Arts & Culture in Honolulu

Diamond Head Theatre

Hawaii's oldest performing-arts center is a circa-1915 spot for classic Broadway musicals & plays.

Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives

Complex with restored homes & workplaces of 19th-century Christian missionaries & a visitor center.

Le Petit Chef - Honolulu

John F. Kennedy Theatre

Movie Museum

Center for all things cinema offers 3,000 vintage films for rent plus screenings in a tiny theater.

Park West Fine Art Museum & Gallery Hawaii

Manoa Valley Theatre

Small community theater presenting plays & musicals ranging from mainstream to off-Broadway.

Queen Emma Summer Palace

Once the summer palace for Queen Emma & family, this 19th-century home is now a museum with tours.

Honolulu Theatre for Youth

Performing arts venue producing children's plays, plus education programs & professional workshops.

Ahaaina Luau

Weekly open-air luau at The Royal Hawaiian resort, with a 3-course dinner, a hula & a music show.

Lucoral Museum

KraftStories Craft Classes, Private Events & Birthday Parties

Waikiki Royal Hawaiian Theater

750-seat venue for the dynamic Rock-a-Hula dinner show, with music & dance tracing Hawaiian history.

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi

Center with Japanese history & traditional culture exhibits, martial arts, teahouse & gift store.

Kumu Kahua Theatre

Compact theater founded in 1971 that specializes in locally written plays set in Hawaii.

Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design

Heiress Doris Duke's dramatic estate serves as a gallery for her acclaimed Islamic art collection.

Kakaako street art

A trendy area where intricate portraits, monsters & rainbow "aloha" signs cover entire walls.

King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center

Mānoa Heritage Center

HoMA Doris Duke Theatre

Movie theater attached to the Honolulu Museum of Art screening independent & international films.