Block Party

29th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival & Health Fair

Hawaii’s Hispanic Community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with the 29th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival & Health Fair!

Hispanics: A History of Serving Our Nation!

SATURDAY, October 5th, 2019
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Downtown Chinatown – (Nuuanu St. from Chaplain Lane to King St)

Free Admission! Family Friendly Event!

Enjoy live entertainment, food booths, crafts, art and cultural displays, Latin dance workshops, fashion show, children’s activities, Lowriders Car Show and information from different community and health agencies. FMI call: 808-285-0072

Headlining our 29th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival & Health Fair “Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno”, from Oakland, California, they will also be doing a workshop. Don’t miss this event!

Confirmed ~ Hawaii’s finest Hispanic Entertainment: .
Eddie Ortiz & the Son Caribe Band, Agua Dulce Salsa Band, Ramba Kings, Linda Melodia Dancers, Samba Reggae, Grupo Folklorico de Panama, Honolulu Zouk, Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de San Miguel, Zumba with Carolina, DJ’s DaLion of Judah, DJ Ever, DJRico, CoCoMan, Nando & DJ Fee !

Added Attraction: Waipahu HS Spanish Club Fashion Show, Miss Latina Hawaii, Miss Aloha Latina & Miss Paradise Latina & the 2020 Miss Latina Hawaii Candidates. Lowriders Car Show. FREE & Open to the Public!

Proceeds after expense are used for Scholarships for our youth.

For more information call: 808-285-0072 or check out website’ www.hispaniceventshawaii.com

First Friday October!

Starting to kick off the season of giving and festivities in Honolulu’s Historical Culture & Arts District…make way for the one and only CHINATOWN, HNL!

What would Chinatown be without the ARTS!?!?!?!?!
Be part of history & the future of The ARTS at Marks Garage!! Save a beloved community creative art space that rehabilitated an entire neighborhood!! Check out The Future of the ARTS in Chinatown: A Community Roundtable and Pau Hana on Sep. 27th. Checkout artsatmarks.com for more info.
1159 Nu’uanu Ave. 530p

OPEN STUDIOS – THEATRE SHOWS – GALLERY EXHIBITIONS – LIVE MUSIC – STREET ART – FOODIES – LIBATIONS

KICKING OFF THE MONTH OF CELEBRATIONS AHEAD:
SAT / OCT. 5th – 29th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival & Health Fair and Hispanic Heritage Festival After Party taking place on the streets of Chinatown! 11a-10p

SAT / OCT. 26th – 2019 Hallowbaloo Music & Arts Festival takes over the entire neighborhood once again filling the streets with artful luster and pageantry

FRI / OCT. 31st – Halloween Celebration in Chinatown Honolulu’s Historical Culture and Arts District

FIRST FRIDAY – OCT. 4th
Hotel Street pARTy (between Nu’uanu Ave & Smith St.)

8p-10p – LIVE MUSIC FEATURING:
AguaDulce Salsa Band (Awa-dulse) high energy Latin music ensemble comprised of some of the most exciting musicians on the island! Come dance in the streets to melodies and beats of salsa, merengue and bachata rhythms infused with splashes of modern bass-driven reggae, hip-hop, jazz and funk.

8p-11p – LIVE STREET VISUAL ARTISTS
Miss Aloha Andrea, self taught artists, considers herself lucky to be raised on this beautiful island. From the beauty you see in nature, to the people, and the ever present Aloha Spirit; All in the direction of Love, Peace and Ultimate Freedom”

8p-11p:
Hotel Street Outdoor Beer & Wine BAR
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Ono Local Street Grind By:
– Santa Fe Tacos
– Bar 35 Eats
– Soul Fusion
– Aloha Tapioca

HIGHLIGHTED EXPERIENCES:

Pantheon Contemporary
1110 Nu’uanu Ave. 6p-10p
Gradients Experience – beats / beverages / good vibes

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First Friday at HiSAM (October)
250 South Hotel St. 6p-10p
Fashion show, gallery exhibition, live music, DJ and workshops
Free, family-friendly evening of art and music at HiSAM! All museum galleries will be open.

Chinatown Artists Lofts
1116 Smith or Maunakea St. 6p-9p
Local artists randomly and not so randomly open up their creative spaces for some artful pleasures and community enjoyment!! Music, fashion, design, visual, performance…you never know what your’ll discover!

Skull & Crown Trading Company
62 N. Hotel St. 6p-12a
Experience the mystery and enchantment of this one-of-a-kind tiki room and courtyard!

