July2013 - Honolulu Family

July 2013
*For a complete list of firework shows; July 4th family events. Go to HonoluluFamily.com
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Goggle up! “Despicable
Me 2” comes to theatres in
3D this month.
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Learn all about pigeons
and meet a few up-close
at “Rainbow Pigeons with
Doug Beter” at the Pearl
City Public Library. Free;
librarieshawaii.org
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Tons of fun art projects and musical acts abound at Art Spree,
a one-day festival at Honolulu
Museum of Art Spalding House;
honolulumuseum.org
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The Tinman Triathlon
returns to Hawai‘i today.
Not competing? How about
a family bike ride? Safety
tips at kipchawaii.org
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It’s not too late to register
for Hawai‘i Nature Center’s
Sensational Nature Adventure (SNAP) programs;
Hawaiinaturecenter.org/
programs.html
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Reserve your spot for Ocean
Crafts (July 15 to 19) or Super
Science (July 22 to 26) Summer
Splash workshops at the Living
Art Marine Center;
livingartmarinecenter.com
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UH Mānoa’s Kids First!
Film Festival presents “We Are
the World,” two fun films that
help keiki think globally. Free;
summer.hawaii.edu/kidsfirst/
T U E S D AY
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Explore the moon, planets and
stars at “In My Backyard,” a daily
show at the Bishop Museum’s J.
Watumull Planetarium; bishopmuseum.org/planetarium/
It’s story time at
Barnes and Noble at
Ala Moana, featuring
“The Day the Crayons Quit,” by Drew
Daywalt and Oliver
Jeffers; 949-7307
Pop in to the Hawai‘i
Children’s Discovery
Center and check out six
daily super fun exhibits;
discoverycenterhawaii.org
W E D N E S D AY
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Flight School for Girls alumni:
Don’t miss Advanced Flight
School for Girls, a deeper look at
aviation. Register at pacificaviationmuseum.org/education/
flightschool
Looking for a new story?
Get great kids’ book
recommendations from
Summer Good Reads at
Honolulufamily.com
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Get toned with your keiki in
tow. Try a free fitness class
at Stroller Strides of Leeward
O‘ahu: centralleewardoahu.
fit4mom.com
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Celebrate National
Ice Cream Month with
an oh-so healthy recipe
for Chocolate
Banana Ice
Cream; Search on
weelicious.com
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Feel the beat as the
Kenny Endo Taiko
Ensemble performs
“The Art of Taiko” at
the Wahiawā Public
Library. Free;
librarieshawaii.org
Create your own plastic
puzzle maze using a
CD case at the Kaimukī
Public Library CD Case
Labyrinth Craft. Free:
libraries-hawaii.org
Bring a picnic dinner and
enjoy “The Wildest Show
in Town” at the Honolulu
Zoo, featuring Ohta San
and Nando Suan;
honoluluzoo.org
Make a Honu Petroglyph
Print with Author and
Artist Lynn Cook today at
at the Waikīkī Aquarium;
waquarium.org
It’s Kama‘āina
day at the
Honolulu
Museum of Art.
Free admission
for all residents;
honolulumuseum.org
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F R I D AY
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Happy 4th of July!
Don’t miss the
ever-popular 4th of
July Spectacular
fireworks display
at Ala Moana Beach Park. Free;
AlaMoanaCenter.com
Visit a tree and do a nature
craft at Story Time in the
Garden at
the Foster
Botanical
Garden.
Reserve
a spot at
522-7066
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Paint a beautiful Hawaiian
waterfall with acrylic paint at
Adventures in Art’s Summer Art
Day Camp; advinart.com
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Enjoy delicious local food and
free arts and crafts for the kids
Thursdays at the Hale‘iwa
Farmers’ Market;
haleiwa-farmersmarket.com
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Watch more than 100 living
butterflies flutter before your
eyes at the Butterfly Pavilion
and Exploration Station at
Pearlridge Uptown;
pearlridgeonline.com
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Sesame Street Live’s
“Can’t Stop Singing” opens
at the Neal Blaisdell Center
tonight; blaisdellcenter.com
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Don’t miss Hawai‘i’s largest Bon Dance, delicious
food and fun keiki activities
at the Moiliili Summerfest;
moiliilisummerfest.com
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Make a beautiful, light-catching
ornament to hang in your room at
the Crystal Lightcatcher workshop
at Treehouse Hawai‘i;
treehouse-shop.com
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400 keiki from Hawaii and
Japan will compete at the 38th
Annual Queen Liliu‘okalani Keiki
Hula Competition at the Blaisdell
Center; blaisdellcenter.com
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Did you know the
Lyon Arboretum is
located in a tropical
rainforest? There’s
so much flora and
fauna to see. Check
it out today; hawaii.
edu/lyonarboretum
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Every Wednesday, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Kahala Mall
Visit KahalaMallCenter.com for details.
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Enjoy family-friendly music
by Robi Kahakalau at the
Sunset Serenade Concert
Series at Hawai‘i Kai Towne
Center’s Waterfront Stage;
hawaiikaitownecenter.com
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Do a special, Toy Storythemed DIY project created
just for kids at the Build & Grow
Workshop at Lowe’s Iwilei;
lowes.com/buildandgrow
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