Hawaii Magazine
Aloha Friday Picks: Get Cultural This Weekend
Virtually tour Shangri La, visit the Polynesian Cultural Center or check out the artwork and silent auction at Punahou Carnival online.
Jan 29, 2021
Tour Shangri La’s Latest Exhibit Online
Sai Bhatewadekar performs “My Body is Your Shrine” at Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design on Oʻahu.
Photo: Courtesy of Tom Walker Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art at Shangri La/Elyse Butler
Maybe you’ve already visited Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design on Oʻahu. Or maybe it’s still on your bucket list. Either way, you can tour the estate-turned-museum of billionaire American heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke, once dubbed “the richest little girl in the world.” Right now through March, the museum is hosting an online exhibition by 16 artists from Hawaiʻi. “#8x8 shangrila” features the original works of eight visual artists and eight performing artists who used the museu
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend: January 27–February 2, 2021
Catch two virtual film fests, a new exhibit inspired by Shangri La, and the Punahou Carnival like you’ve never experienced it before.
January 27, 2021
January 28 through February 3
Virtual film fests continue in 2021 with a special perk for Hawai‘i viewers, thanks to Honolulu Museum of Art’s Doris Duke Theatre being selected as a satellite screen for the Sundance Film Festival. Dozens of films will be presented online starting this Thursday (
check out the program here); many are already sold out so you might want to work backward from the ticket page, see what’s available and then read descriptions before getting your heart set on something you won’t be able to watch. Go to
With restrictions on large events, the Punahou Carnival is going online
Punahou School flips scripts with plans for virtual Carnival By Mark Carpenter | January 25, 2021 at 7:31 PM HST - Updated January 25 at 7:31 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - For nearly 90 years, the Punahou Carnival has been among Hawaii’s most celebrated events where thousands enjoy family fun and bags full of delicious malasadas.
But in the time of COVID-19, long lines and big public gatherings are on hold. So student planners and staff organizers adapted the best way they could: By moving the event online.
“Obviously, we had some setbacks, some challenges and just seeing the kids push through, remain focused and really continue to imagine their own carnival,” said Punahou Carnival coordinator Taryn Kabei.