Indigo Alliance Hawaii
1011 Maunakea St. C.
First Friday Psychic Fair – 15 minute readings for $20…come get your future forecasted for the coming year!

DOWNLOAD YOUR DIGITAL MAP @ chinatownhonolulu.com

***Location & Featured Experiences Vary – Check Venues Directly for Details***

OPEN STUDIOS 6p-9p:
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Pūko‘a Studios
Chinatown Artists Lofts
Zwick Academy of Fine Art
Louis Pohl Gallery
The Pegge Hopper Gallery
El Dorado – A Honolulu Casting Lab
The Naughty Vegan Studio
Good Vibe Center
Polearity Studio
Downtown Arts Center

5p-10p: Boutiques, Craft, Visual & Performance Art Shows
Owens & Co.
Barrio Vintage
Hound and Quail
In4mation
Ginger13
Valia Honolulu
Single Double
Indigo Alliance Hawaii
Ali’i Coffee Co.
Pantheon Contemporary
Good Vibe Center
Sakura Loft
Polearity Studio
Tea at 1024
Local Joe

5p-2a: Restaurants, lounges, clubs, bars, dance venues (DJ, live music, performances, food & drink specials)
onG kinG aRts cenTer
Nextdoor
Manifest
Bar 35
Downbeat Lounge & Diner
Tchin Tchin
Scarlet Honolulu
Proof Public House
Jj Dolans’s
Rangoon Burmese Kitchen
Bethel Union
O’Kims
Fête Hawaii
Encore Saloon
Brick Fire Tavern
Ethiopian Love
Skull and Crown Trading Co.
Topped
Livestock Tavern
Lucky Belly
The Pig and the Lady
O’Toole’s Irish Pub
Murphy’s Bar and GrillThe Dragon Upstairs

DOWNLOAD YOUR DIGITAL MAP @ chinatownhonolulu.com
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#firstfridayhonolulu
#chinARTown
#axispoints

First Friday September!

Survived the sizzling summer!! Now come get your way finding and art flowing in Honolulu’s Historical Culture & Arts District…make way for First Friday Chinatown!!!

OPEN STUDIOS – THEATRE SHOWS – GALLERY EXHIBITIONS – LIVE MUSIC – STREET ART – FOODIES – LIBATIONS

Hotel Street pARTy (between Nu’uanu Ave & Smith St.)

8p-10p – LIVE MUSIC FEATURING:
Billy Sage performing a one-man full-band musical experience filling the streets with modern, pop, R&B and hip hop good vibes!

8p-11p – LIVE STREET VISUAL ARTISTS:
Manny Aloha will be creating visual stimulations of epic proportions!

8p-11p:
Hotel Street Outdoor Beer & Wine BAR
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Ono Local Street Grind By:
– Santa Cruz Taco Stand
– Bar 35 Eats
– Soul Fuzzion

HIGHLIGHTED EXPERIENCES:

The ARTS at Marks Garage
1159 Nu’uanu Ave. 6p-10p
Monthly Art Gallery Exhibition Opening pARTy
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First Friday At HISAM – HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x Mori
250 South Hotel St. 6p-10p
Fashion show, gallery exhibition, live music, DJ and workshops
Free, family-friendly evening of art and music at HiSAM! All museum galleries will be open.

HI Design Barber & Lounge
954 Maunakea St. 7p-10p
Wine’n Poets “Speak Easy Style” wine tasting & sharing invitational featuring award winning spoken word poets & entertainment.

Indigo Alliance Hawaii
1011 Maunakea St. C.
First Friday Psychic Fair – 15 minute readings for $20…come get your future forecasted for the coming year!

DOWNLOAD YOUR DIGITAL MAP @ chinatownhonolulu.com

***Location & Featured Experiences Vary – Check Venues Directly for Details***

OPEN STUDIOS 6p-9p:
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Pūko‘a Studios
Chinatown Artists Lofts
Zwick Academy of Fine Art
Louis Pohl Gallery
The Pegge Hopper Gallery
El Dorado – A Honolulu Casting Lab
The Naughty Vegan Studio
Good Vibe Center
Polearity Studio
Downtown Arts Center

5p-10p: Boutiques, Craft, Visual & Performance Art Shows
Owens & Co.
Barrio Vintage
Hound and Quail
In4mation
Ginger13
Valia Honolulu
Single Double
Indigo Alliance Hawaii
Ali’i Coffee Co.
Pantheon Contemporary
Good Vibe Center
Sakura Loft
Polearity Studio
Tea at 1024
Local Joe

