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1998

TAKE ANOTHER LOOK July 1 - 31. Art exhibit at Ramsay Galleries in historic Chinatown in Honolulu. The artist is Robert Campbell, poet and computer imaging artist. Call: 537-ARTS.

RAGIN' CAJUN HEATS UP THE 4TH July 3 - 5. The Kea Lani Hotel in Wailea, Maui will feature Chefs Emeril Lagasse (the Ragin' Cajun) and Sam Choy in Grand Chefs On Tour program. Call: 800 659-4100.

PINEAPPLE FESTIVAL July 4. Pineapple cooking contests, displays arts, crafts and entertainment in Lanai City on the island of Lanai. Call: 565-7600.

MOLOKA`I SEAFEST July 4. Kauanakakai Wharf, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. The festival, free to the public, enhances awareness of the sea as the most important cultural, recreational, and economic resource of Hawaii. Outrigger canoe regatta sponsored by the Moloka`i Canoe Racing Association, sailing canoe demonstration by the Moloka`i Voyaging Canoe Society, windsurfing race, poke contest, huli huli chicken sale, food booths and Island musicians. Call: 553-3876; inter-island 800-553-0404 and mainland 800-800-6367.

WALTER J. MACFARLANE REGATTA July 4. Outrigger Canoe Club features 30 outrigger canoe paddling events from the Waikiki Beach to open ocean and back in front of the Moana Hotel. Surf influences results of the race, which starts at 8:30 a.m.

HICKHAM AIRSHOW/OPEN HOUSE July 4 - 6. The airshow at Hickham, features the Thunderbirds over Waikiki on July 4. The open house is July 6.

THIRTY-SIXTH PARKER RANCH FOURTH OF JULY RODEO July 4. At Paniolo Park on Parker Ranch rodeo grounds in Waimea, this is the most popular rodeo of the year on the Big Island and includes many western festivities. Starts at 9 a.m. Call: 885-7311.

3RD ANNUAL DOLPHIN DAYS July 4 - 6. A celebration of life at Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island. Join in on the birthday celebrations of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. The three-day extravaganza will be a star-studded event with guest celebrities and a variety of fun-filled activities. Call: 885-1234.

TURTLE INDEPENDENCE DAY July 4. Juvenile sea turtles raised in protected sea water ponds at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel in cooperation with Sea Life Park, are released to the ocean on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island. Call: 885-6677.

FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVAL July 4. The Big Island County Band gives a July 4th concert at the Bandstand in historic Hilo town, beginning at 2 p.m. Call: 961-8311.

EIGHTH ANNUAL CONCERT IN THE SKY July 4. Held in Lihu`e, Kaua`i at Vidinha Stadium beginning at 3 p.m., it features fireworks, food, crafts and game booths, and live entertainment to raise money for Kauai Hospice and the Kauai Fire Department. Pony rides and petting zoo, family games, such as a watermelon eating contest, wheelbarrow race and coconut toss. A spectacular fireworks show draws more than 10,000 people each year. Call: 245-5006.

FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND PARADE July 6. Parade, with floral floats, school bands, military bands and marching units, starts at 10 a.m. and goes past Kailua Beach Park on Oahu. Fireworks are at 8 p.m. Call: 262-2449.

42ND MAKAWAO RODEO July Fourth Weekend. The largest rodeo of the year in Hawaii, with more than 350 cowboys from all over the world, livens up Oskie Rice Rodeo Arena, a mile above Makawao town, on Olinda Road at Kaanaolo Ranch on Maui. This Hawaiian style rodeo, with rough stock and roping events, features rodeo clowns. Before and after the rodeo, enjoy live entertainment and country western dancing. Call: 572-2076.

12TH ANNUAL WAILEA TENNIS OPEN July 4-7. An international field of tennis players compete for points and prize money at Wailea Tennis Club. Call: 879-1953.

BIG ISLAND BONSAI July Fourth Weekend. Big Island Bonsai fills Wailoa Center in Hilo, with workshops, and discussions among the caretakers of these stunted ornamental trees. Call: 933-4360.

FLOATING LANTERN CEREMONY A special event for the O Bon Season when the Japanese invite ancestral spirits to join in the harvest. The floating lantern ceremony honors the souls of the dead at Puunoa Point. Traditional dances performed at the Jodo Mission in Lahaina, Maui at 8 p.m. Call: 661-0939.

FOURTH ANNUAL QUILT CONFERENCE July 10 -13. Held at the Royal Waikoloan Resort on the Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawai`i, with special exhibits including contest quilts, the Hoffman Challenge quilts, the Dean Jamieson collection and more. A fashion show of original prize-winning quilted clothing is scheduled for July 13.

TRANSPACIFIC YACHT RACE July 10 - 18. This race from Los Angeles to Honolulu is sponsored by Kenwood Corporation. Yacht are seen throughout the islands the finish line is off Diamond Head Lighthouse. Call: 946-9061.

