Live Entertainment Venues

Halawa, Hawaii

Aloha Stadium is Hawaii's most important sports venue — a 50,000-capacity flexible stadium that has hosted the Pro Bowl, University of Hawaii football, and major concerts. Its extraordinary role as the center of Hawaii's sporting life and its remarkable adaptability (from football to concerts to the Aloha Swap Meet) create a sports venue that serves as a genuine community hub for Oahu's diverse population.

99-500 Salt Lake Blvd, Halawa, HI 96701

Hilo, Hawaii

Hilo's civic venues serve Hawaii's most authentically local city — a Big Island community where the extraordinary Merrie Monarch Festival (the world's most prestigious hula competition, drawing international participants annually) and the East Hawaii Cultural Center create a cultural entertainment ecosystem of genuine Hawaiian tradition. Hilo's extraordinary annual rainfall (it is the wettest city in America) and its lush tropical environment create a distinctive cultural character unlike the tourist-oriented west side of the Big Island.

27 Manono St, Hilo, HI 96720

Hilo, Hawaii

Hilo's community sports and event facilities serve the Big Island's most culturally authentic city — a rainy East Hawaii community where Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Portuguese, and Native Hawaiian traditions create cultural events of extraordinary multicultural richness. Hilo's annual events include the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival (the world's most prestigious hula competition) and the Hilo Orchid Show, creating community events of genuine Hawaiian cultural significance.

W Mamaki St, Hilo, HI 96720

Honolulu, Hawaii

Ballet Hawaii is the Pacific's most accomplished dance company — a Honolulu organization presenting classical and contemporary ballet to Hawaii's diverse artistic community. Its extraordinary connection to Hawaii's rich dance heritage (hula is one of the world's most sophisticated indigenous dance traditions) and its consistent production of outstanding Western ballet create a dance organization at the crossroads of Eastern and Western performing arts traditions.

Honolulu, HI 96813

Honolulu, Hawaii

Blaisdell Concert Hall is Hawaii's most important concert venue — a 2,158-seat Honolulu hall presenting the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Broadway touring productions, and major concerts for the most geographically isolated major city in the United States. Hawaii's extraordinary position as the most remote populated location on Earth creates a concert market where the logistics of touring (an 8-hour flight from Los Angeles) create unusual scarcity and value for major performances.

777 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu, Hawaii

Diamond Head Theatre is Hawaii's oldest theater company — a 100+ year Honolulu institution presenting outstanding Broadway musicals and plays in the shadow of Diamond Head. Its extraordinary longevity, its role in educating generations of Hawaiian theater artists, and its consistent presentation of quality theatrical productions make it one of the most beloved arts institutions in the Pacific.

520 Makapuu Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816

Honolulu, Hawaii

Waikiki Beach's outdoor sports culture creates the most extraordinary athletic entertainment environment in America — a beach where outrigger canoe races, beach volleyball tournaments, and ocean sports competitions take place beneath the gaze of Duke Kahanamoku's statue (the "Father of Surfing"). Hawaii's profound connection to ocean sports and the cultural significance of Duke Kahanamoku (five Olympic gold medals, the inventor of modern surfing's global spread) create a sports entertainment environment of unparalleled Hawaiian cultural resonance.

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, HI 96815

Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaii's golf and water sports culture creates a sports entertainment ecosystem unlike any other in America — a state where ocean sports (outrigger canoe, stand-up paddle, surfing, fishing), golf (some of the world's finest courses on Maui and the Big Island), and the extraordinary terrain create sporting opportunities available nowhere else in the United States. Hawaiian sports culture is inseparable from the natural environment, creating sporting events of extraordinary geographical beauty.

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI 96825

Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaii Opera Theatre is the Pacific's most important opera company — a Honolulu company presenting full-scale opera productions for America's most geographically isolated opera audience. Its extraordinary role in bringing world-class opera to Hawaii's diverse multicultural community (which includes significant Japanese, Filipino, and Korean communities with strong classical music traditions) creates an opera company of unique cultural significance.

777 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaii Shakespeare Festival presents free outdoor Shakespeare in the spectacular setting of Honolulu's Manoa Valley — creating theatrical performances in a natural amphitheater of extraordinary tropical beauty. The extraordinary juxtaposition of Shakespeare's English language and Hawaiian natural splendor creates a theatrical experience of genuine cultural contrast, where 16th-century English literature is performed under tropical stars in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Manoa Valley, Honolulu, HI 96822

Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaii Symphony Orchestra is the most geographically isolated major orchestra in the United States — a Honolulu symphony presenting classical music to the Pacific's most remote major city. Its extraordinary position as Hawaii's cultural flagship and its programming that bridges Western classical tradition with Hawaiian and Pacific cultural influences create an orchestra of unique geographical and cultural significance.