5p-2a: Restaurants, lounges, clubs, bars, dance venues (DJ, live music, performances, food & drink specials)
onG kinG aRts cenTer
Nextdoor
Manifest
Bar 35
Downbeat Lounge & Diner
Tchin Tchin
Scarlet Honolulu
Proof Public House
Jj Dolans’s
Rangoon Burmese Kitchen
Bethel Union
O’Kims
Fête Hawaii
Encore Saloon
Brick Fire Tavern
Ethiopian Love
Skull and Crown Trading Co.
Topped
Livestock Tavern
Lucky Belly
The Pig and the Lady
O’Toole’s Irish Pub
Murphy’s Bar and GrillThe Dragon Upstairs

DOWNLOAD YOUR DIGITAL MAP @ chinatownhonolulu.com
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#firstfridayhonolulu
#chinARTown
#axispoints

First Friday August Activation!

Activating the end of summer!! Come get your way finding and art flowing in Honolulu’s Historical Culture & Arts District…make way for First Friday Chinatown!!!

OPEN STUDIOS – THEATRE SHOWS – GALLERY EXHIBITIONS – LIVE MUSIC – STREET ART – FOODIES – LIBATIONS

Hotel Street pARTy (between Nu’uanu Ave & Smith St.)

8p-10p – LIVE MUSIC:
Come dance in the streets with the local artists and musicians featured every month!!

8p-11p – LIVE STREET VISUAL ARTISTS:
A monthly locally live visual artist blesses the streets with painting, drawing and acting on the streets!!
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8p-11p:
Hotel Street Outdoor Beer & Wine BAR
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Ono Local Street Grind By:
– Santa Cruz Taco Stand
– AmaEbi HI: Wild Hawaiian Seafood
– Bar 35 Eats
– Soul Fuzzion

HIGHLIGHTED EXPERIENCES:

Hawaii Theatre Center
1130 Bethel St. 8p-11p
IMOMSOHARD – Mom’s Night Out: Round 2!!
Moms, best friends and funny ladies Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley are the creators of the viral web-series #IMOMSOHARD, where they discuss the good, the bad and the funny about motherhood – with the help of a bottle of red wine!

The ARTS at Marks Garage
1159 Nu’uanu Ave. 6p-10p
Monthly Art Gallery Exhibition Opening pARTy
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First Friday at HiSAM – Museum Gallery Shop x Mori
250 South Hotel St. 6p-10p
Fashion show, gallery exhibition, live music, DJ and workshops
Free, family-friendly evening of art and music at HiSAM! All museum galleries will be open.

HI Design Barber & Lounge
954 Maunakea St. 7p-10p
Wine’n Poets “Speak Easy Style” wine tasting & sharing invitational featuring award winning spoken word poets & entertainment.

Indigo Alliance Hawaii
1011 Maunakea St. C.
First Friday Psychic Fair – 15 minute readings for $20…come get your future forecasted for the coming year!

DOWNLOAD YOUR DIGITAL MAP @ chinatownhonolulu.com

***Location & Featured Experiences Vary – Check Venues Directly for Details***

OPEN STUDIOS 6p-9p:
​
Pūko‘a Studios
Chinatown Artists Lofts
Zwick Academy of Fine Art
Louis Pohl Gallery
The Pegge Hopper Gallery
El Dorado – A Honolulu Casting Lab
The Naughty Vegan Studio
Good Vibe Center
Polearity Studio
Downtown Arts Center

5p-10p: Boutiques, Craft, Visual & Performance Art Shows
Owens & Co.
Barrio Vintage
Hound and Quail
In4mation
Ginger13
Valia Honolulu
Single Double
Indigo Alliance Hawaii
Ali’i Coffee Co.
Pantheon Contemporary
Good Vibe Center
Sakura Loft
Polearity Studio
Tea at 1024
Local Joe

5p-2a: Restaurants, lounges, clubs, bars, dance venues (DJ, live music, performances, food & drink specials)
onG kinG aRts cenTer
Nextdoor
Manifest
Bar 35
Downbeat Lounge & Diner
Tchin Tchin
Scarlet Honolulu
Proof Public House
Jj Dolans’s
Rangoon Burmese Kitchen
Bethel Union
O’Kims
Fête Hawaii
Encore Saloon
Brick Fire Tavern
Ethiopian Love
Skull and Crown Trading Co.
Topped
Livestock Tavern
Lucky Belly
The Pig and the Lady
O’Toole’s Irish Pub
Murphy’s Bar and GrillThe Dragon Upstairs

DOWNLOAD YOUR DIGITAL MAP @ chinatownhonolulu.com
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#firstfridayhonolulu
#chinARTown
#axispoints

April First Friday – Island Style!

ISLAND STYLE pARTy!

