Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Jan. 23–29, 2025
Taste 100+ beers and ciders, watch a new weekly hula show, a patriotic play and a dance show about DNA and more.
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Hawai‘i Beer Fest
Saturday, Jan. 25, 6 to 9 p.m.
Sample more than 100 craft beers, hard seltzers and hard ciders from local and national breweries and snack on sausages and more from food vendors. You’ll also enjoy live entertainment and adult lawn games, like Connect 4, Jenga and Portuguese horseshoes.
21+, $53–$95, Bishop Museum Great Lawn, 1525 Bernice St., hawaiibeerfest.com, @hawaiibeerfest
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Comedian Jimmy O. Yang
Saturday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m.
His stature may not reflect his stand-up tour name, Big & Tall, but his personality sure does. The Hong Kong-American actor and comedian will have you side-stitched from laughing with cracks about his immigrant heritage, Asian stereotypes and adventures in dating.
Mature content recommended for ages 12 and up, $49.50–$121, Neal S. Blaisdell Arena, 777 Ward Ave., ticketmaster.com, @jimmyoyang
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The Return of Kapaemahu Hula Show in Waikīkī
Premiering Wednesday, Jan. 22, 6:30 p.m.
The weekly performance titled The Return of Kapaemahu shares the long-hidden story of the Healer Stones of Kapaemahu—a sacred site of healing and inclusion in Waikīkī. Composed and directed by Kumu Patrick Makuakāne, the show honors gender and sexual diversity and incorporates the unique hula mua style paired with modern music. The show will be held every Wednesday.
Free, Kūhiō Beach Hula Mound, Lei Pua ‘Ala Queer Histories of Hawai‘i, queerhistoriesofhawaii.org, @queerhistoriesofhawaii
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What the Constitution Means to Me
Thursday, Jan. 23, through Sunday, Feb. 2; Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m.
With a timely premiere the same week as the presidential inauguration, this play by Heidi Schreck explores the impact of our country’s founding document through the eyes of four generations of women. Get ready to laugh, reflect and maybe even rethink the Constitution.
$25–$47, Mānoa Valley Theatre, 2833 E. Mānoa Rd., manoavalleytheatre.com, @manoavalleytheatre
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Native Intelligence/Innate Intelligence
Sunday, Jan. 26, 2 p.m.
The second work in a trilogy by Christopher K. Morgan, this production is a mashup of dance, Hawaiian chant and percussion, original compositions for cello and multimedia scenic design for a one-of-kind show. You’ll leave the theatre asking yourself who you really are and where you came from.
$5–$40, Leeward Community College, Leeward Theatre, 96-045 Ala ‘Ike St., Pearl City, leeward.hawaii.edu/theatre, @leewardtheatre
