-27. There are different classes for kids in grades 1-8 to keep them learning with age-appropriate activities. LEGO Wedo, LEGO NXT, VEX IQ and Kano are the basis of the curriculum. $150 per student. http://www.imagineworks.org/robotics-academy

Beat the heat with $1 movies

There are still five weeks to catch a $1 movie at Regal Theatres at 10 a.m. Tuesday sand Wednesdays as part of the Regal Summer Movie Express.
July 17 and 18: The LEGO Ninjago Movie or Ferdinand
July 24 and 25: The Secret Life of Pets or Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
July 31 and Aug. 1: The Lego Batman Movie or Trolls

For details and locations, visit regmovies.com/movies/summer-movie-express

Celebrate surf at the museum

This month all things surf and skate are the focus of Bank of Hawaii Family Sunday: Green Room 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 15 at the Honolulu Museum of Art. (Activities end at 2 p.m.) Kids can make water-inspired prints. A giant Van’s shoe (size 66)  will be painted by an artist on site. Take the free museum to Spalding House where kids can use skateboard wheel shavings to create hanging jellyfish.

See the full schedule.

 

Teaching kids how lucky they are

Sometimes in this world of excess, it’s hard to convey to kids how lucky they are. That’s where The Compassion Experience comes in. This free interactive event teaches kids what life is like in in developing countries like Kenya, Uganda and the Dominican Republic. The 2,000-square-foot exhibit takes visitors into recreated homes, markets and schools. The Compassion Experience will be set up at Kaiser High School from 11 a.m. to 6:40 p.m. July 13-16.  https://cts.compassion.com/events/1032