Come get your way finding on and art flow moving in Honolulu’s Historical Culture & Arts District…make way for First Friday Chinatown!!!

LIVE MUSIC – OUTDOOR BAR – FOOD VENDORS – LIVE MURAL

Hotel Street pARTy (between Nu’uanu Ave & Smith St.)
8p-10p
Local island musical talents of Hawaiki with Kaukaohu Wahilani & gang. Representing for the west side jammin island style!
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8p-11p:
Hotel Street Outdoor Beer & Wine BAR
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Ono Local Street Grind By:
– Santa Cruz Taco Stand
– AmaEbi HI: Wild Hawaiian Seafood
– Rocket Coffee
– Bar 35 Eats

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LIVE Mural Artist

HIGHLIGHTED EXPERIENCES:

Honolulu Biennial 2019 @ Chinatown Arts & Capitol District
Art as part of the downtown loop of Honolulu, featuring many of the city’s most important historic buildings in complement and contrast to the bustling nature of the city’s urban center. Aliʻiolani Hale, Foster Botanical Garden, Hawaiʻi State Art Museum and YWCA Laniākea along with 4 pop-up locations will host works from Honolulu Biennial artists to include 10 new commissions and 10 site-specific installations.
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HB19 @ – SaVAge K’lub HQ – Open Hale
1111 Nu’uanu Ave. 6p-9p
Cult.VA.tions, FAB.rications, Acti.VA.tions..a place to music, meet, host, talk story, workshop, create work, perform and play. Ongoing studio take overs by interested local & visiting artists.
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HB19 @ Ei Arakawa’s – Surrounded by Biennials
– Worldwide Tours & Travel Service Inc, 1120 Nuuanu Ave.
– Kingdom Jade & Jewelers, 60 Maunakea St, Honolulu
– Ohana Lei’s & Flowers, 69 N. Beretania St, Honolulu
Arakawa’s innovative approach, where an in-depth urban study precedes the appointment of 4 trans-disciplinary creative mediators who collaborate to genuinely integrate the Biennial into the social, cultural, and political fabric of the city of Honolulu.
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HB19 @ Foster Botanical Garden
180 N Vineyard Blvd. 9a-4p
HB19 artists Bernice Akamine, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Misaki Kawai, Leland Miyano, Bruna Stude and Amy Yao.
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HB19 @ Hawaii State Art Museum
250 South Hotel St. 6p-10p
Check out the visual works of HB19 Artists: Bernice Akamine, Abraham Cruzvillegas, ʻĪmaikalani Kalāhele, Janet Lilo, Mata Aho Collective located in the lobby, lawn and balconies of Hawai’i State Art Museum.
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HB19 @ YWCA Laniākea
1040 Richards St. 5a-7p
A new fibre-based commission by Maui-based artist Chenta Laury. Seattle-based artist Ellen Lesperance presents a new commission of four paintings. Central Pacific Time, a collective created by Roger and Lei Bong provides a platform for the community to explore and navigate Hawaiʻi’s past, present and future through sound and story.
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HB19 @ Ali’iolani Hale
417 S King St. 8a-430p
Bernice Akamine’s Kalo 2016-present installation features eighty-seven halo sculptures bearing the signature pages of the 1897 Hhui Aloha Aina Anti-Annexation Petitions and hand-drawn maps of traditional land divisions of the five islands represented in the petitions.

Pantheon Contemporary
1121 Nu’uanu Ave #105 6p-midnight
AXIS Project Presents Ava Fedorov: Haunted Landscapes & Evidence Exhibition Opening. Exploring connective space between landscapes of the external and the internal. How climate change and other anthropocentric phenomena are affecting those spaces and connections.

Hawaii Theatre Center
1130 Bethel St. 7p-9p
Allegiance – A New Musical by Marc Acito, Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione, music by Jay Kuo. The story of the Kimura family, whose lives are upended when they and 120,000 other Japanese-Americans are forced to leave their homes following the events of Pearl Harbor. An uplifting testament to the power of the human spirit, Allegiance follows the Kimuras as they fight between duty and defiance, custom and change, family bonds and forbidden loves.

