What’s going on
January
As many as 144 golfing greats from around the globe will descend on Oahu as the PGA Tour heads to sunnier climes for the Sony Open, the first full-field tour event of the year (6-12 January; Waialae Country Club; sonyopeninhawaii.com).
February
On loan from the Rubell Museum in Miami, 30 Americans is a thoughtprovoking exhibition showcasing 30 contemporary African-American artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat and the multi-disciplinary Nick Cave (from 22 February; Honolulu Museum of Art; honolulumuseum.org). If you’d prefer to pound the pavement instead, there’s the 13-kilometre
Great Aloha Run (17 February; Honolulu; greataloharun.com).
March
Featuring dance, art, food and music, the 26th annual Honolulu Festival celebrates the unique cultures that make up the island state (6-8 March; honolulufestival.com). For something different, the Great Hawaii Rubber
Duckie Race sees 20,000 rubber ducks plunge into the Ala Wai Canal (21 March; Kalakaua Avenue Bridge; adoptmyrubberduckie.org).
April
Hawaiians love Spam so much, there’s a street festival dedicated to it, with some of Honolulu’s finest eateries serving up innovative creations at the Waikiki Spam Jam (25 April; spamjamhawaii.com).
May
Expect to see Honolulu at its most colourful during this statewide holiday – first marked in 1929 – in honour of the culturally iconic lei. Head to Queen Kapiolani Park for the island’s annual Lei Day Celebration, where a team of masters will help you create your own (1 May; Waikiki; honolulu.gov).