777 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaii Theatre is Honolulu's most beloved historic performance venue — a stunning 1922 Beaux Arts "Pride of the Pacific" theater presenting Broadway touring shows, concerts, and cultural events in one of the finest restored theatrical interiors in the Pacific. Its extraordinary Spanish-Moorish interior (hand-painted ceilings, gilded plasterwork) and its role as the anchor of Chinatown Honolulu's extraordinary arts district create a performance experience of genuine Pacific historical significance.

1130 Bethel St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Honolulu, Hawaii

Kumu Kahua Theatre is Hawaii's most important theater company — a Downtown Honolulu institution dedicated exclusively to producing plays about the Hawaiian experience, making it one of the most culturally specific theaters in America. Its extraordinary commitment to stories of Native Hawaiians, local cultures, and Pacific Islander communities creates a theater of profound cultural significance for Hawaii's diverse population.

46 Merchant St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Honolulu, Hawaii

Les Murakami Stadium is one of the most beautiful university baseball venues in America — a University of Hawaii facility where tropical baseball in the Pacific sunshine creates the most uniquely atmospheric college baseball environment in the United States. UH baseball's extraordinary tradition and the stadium's remarkable setting (palm trees, tropical flowers, and the Ko'olau mountains) create a baseball experience shaped by Hawaii's unique natural beauty.

2080 Lower Campus Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822

Honolulu, Hawaii

Manoa Valley Theatre is Honolulu's most beloved community theater — a beautiful intimate theater in the lush Manoa Valley presenting Broadway musicals and plays in the most atmospherically lush theatrical setting in America. The Manoa Valley's extraordinary green beauty (it receives 150 inches of rain per year, creating a botanical paradise) and the theater's intimate 152-seat scale create a performing arts experience of unusual warmth and natural beauty.

2833 E Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822

Honolulu, Hawaii

Neal Blaisdell Arena is Hawaii's largest indoor concert venue — an 8,800-capacity Honolulu arena presenting major rock, pop, and country tours for the Pacific's most isolated major city. As the only major indoor arena in Hawaii, Blaisdell receives artists who specifically route tours through Honolulu as a destination engagement, creating a concert market where every major show is an event of unusual significance.

777 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814

Honolulu, Hawaii

Neal Blaisdell Center is Hawaii's primary large-scale entertainment complex — an 8,800-seat arena and 2,158-seat concert hall that serves as Honolulu's anchor venue for major touring artists, Broadway productions, and large-scale sports events. As the only major arena in the Hawaiian Islands, Blaisdell brings nationally touring acts to a geographically isolated market of 1.4 million residents who deserve world-class entertainment equal to their mainland counterparts.

777 Ward Ave 96814

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu's performing arts scene combines world-class cultural institutions with Hawaii's extraordinary cultural diversity — a city where Native Hawaiian hula, Japanese taiko drumming, Filipino folk dance, and Korean traditional arts all present regular performances. This extraordinary multicultural performing arts ecosystem reflects Hawaii's position as America's most diverse state (there is no ethnic majority in Hawaii) and creates a cultural richness unavailable anywhere else in the United States.

735 B Iwilei Rd, Honolulu, HI 96817

Honolulu, Hawaii

Stan Sheriff Center is home to the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team — one of the most extraordinary sports programs in the Pacific, where Hawaiian pride and the unique volleyball culture of Asia and the Pacific create the most passionate indoor sports atmosphere in Hawaii. UH volleyball's consistent national championships and its role as a source of extraordinary Hawaiian community pride create sporting events of unusual emotional intensity.

1702 University Ave, Honolulu, HI 96822

Honolulu, Hawaii

Waikiki Shell is Hawaii's most magical outdoor concert venue — a 7,500-capacity open-air amphitheatre in Kapiolani Park at the base of Diamond Head crater, where performances take place under the stars with the iconic volcanic backdrop behind the stage. The Shell hosts the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra's summer season, major touring acts, and the annual Aloha Festivals concerts, creating unforgettable entertainment experiences unique to Honolulu's tropical setting.