The ARTS at Marks Garage
1159 Nu’uanu Ave. 6p-10p
Monthly Art Exhibition Opening pARTy

Art, Music, and Fashion First Friday at HiSAM – Hawaii State Art Museum
250 South Hotel St. 6p-10p
Free, family-friendly evening of art and music at HiSAM! All museum galleries will be open.
“I Love Art” hands-on activity room with Julia Akatsu Stoyanov
Slow Art Day tour
Classical piano performances in Sculpture Lobby
All museum galleries will be open

HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x Mori
Weaving demonstrations by Gaye Chan 6p-9p
Opening reception for display of artworks for sale by Japanese stained glass artists
Pop-up shops, and live music

Art at the Capitol
415 South Beretania St. 6p-9p
Ground floor and second floor of the No 1. Capitol District building

HI Design Barber & Lounge
954 Maunakea St. 7p-10p
Wine’n Poets “Speak Easy Style” wine tasting & sharing invitational featuring award winning spoken word poets & entertainment.

Indigo Alliance Hawaii
1011 Maunakea St. C.
First Friday Psychic Fair – 15 minute readings for $20…come get your future forecasted for the coming year!

DOWNLOAD YOUR DIGITAL MAP @ chinatownhonolulu.com

***Location & Featured Experiences Vary – Check Venues Directly for Details***

OPEN STUDIOS 6p-9p:
Pūko‘a Studios
Chinatown Artists Lofts
Zwick Academy of Fine Art
Louis Pohl Gallery
The Pegge Hopper Gallery
El Dorado – A Honolulu Casting Lab
The Naughty Vegan Studio

5p-10p: Boutiques, Craft, Visual & Performance Art Shows:
Owens & Co.
Barrio Vintage
Hound and Quail
In4mation
Ginger13
Valia Honolulu
Indigo Alliance Hawaii
Ali’i Coffee Co.
Pantheon Contemporary
Good Vibe Center
Sakura Loft
Polearity Studio
Tea at 1024
Local Joe

5p-2a: Restaurants, lounges, clubs, bars, dance venues (DJ, live music, performances, food & drink specials):
onG kinG aRts cenTer
Nextdoor
Manifest
Bar 35
Downbeat Lounge & Diner
Tchin Tchin
Scarlet Honolulu
Bar Elixrs
Proof Public House
Jj Dolans’s
Rangoon Burmese Kitchen
Bethel Union
Fête Hawaii
Encore Saloon
Brick Fire Tavern
Ethiopian Love
Topped
Livestock Tavern
Lucky Belly
The Pig and the Lady
O’Toole’s Irish Pub
Murphy’s Bar and Grill
The Dragon Upstairs

#firstfridayhonolulu
#chinARTown
#axispoints
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5:00pm-10:00pm: Boutiques & restaurant specials, art shows & performances

8:00pm-2:00am: Clubs, bars, late-night dance venues (DJ, live music, performances)

St Patty’s After Party

Its never to early to start making St Patricks Day plans. After the Chinatown block party head on down to Nextdoor for the best after party in town.
Event info:
Doors open 4pm.
Happy hour from 4pm to 8pm with no cover!
Drink discounts all night until 2am including $4 Fireball!!!
St Patty’s themed giveaways and swag.
DJ’s playing jump around, dropkick murphys and other St Patty classics while enjoying our newly renovated sound system and dance floor.
Tell a friend to tell a friend about the best party in town.
Be safe and have fun!

Mardi Gras March 1st First Friday!

SAMBA IN THE STREETS!!

Come get your way finding on and dance flow moving in Honolulu’s Historical Culture & Arts District as we experience the rich culture of the Latin/Caribbean celebration of Mardi Gras through the arts! Fat Tuesday…make way for First Friday!!!

LIVE MUSIC – SAMBA DANCERS – OUTDOOR BAR

8p-10p
LIVE Music & Samba Hotel Street Block pARTy!
Samba & Latin Dancers
LIVE Latin & Caribbean Music

8p-11p:
Hotel Street Outdoor Beer & Wine BAR
Ono Local & Latin Style Street Grinds
LIVE mural artist

Hotel Street Venues DJs, musicians & drink specials till 2am:
The Manifest
Bar 35 Hawaii
Nextdoor
Downbeat Lounge
Tchin Tchin

HIGHLIGHTED EXPERIENCES:

Samba in the Streets!
Hotel Street (Between Nu’uanu & Smith St.)
Live, provocative, Latin roots performance artists in the local music & dance scene will have everyone dancing to the rhythm and beats!

HI Design Barber & Lounge
954 Maunakea St. 7p-10p
Wine’n Poets Wine Tasting and Sharing with Poetry EPIC MOTIVATION THEME
“Speak Easy Style” wine tasting & sharing invitational featuring award winning spoken word poets & entertainment.

Art, Music, and Fashion First Friday at HiSAM
250 South Hotel St. 6p-10p
Free, family-friendly evening of art, music, and fashion at HiSAM! Admission is always free. Live music & DJs galore!

