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

Kumu Kahua Theatre

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

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.

John F. Kennedy Theatre

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.