According to cabletv.com, Hawaii’s favorite Pixar film is (drumroll)… “Finding Nemo.” Read the full report here: https://www.cabletv.com/blog/states-beloved-pixar-movie/
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Kids First! free films
Head over to the University of Hawaii’s Art Auditorium on the next four Sundays for the 12th annual UN Kids First Film Festival. There will be family-friendly shorts and full-length films screened for my favorite price — free. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. and the movies start at 3. Here’s the lineup:
JUNE 24 (Ages 3+) Adorbs!
Molang, Season Two • Animation/11 min
Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis • Japan/Animation; live action puppets/60 min.
JULY 1 (Ages 5+) 12 Shorts under 12 Minutes
Cicada
Dino Dana – Mega Tooth
Lemon & Elderflower
Someone Good Will Find You
Outside
Mogu and Perol
Rag Dolls
Sunny and Gerd in Spring Cleaning
CORKY
Daisy’s Oracle
Freestyle
Iron Hands
JULY 8 (Ages 8+) Imagine That!
Erin, Owen, and the Loch Nest Monster
The Door
Gypsy Tales/The Fiery Red Snake
Elena and the Shadows
Dreamweaver
Two Balloons
Blows with the Wind
Trigga
Mom Got Eaten by a Demon Spider
JULY 15 (AGES 6+)
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
For more information, visit www.summer.hawaii.edu/kidsfirst2018 or call 956-9883.
Little monsters
Right about now, you’re regretting that you didn’t book a summer program for the kids. They’re going stir-crazy. Sign them up for one (or many) of the Art Explorium’s weekly workshops. On July 1, from 2:30-4 p.m., kids ages 6 and up can learn to sew monster door stoppers ($20 per child). REGISTER HERE
Get wild on Wednesdays
The Honolulu Zoo’s popular summer concert series The Wildest Show in Town begins again tonight. Guests may enter the zoo at 4:35 (get there when gates open if you want to get a quick peek at the animals before the exhibits are closed for the evening. Concerst run from 6 to 7 p.m. and admission is $5 for those ages 2 and older. Bring your picnic dinner or purchase one on-site. The 10-week concert schedule is:
- June 13: Josh Tatofi
- June 20: Roy Sakuma’s Super Keiki
- June 27: Keauhou
- July 11: Beat Lele
- July 18: Special Guest
- July 25: Makaha Sons
- Aug. 1: Johnny Helm and Friends
- Aug. 8: Noel Okimoto and his Jazz All Stars – A Tribute To Legendary Jazz Vocalist, Jimmy Borges
- Aug. 15: Jon Yamasato and Iron Mango
Visit www.honoluluzoo.org or call 926-3191.
Pet walk lights up
The 5th annual West Oahu Pet Walk will be held in the evening hours this year. With the summer heat creeping up already, it’s a welcome shift. Pups will bear light-up LED collars at the walk June 2 at Ewa Puuloa District Park. The event usually brings out 700 two-legged participants and 350 pets to walk in the evening event this year. Register for $50 per family of four by June 1 at poidogsandpopoki.org. Water play and canine games run 5 to 7 p.m. with the walk taking place from 7 to 8 p.m. Human snacks along the route will be provided by California Pizza Kitchen, Buffalo Wild Wings and Applebees, among others. Can’t make it? Look for the Central Oahu Pet Walk Aug. 4 at Mililani Town Center.
Jump for joy
94-157 Leoleo St. in Waipahu. For now, while work is underway, hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, closed Tuesdays to Thursdays, noon to 9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. On Mother’s Day, moms jump free!! http://itrampolinehawaii.com/
All Things K-pop
K-Fest Hawaii 2018, a Korean pop-up event celebrating Korean culture, will feature Korean food, shopping, K-Pop music, a ramen-eating contest, and more 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 22 at Pomaika’i Ballrooms. Admission is $20 and proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Hawaii. Visit here for tickets.
Skate on the Beach
A skateboard competition “Hell Of A Paradise” will be set up on Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki, complete with a Y-Ramp. Skateboarders Mark Gonzales, Christian Hosoi and Steve Caballero, along with locals Malakai Montes, Heimana Reynolds and Evan Mock will be there to compete, along with the Adidas and Krooked skateboarding teams. Practice starts at 11 a.m. April 21, with the contest running at 2 to 7 p.m.
Reach for the stars
The University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, hosts its annual open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 22. The free family day includes, Lego exhibits, solar telescopes, planetarium shows, and the ever-popular bottle rocket and comet making stations. http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/open-house
It’s Sunday Funday!
On March 25, check out the ‘Bows baseball team as they take on Seton Hall. For just $25, you can score two adult and two youth seats, four hot dogs and four bottles of water or sodas. With a deal like that, it’s time to see the home team play ball! https://bit.ly/2FZEHg3https://bit.ly/2FZEHg3