2805 Monsarrat Ave 96815

Honolulu, Hawaii

Waikiki Shell is Hawaii's most beloved outdoor concert venue — a 6,000-capacity open-air amphitheater in Kapiolani Park presenting concerts and cultural events against the backdrop of Diamond Head and the Pacific sky. The Shell's extraordinary natural setting at the base of Diamond Head and its role as Hawaii's most iconic outdoor cultural venue create concert experiences shaped by the most beautiful outdoor setting in American entertainment.

2805 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Kahului, Hawaii

Central Maui's event infrastructure serves the most economically diverse community on Maui — a working-class Kahului where Hawaiian cultural events, high school sports, and community gatherings create a sports and entertainment scene rooted in genuine Hawaiian community life rather than tourist amenity. Kahului's extraordinary diversity (Native Hawaiian, Filipino, Japanese, and Portuguese communities) creates cultural events of authentic Pacific multicultural character.

275 Ka'ahumanu Ave, Kahului, HI 96732

Kahului, Hawaii

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center (MACC) is Maui's premier performing arts complex — a 1,200-seat Castle Theatre and 4,000-capacity A&B Amphitheatre that bring world-class entertainment to the Valley Isle. As the cultural heart of Maui County, the MACC presents everything from the Maui Film Festival to international touring artists and represents the highest standard of concert programming available in Hawaii outside Honolulu.

1 Cameron Way 96732

Kahului, Hawaii

Maui Arts and Cultural Center is Hawaii's second-most important performing arts complex — a Kahului facility presenting the finest concerts, theater, and cultural events for Maui County. Its Castle Theatre (1,200-capacity) and outdoor A&B Amphitheatre serve Maui's diverse community of residents and visitors in one of Hawaii's most culturally active counties.

1 Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732

Kahului, Hawaii

Maui's outdoor concert scene reflects the island's extraordinary natural environment — open-air venues where Hawaiian, reggae, and world music performances happen against backdrops of cane fields, volcanic slopes, and ocean horizons. Maui's extraordinary geography (the dormant Haleakala volcano creates the world's largest dormant volcanic crater) and its passionate local music scene create outdoor concert experiences of genuine Hawaiian cultural resonance.

University of Hawaii Maui College, Kahului, HI 96732

Kahului, Hawaii

Maui's performing arts scene includes luau productions that represent genuine Hawaiian cultural traditions — Old Lahaina Luau and the Drummond Luau present the most authentic commercial hula performances in Hawaii, combining cultural education with world-class artistic performance. Maui's extraordinary hula tradition (Maui hālau hula have won major competitions at Merrie Monarch) and its tourism market create performing arts experiences that serve both cultural preservation and visitor education.

878 Front St, Lahaina, HI 96761

Lahaina, Hawaii

Old Lahaina Luau is consistently rated as the finest luau experience in Hawaii — a Lahaina waterfront performance presenting authentic hula, traditional Hawaiian music, and a genuine cultural narrative alongside an extraordinary feast of traditional Hawaiian foods. Its extraordinary authenticity (it is widely considered the gold standard for commercially presented hula performance) and its spectacular oceanfront setting create a cultural performing arts experience of genuine Hawaiian educational and artistic value.

1251 Front St, Lahaina, HI 96761

Lihue, Hawaii

Kauai's concert and performing arts scene reflects the Garden Island's extraordinary community character — an island where Hollywood films (Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean) have used its extraordinary landscapes as backdrops, yet whose performing arts remain genuinely community-focused and intimately connected to Hawaiian cultural traditions. Kauai's remarkable isolation from Honolulu's commercial entertainment creates a concert culture of unusual authenticity and community engagement.

Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, Lihue, HI 96766

Wailuku, Hawaii

Maui County's athletic facilities serve Hawaii's second-most visited island — a community where outrigger canoe racing (one of Hawaii's most important traditional sports), football, and baseball create sporting events deeply connected to Hawaiian cultural tradition. Maui's diverse population of Native Hawaiians, Filipino-Americans, and mainland transplants creates a sports culture of unusual cultural fusion.

221 Kanaloa Ave, Wailuku, HI 96793

Waimea, Hawaii

Big Island Brewhaus in Waimea is the Hawaii Island's most beloved community music venue — a brewery and concert space serving the paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) heartland of the Big Island. Waimea's extraordinary cowboy culture (Parker Ranch is one of the largest ranches in the United States), its high-altitude grasslands, and its unique Hawaiian paniolo tradition create a musical environment genuinely unlike any other in the state.

64-1066 Mamalahoa Hwy, Waimea, HI 96743