The ARTS at Marks Garage
1159 Nu’uanu Ave. 6p-10p
Monthly Art Exhibition Opening pARTy

OPEN STUDIOS:
Pūko‘a Studios
Chinatown Artists Lofts
Zwick Academy of Fine Art
Louis Pohl Gallery
The Pegge Hopper Gallery

***Location & Featured Experiences Vary – Check Venues Directly for Details***

5p-10p:
Boutiques, visual & performance art shows
Owens & Co. Barrio Vintage Hound and Quail In4mation – I Shall Proceed and Continue Ginger13 Valia Honolulu Indigo Alliance Hawaii Louis Pohl Gallery The Pegge Hopper Gallery Ali’i Coffee Co. Pantheon Contemporary Rangoon Burmese Kitchen Bethel Union Pūko‘a Studios Zwick Academy of Fine Art Chinatown Artists Lofts The Naughty Vegan Studio Good Vibe Center Sakura Loft onG kinG aRts cenTer

5p-2a:
Restaurants, lounges, clubs, bars, late-night dance venues (DJ, live music, performances, food & drink specials)
Proof Public House Jj Dolans’s Fête Hawaii Encore Saloon Brick Fire Tavern Rangoon Burmese Kitchen Ethiopian Love Topped Livestock Tavern Lucky Belly The Pig and the Lady
O’Toole’s Irish Pub – Honolulu Bethel Union Murphy’s Bar and Grill The Dragon Upstairs in Honolulu Hawaii

ChinatownHonolulu.com for the DIGITAL MAP & all the First Friday experiences throughout Honolulu’s Historical Culture and Arts District!!

Support & Promote unapologetically!!

FACEBOOK: @firstfridaychinatownHNL
INSTAGRAM: @axis_project

#firstfridayhonolulu #chinARTown #axispoints

1st First Friday 2019!

1st First Friday 2019! Dancing ArtFULLY into the New Year!

Come get your way finding on and dance flow moving in Honolulu’s Historical Culture & Arts District as we kick off Jan 2019 on a good foot and right beat!!

Hotel Street Dance pARTy
Between Nu’uanu & Smith St.
LIVE MUSIC – FRINGE FEST – DANCE CYPHER – OUTDOOR BAR

8p-10p
Activ8 Electric Jazz Street Dance-Off
O’ahu Fringe Festival Featured Performances!
Dancers Unlimited CYPHER!
Polearity Studio Showcase!
Jerome James & LIVE Band!

8p-11p:
Hotel Street Outdoor Beer & Wine BAR
LIVE mural artist

Featured DJs, musicians & drink specials till 2am:
The Manifest
Bar 35 Hawaii
Nextdoor
Downbeat Lounge
Tchin Tchin

HIGHLIGHTED EXPERIENCES:

O’ahu Fringe Festival 2019!
Hotel Street (Between Nu’uanu & Smith St.)
Live, provocative & multicultural performance artists in the local theatre, music & dance scene preview original works being showcased at the 2019 O’ahu Fringe Fest taking place Jan 10-13th at (5) different venues throughout Chinatown! Get tickets @ http://www.oahufringe.com/fringe-2019!!

Dancers Unlimited CYPHER!
Hotel Street (Between Nu’uanu & Smith St.)
Returning to Chinatown, HNL in celebration of turning 10,
Dancers Unlimited is bringing their HNL & NYC dance communities together for a return to the CYPHER on Hotel St!! With a decade of dance-making in Hawaii, NYC and abroad, come get on your feet (or head, or hands, or butts with dancers, poets and DJs exploring stories of human experiences, triumphs and struggles. What will YOU discover in the CYPHER?

HI Design Barber & Lounge
954 Maunakea St. 7p-10p
Wine’n Poets Wine Tasting and Sharing with Poetry EPIC MOTIVATION THEME
“Speak Easy Style” wine tasting & sharing invitational featuring award winning spoken word poets & entertainment.

Art, Music and Fashion at HiSAM
Free, family-friendly evening of art, music, and fashion at HiSAM! Admission is always free. Live music with Dayton Watanabe, “On Holiday” fashion show by YIREH and MA.GA.NDA, DJ JohnJohn in the Sculpture Garden, ALT/AIR art + music “dream pop” immersive experience, live printmaking demo by local artist Steven Kean, and more!

The ARTS at Marks Garage
Black Box Theater by KOA, Kailua Onstage Arts Presents: Rolling the Rs, by acclaimed playwright and author R. Zamora Linmark, directed by Reiko Ho is a play set in Kalihi in the disco years of the late ’70’s!

