Event· Kauai· Hawaii
Kauai Mokihana Festival
21° 58.4′ N · 159° 21.8′ W
A week of Hawaiian music, language and hula in late September founded by the late Nathan Kalama, with a composers' contest and a three-day hula competition in Lihue.
Practical
2026 schedule (September 20-26): worship service at Kapaa First Hawaiian Church; Kauai Composer's Contest and Concert at Outrigger Kauai Beach Resort (5:30 pm, Sept 21); Mokihana Makeke craft fair and food daily from 10:00 am, plus hula competitions (kahiko and 'auana, group and solo) at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, 4191 Hardy Street, Lihue, Sept 24-26 with awards on the 26th. Coordinate is the OpenStreetMap position of the Convention Hall. The festival's former website now redirects to an unrelated site - use the Kauai Festivals calendar.
Best for
Hula and Hawaiian music in Lihue
Season
Late September (2026: Sept 20-26)
Nearby
- Kauai Laundromat (Lihue)0.1 NM away
- Lihue Provisioning (Times Lihue)0.1 NM away
- Wilcox Medical Center (Lihue)0.3 NM away
- Kauai County Farm Fair (Farm Bureau)0.9 NM away
- Duke's Kauai1 NM away
- Kalapaki Bay Anchorage (Nawiliwili)1.1 NM away
- Kalapaki Beach1.1 NM away
- Propane and Gas Cylinders (Lihue)1.1 NM away