From the first lei
to the last fire dance— the people who make
Hawaiʻi celebrations sing.
Hanahou is the Hawaiʻi-native marketplace for the vendors who make local celebrations sing — DJs, hula hālau, photographers, food trucks, lei makers, venues. Discoverable by island, by category, by the kind of party you're throwing.
Sixteen kinds of people who help throw a Hawaiʻi party.
Vendors we've been recommending all year.
Husband-and-wife DJ duo. Eight years of 1st birthdays, weddings, and graduation parties on the windward side.
Documentary-style wedding and family photography from a Kāneʻohe-based photographer who grew up on the same beaches she shoots.
Performances rooted in lineage. Kahiko and ʻauana under the direction of Kumu Hula Lehua Kalama-Iaea.
Third-generation North Shore shave ice. Real fruit syrups, fresh from the family stand, brought to your party.
We grew up where if Aunty Lani was free, you booked Aunty Lani. Hanahou is what happens when that whole network of trust gets a front door.
Every island has its own way of throwing a party.
Block parties, lūʻau, concerts — what's coming up.
Hāna Farmers Market & Music Day
A long Saturday of East Maui farmers, makers, and live music at the Hāna Ballpark. Free, ʻohana-friendly, no traffic on the highway.
Kailua Town Block Party
A full Saturday of live music, food trucks, kine local makers, and three blocks of Kailua Road closed to cars.
Mākaha Sons Memorial Concert
A tribute concert celebrating the legacy of the Mākaha Sons, with appearances by Henry Kapono, Raiatea Helm, and Kalani Peʻa.
Field guides for the Hawaiʻi event calendar.
How to throw a Hawaiʻi 1st birthday that everyone actually remembers.
Two hundred guests, kālua pig, three generations on the dance floor. A field guide to the hardest event in Hawaiʻi's calendar — and why it's worth getting right.
Run a Hawaiʻi business? Hanahou is taking on its founding 100.
We're onboarding our first hundred vendors across the islands. Founding members get six months free, a permanent founding-vendor badge, and a direct line to the team building this.