***Location & Featured Experiences Vary – Check Venues Directly for Details***

5p-10p:
Boutiques, visual & performance art shows
Owens & Co. Barrio Vintage Hound and Quail In4mation – I Shall Proceed and Continue Ginger13 Valia Honolulu Indigo Alliance Hawaii Louis Pohl Gallery The Pegge Hopper Gallery Ali’i Coffee Co. Pantheon Contemporary Rangoon Burmese Kitchen Bethel Union Pūko‘a Studios Zwick Academy of Fine Art Chinatown Artists Lofts The Naughty Vegan Studio Good Vibe Center Sakura Loft onG kinG aRts cenTer

5p-2a:
Restaurants, lounges, clubs, bars, late-night dance venues (DJ, live music, performances, food & drink specials)
Proof Public House Jj Dolans’s Fête Hawaii Encore Saloon Brick Fire Tavern Rangoon Burmese Kitchen Ethiopian Love Topped Livestock Tavern Lucky Belly The Pig and the Lady
O’Toole’s Irish Pub – Honolulu Bethel Union Murphy’s Bar and Grill The Dragon Upstairs in Honolulu Hawaii

ChinatownHonolulu.com for the DIGITAL MAP & all the First Friday experiences throughout Honolulu’s Historical Culture and Arts District!!

Support & Promote unapologetically!!

FACEBOOK: @firstfridaychinatownHNL
INSTAGRAM: @axischinatownhnl

#firstfridayhonolulu #chinARTown #axispoints

First Friday December 2018!

Last First Friday of 2018 – Holiday Holoholo!!!

The 15th Anniversary First Friday REVIVAL is in it’s final month of 2018 and we are closing out the year inspired by all the collective elevation taking place in our beloved Chinatown Honolulu Historical Culture & Arts District!!

With over 60 identified locations & only growing…DECEMBER First Friday is all about collective community…here are some of the highlights…

Support Small Business – Chinatown Merchants
Downtown Shop Around
Various Chinatown Locations & Times – Holiday Happy Hours (Friday Evenings in December)
The merchants of Honolulu’s historic Downtown and Chinatown districts will once again be offering special deals, trunk shows, and unique gift ideas this holiday season.

The ARTS at Marks Garage
1159 Nuuanu Ave. 6p-8p
Mālama Kekahi I Kekahi
(Care for One Another) Exhibition Opening
Artwork created by the youth of Pu’uhonua o Wai’anae, the largest houseless encampment on O’ahu located in Waianae. Curated by Wolf & Woman, a documentary collective for women, POC, and LGBTQ+ creatives in Hawaiʻi that has been hosting weekly art workshops for the youth culminating in this visual exhibition for the month of December. Revealing what resiliency & community truly means. Come celebrate genuine creativity & the rising up of our youth! FREE & open to ALL ages!

Hawaii Theatre Center
1130 Bethel St. 730p
KUANA’S WINTER WONDERLAND
Kuana is back bigger than ever with this supercharged Holiday concert series.
Part Holiday, part game show, part Hawaiian music and Hula. 100% fun for the whole family.

The Frontal Lobe @ Studio Enos
1121 Nu’uanu Ave (UPSTAIRS) 6p-late
WAIPĀ – Ka ʻĀina Uluwehi – New work by Solomon Enos
Fresh poi by the pound by Waipā Foundation
Beer/Wine Bar
Music by Speedy Bailey & Friends
Book signing for Kaiāulu Gathering Tides by Mehana Vaughan

Hawaii State Art Museum
250 South Hotel St. 6p-9p
Holiday Jazz – First Friday at HiSAM
Free, family-friendly evening of art and music at HiSAM! Holiday jazz music by Mike Lewis & Friends on the second floor; Men in Grey Suits and DJ Keala Kennelly on the ground floor at the HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x Mori.

Chinatown Artists Lofts
1116 Smith St. 6p-9p
ChinARTown Lofts RED LIGHT POPUP
Red Light district boudoir cubbies complete with Live Theater performances by burlesque, belly dance, and other exotic models on the street during First Friday.

The Old Blaisdell Hotel
1152 Fort Street Mall 6p-9p
Old Blaisdell Bazaar
Shop, drink, & chill with your favorite local creatives this First Friday ! Poppin & hang out!

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1154 Fort Street Mall 6p-2a
First Friday Festive Frolic!
The Holidaze are here again, and we are celebrating all of it with halls decked, bells ringing, and dancing lights. Come on down to heart of Honolulu to join in the festivities…. Kava will be flowing, the music will be bumpin’, and the dance floor will be filled with creativity. Show up for the art, and stay to dance the night away.

