Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Yearly Events

Yearly Events
Maui Visitors Bureau 244-3530
Hawai'i Visitors & Convention Bureau 808-923-1811
Maui Arts and Cultural Center, for schedule of Performances, www.mauiarts.org 808-242-7469

January
Mercedes Benz Golf Championship Kapalua www.pgatour.com and www.kapalua.com
808-669-2440 500 Bay Drive, Lahaina, Maui HI 96761
Chinese New Year January/February Lahaina www.visitlahaina.com 667-9193
Hula Bowl Maui www.hulabowlmaui.com
Japanese New Year Celebration, Diamond Resort 874-0500

February
Whale Quest Kapalua www.kapalua.com 866-669-2440
Educational lectures, Art and Photo Exhibits, Interactive Stations
Champions Skins Golf Game www.skinsgamesseries.com 800-332-1614

March
Ocean Arts Festival visitlahaina.com 667-9193
St. Patrick's Day Whale Watch
East-Maui Taro Festival, Hana Ball Park
The Great Whale Count

April
Celebration of the Arts www.celebrationofthearts.org 808-669-6200
Hawaiian arts and culture demonstrations in hula ans chant, workshops on Hawaiian
culture, artists, lu'au, Hawaiian music concert
Banyan Tree Birthday Party
Easter Brunch in Wailea
Easter Egg Hunt Lahaina
Ulupalakua Thing
ag trade show www.ulupalakuathing.com 878-2839
Earth Day Celebration

May
International Festival of Canoes
May Day is Lei Day
879-1922
Verizon Hawaii Pro-Am Golf Tournament
Kaiwi Challenge Canoe Race
Mother's Day Orchid Show
Kapalua Tennis Championships
Wailea Tennis Championships
Seabury Hall Annual Craft Fair
Molokai Ka Hula Piko Hula Festival

June
Ag Festival, War Memorial Soccer Field, Wailuku 808-573-7626
Plant and Soil Clinic, Farm Triathalon, Petting zoo, tractor and wagon rides face painting, Entertainment, Farmer's Market
Upcountry Fair 242-2278
Maui Film Festival at Wailea and Taste of Wailea www.mauifilmfestival.com 808-579-9244
579-9996
Slack Key Guitar Festival 242-2787
Just Desserts Dessert Festival 877-3680
King Kamehameha Day Floral Parade & Ho'olaule'a
King's Trail Triathalon

July
4th of July in Lahaina
Makawao Parade and Rodeo
Kapalua Wine & Food Symposium 808-669-0244 www.kapalua.com
Hawaii International Jazz Festival 526-4400

August
Maui Onion Festival 661-4567
Maui Channel Swim Race
Hawaii State Windsurfing Championship
Aluminum Man Biathlon 878-2949
Ole Longboard Classic Surf Contest Launiopoko 808-877-2111
Maui Writers Conference
Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center Festival Makawao 808-572-6560
2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao. Entertainment, puppet shows, food and children's exhibits
Hawaii International Jazz Festival www.hawaiijazz.com 808-941-9974
Outrigger Conoe Racing Championships 324-1541

September
Hana Relay
Wilson Kapalua Open Tennis Tournament 808-669-5677
A Taste of Lahaina Lahaina Town Action Committee 808-667-9193
Maui County Fair Coffee Festival
Maui Marathon 661-3271, Valley Isle Road Runners Association 808-871-6441
Maui 1.7 mile roughwater ocean swim
Lifefest Kapalua Health and Wellness Festival www.kapalua.com www.lifefestkapalua.com 866-669-2440 Kapalua: Hawaiian Healing and Cultural Practices, Interactive lectures and
workshops, health expo, Wellness Center spa treatments, Borders books and Music, Cafe
Maui Chefs Present elegant evening under the stars 667-9194
Taste of North Shore 667-9194
Maui Orchid Society Show 575-2557

October
XTERRA Triathalon World Championship 808-521-4322
Hawaiian International Film Festival
Halloween in Lahaina Parade and Costume contest 667-9194
Aloha Festivals Ho'olaule'a
Culminates the end of Maui Islands Aloha Festivals Week at
banyan Tree Park featuring Maui's Royal Court, Hawaiian food, music, crafts
Maui County Fair in Wailuku 270-7626

November
Aloha Classic World Wave Sailing Championship
Maui Orchid Society Show 877-3369
Harbor to Harbor 10 mile run
Maui Invitational Basketball Tournament
Lopez/ Hi-Tech Surf Contest
Ice Carving Exhibition and Competition,
Lahaina Cannery Mall 808-661-5304

November - Mid May Humpback Whales return to Maui
Pacific Whale Foundation
808-879-8811 www.pacificwhale.org
Great Maui Whale Festival
Hula O Na Keiki, Kaanapali Hula Competition
EA Sports Maui Invitational College Basketball

December
Christmas House Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center makawao 808-572-6560
2841 Baldwin Ave, Makawao. Local Artists Arts and Crafts Fair
Holiday Lighting of the Banyan Tree Lahaina 808-667-9193
Santa at Lahaina Cannery Mall
Honolua Bay Women's Billabong Pro 637-2299
Na Mele O Maui Kaanapali Beach Resort Association 808-661-3271
More than 1,000 young singers compete for grand prize in traditional songs in the Hawaiian
language, student art exhibit
Maui Film Festival First Light 242-7469

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About Maui

Nickname: Valley Isle
Maui County includes the islands of Lanai, Molokai, and Kahoolawe. Together, the four islands are known as Maui Nui
Flower: Lokelani
Size: Maui is the second largest of the major Hawaiian Islands. Maui is 48 miles long and 26 miles wide, totalling 728 sq. miles
Average Winter Temperature: 71 degrees
Average Summer Temperature: 78 degrees
Average ocean temperature is 78 degrees
Average annual rainfall: 33”
Population: 141,320 (2006 census)
Tourists: 2,263,676 tourists (2005)
An average of 42,000 tourists on an average day