Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu Theatre for Youth
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Feb. 6, 2019
Home of the Brave
What is it like to grow up as a child in a military family in Hawaii? Honolulu Theatre for Youthʻs created team spent two-and-a-half years visiting schools here and in San Diego to gather the funny, touching and insightful stories of these kids experiences. Local columnist, author and playwright Lee Cataluna wrote this original show that is, in HTY-style, guaranteed to inspire laughter, a few tears and understanding for these families on the move.
- Suggested for kids 7 years and older.
- $10 for 18 years and under, $20 for adults, $15 for seniors 60 years and older. Military discounts are available.
- Opens Friday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Runs Saturdays, 4:30 p.m. through Feb. 23. Sensory-friendly/ASL and the pay-what-you-can performance will be Saturday, Feb. 23 at 11 a.m.
- Tenney Theatre, 229 Queen Emma Square
- (808) 839-9885, htyweb.org/home-of-the-brave/
Family Date Night in Kapolei-(2/8/19 update: The threat of severe winds has postponed this event until Feb. 16)
Dinner, a movie, and arts and crafts? That is a Valentine’s Day date, family style. Kapolei Commons will show Lady and the Tramp for free while the Art Explorium hosts hands-on activities for the kids in the lawn area near the theaters. There will also be food booths with kettle corn, shave ice and other munchies and you can enter to win gift cards places including DB Grill and Best of HONOLULU Family winning Regal Theatre at Kapolei Commons.
- Free admission
- All ages
- Saturday, Feb. 16, 5 to 9 p.m.
- Kapolei Commons, 4450 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei
- kapoleicommons.com
Leland Miyano Canoe Project for the Honolulu Biennial
A local artist needs your help creating 50-foot-long installation for the upcoming Honolulu Biennial. Leland Miyano is constructing a double-hulled canoe using invasive plants and other objects found at Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden and he’s inviting the public to join him bending branches, making ti leaf lei and put together the artwork that will be on display through May.
- Free
- Kids 6 years and older
- Daily through Tuesday, March 5. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Foster Botanical Garden, 180 N. Vineyard Blvd.
- (808) 228-6462, honolulubiennial.org
Second Saturday at the O‘ahu Urban Garden
Pick up a few roses for your valentine and make sure to play in the children’s garden at the monthly Saturday opening of this garden in Pearl City. The annual plant sale offers a wide variety of food and floral pots to take home. But one of the biggest draws is the Honolulu Rose Society’s potted-rose sale which includes exclusive varieties selected by the group’s experts. If you’ve never visited the urban garden, stop by the gazebo, look for metal centipede and other creatures made from growing vines and leaves, and make sure to walk through the butterfly tunnel. Bring insect repellent and arrive early, parking in the lot fills up quickly.
- Free
- All ages
- Saturday, Feb. 9. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
- O‘ahu Urban Garden Center, 955 Kamehameha Highway, Pearl City. Drive to the Home Depot, then drive toward the public storage building. The driveway to the garden is beyond there.
- ctahr.hawaii.edu/ougc/
Wai Makai Grand Opening at Pearlridge Center
Pearlridge Downtown is now Pearlridge Wai Makai and the new name comes with a new look and festivities at the mall. Free entertainment, including Robert Cazimero, Shawn Pimental and Na Leo Pilimehana’s Lehua Kalima will perform. Friday, Feb. 8, everyone can ride the monorail for free (it’s usually $1 a ride) and kids can get their faces painting from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday. But the bulk of the keiki activities will be on Sunday including a mommy and me hula class, Chinese calligraphy, face painting, arts and crafts and balloon animals.
- Free
- All ages
- Friday, Feb. 8 through Sunday, Feb. 10. Various hours.
- Pearlridge Center, 98-1005 Moanalua Road, ‘Aiea
- pearlridgeonline.com