Studio 114
114 N. King St. Suite A. 6p-9p
FAIRYTALE: volumes, experiment #2
body portal theatre/ SheenRu Yong invites you to an interactive installation

HI Design Barber & Lounge
954 Maunakea St. 7p-10p
Wine N’ Poets
“Speak Easy Style” wine tasting & sharing invitational featuring award winning spoken word poets & entertainment.

First Friday Chinatown Hotel Street Block pARTy Series
with RED BULL Festival Closing Event
Hotel St. between Nu’uanu & Smith St. 7p-midnight
8p-10p: Local DJs Roger Bong (Aloha Got Soul) & DJ Compose
8p-12a: LIVE mural artist
8p-11p: Hotel Street Outdoor BAR

***Location times vary – check location website for specific event details***

5p-10p:
Boutiques & restaurant specials, art shows & performances

8p-12a:
Hotel St. block party (live music, street art, beer/wine bar)

8p-2a:
Clubs, bars, late-night dance venues (DJ, live music, performances)

ChinatownHonolulu.com was created and is live thanks to area partners! This website is dedicated to First Friday and promotion of our small business community.

Please link into our First Friday Chinatown Facebook Event Page, invite friends share and promote unapologetically!! Reach out for any questions/concerns/comments.

FACEBOOK: @firstfridaychinatownHNL
INSTAGRAM: @axischinatownhnl

#firstfridayhonolulu #chinARTown #axispoints

Chinatown First Friday October

First Friday REVIVAL!! Celebrating 15 years of First Fridays in Chinatown!!

The neighborhood is pooling it’s wealth of offerings together and inviting YOU to join in on the collective revival of a legendary tradition in a historical neighborhood. Come make history with us!!

Art spaces, event venues, cuisine places, libation locations, street spots, boutique stops, barber shops, studios, rooftops, lofts, lanais and coworking plots. Cultivated, curated & cared for by local place-makers, entrepreneurs & artists mapped within 6 square blocks of Honolulu’s Historical Arts, Culture and Civic Center, the oldest Chinatown in the U.S.

Every month we will be honoring a significant theme, topic or collective issue we can gather around as an island community.

For the month of October, we are honored to have Honolulu Pride, A Project of the Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation with their first ever Chinatown Art Exhibition…representing a neighborhood that is inclusive in all forms of love and aloha! Check out the opening night ALSO HERE Exhibition curated by our own Chinatown artist Lala Openi at The ARTS at Marks Garage and then head out to celebrate all that the hood has to offer!!

#chinARTtown #axispoints

***MAPPED LOCATIONS INCLUDE***

ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES:
The ARTS at Marks Garage
Hawaii Theatre Center
Pantheon Contemporary
Nu’uanu Storefronts
Solomon Enos Studio
Ravizza Brownfield Gallery
Louis Pohl Gallery
The Pegge Hopper Gallery
Real Office Centers
Chinatown Artists Lofts
Sakura
Good Vibe Center
Naughty Vegan Tattoo
Polearity Studio
HI Design Barber & Lounge

LIBATIONS & MUSICALITY:
The Manifest
Downbeat Lounge
Bar 35 Hawaii
Nextdoor
The Dragon Upstairs
Scarlet Honolulu
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Bar Elixrs
HOTEL STREET BLOCK pARTy including live music, outdoor bar & live mural painting!!!

CUISINE & COCKTAILS:
Madre Chocolate
Fête Hawaii
Encore Saloon
Brick Fire Tavern
Downbeat Diner
Lucky Belly
Livestock Tavern
The Tchin Tchin Bar
Ethiopian Love

ARTISTIC SHOPS:
Barrio Vintage
Roberta Oaks, Hawaii
Owens & Co.
in4mation
Valia Honolulu
Hawaii State Art Museum x Mori by Art + Flea

**TIMES VARY – CHECK SPECIFIC LOCATIONS FOR DETAILS ON ARTFUL EVENTS & OFFERINGS**

Local art exhibitions, galleries, artist lofts, open studios & new installations. Live demonstrations, trunk shows & exhibitions at area retailers including exclusive sales! Restaurants & bars offer specials, launch seasonal menus & host live entertainment throughout the evening. Late night venues to keep you moving with DJ’s, live music & dance floors.

Starting at 8pm, Hotel street will close. Live music will be available on the street till 10pm and outdoor bar till 11pm!!! Live mural painting until midnight!!!!

PARKING:
FREE – street parking starting 6pm
$5 flat rate – Chinatown Municipal Garages (Bethel, Beretania & Mauna Kea St.) 5pm – midnight
$12 flat rate – Marks Garage 5pm – midnight