QUICK SILVER CUP July 12. Windsurfing competition on Maui brings top competitors from around the world to Kahului. Call: 887-2111.

1997 HAWAI`I TOUR OF GANDEN JANGTSE MONKS July 12. Joyful Wisdom Tour: Sacred Music and Dance of Tibet, presented at the Maui Cultural Center, 7:30 p.m., by monks from Ganden Jangtse monastery. This is a two hour performance of overtone chanting and traditional dance. Call: 879-9934.

BLUE HAWAIIAN MOONLIGHT CONCERT July 12. This concert will be held at the Waikiki Shell, O`ahu. 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

JOHN D. KAUPIKO REGATTA July 13. This regatta is sponsored by the Hui Nalu Canoe Club at Keehi Lagoon Beach Park, O`ahu. 8:30 a.m.

45TH ANNUAL HILO ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW July 17 - 20. Orchids; The Orchid Island will include displays by commercial orchid growers and orchid societies, hobby and back-yard growers. This event will be held at the Butler Building at Afook Chinen Civic complex in Hilo. Call: 322-8084.

1997 HAWAI`I TOUR OF GANDEN JANGTSE MONKS July 17. Joyful Wisdom Tour: Sacred Music and Dance of Tibet, presented at the Aloha Theater on the Big Island, 7:30 p.m., by monks from Ganden Jangtse monastery. This is a two hour performance of overtone chanting and traditional dance. Call: 325-1521.

BAYFEST '97 July 18 - 20. O'ahu's biggest water sports carnival is held on Kaneohe Bay. with threee days of water sports, health and fitness fair, live entertainment, carnival rides and midway, a military static display, food booths, and much more. Call: 254-7679.

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE PACIFIC July 19 - 20. Events throughout Hilo, including Japanese and other specific cultures, including tea ceremony, multicultural parade through Hilo on July 19, and an extravaganza of music and dance on July 20. Call: 934-0177.

THE TWENTIETH PRINCE LOT HULA FESTIVAL Held at Moanalua Gardens in Honolulu, this hula festival brings together dancers from all of the islands in honor of Prince Lot who became Kamehameha V. Prince Lot revived the hula after it was banned by the missionaries. His old home is on the grounds of Moanalua Gardens.

KOLOA PLANTATION DAYS July 19 - 26. Celebration of sugar plantation life on Kauai features the culture of many immigrants to the islands, with cane cutting contests, entertainment, sports, crafts, foods and a parade in colorful Koloa Town. Call: 332-9831.

O'AHU HAWAIIAN CANOE RACING ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS July 20. Sponsored by OHCRA, these outrigger canoe paddling races are held at Keehi Lagoon, off Lagoon Drive near Honolulu Airport at. 8:30 a.m.

BIG ISLAND SLACK KEY GUITAR FESTIVAL July 21 at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo on the Big Island. It begins at noon and ends at 6 p.m., with half hour performances by the masters of slack key guitar. Sponsored by the East Hawaii Cultural Council.

BIG ISLE MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE Held in the Kulani Forest on the Big Island, this cross country, off road race features a beginners and children's course. Call: 961-4452.

1997 HAWAI`I TOUR OF GANDEN JANGTSE MONKS July 26. Joyful Wisdom Tour: Sacred Music and Dance of Tibet, presented at the Performing Arts Center, Kaua`i Community College, 7:30 p.m., by monks from Ganden Jangtse monastery. This is a two hour performance of overtone chanting and traditional dance. Call: 822-2500.

SEVENTH ANNUAL HAWAII ALL COLLECTORS SHOW July 26, 27, 28. Hawai`i's largest collectible and antique show, held at Neil Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. Call: 941-9754.

MAUI FIN CO. OPEN July 26. Windsurfing competition leading up to the state finals. Kanaha Beach Park in Kahului. Call: 877-2111.

`UKULELE FESTIVAL Kapiolani Bandstand in Honolulu becomes the stage for top `ukulele musicians and displaying fine `ukulele instruments made in Hawai`i and abroad. It features a 250-piece `ukulele band for children, and jazz musicians who love the `ukulele. Call: 732-3739.

KILAUEA MARATHON July 26. Fifteenth Annual Kilauea Marathon and Rim Runs. Marathon, 10-mile and 5-mile competition and a 5-mile walk in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. Call: 982-7783.

PRO AM BILLFISH TOURNAMENT July 26 - August 1. One of the top big game fishing tournaments in the world. Includes parties, weigh-in at Kona Pier each day and other public displays. Sponsored by the Hawaii International Billfish Association. Call: 329-6155.

HAWAI`I INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL July 31 - August 3. This four day music celebration brings a star-studded list of international jazz artists to the Hawai`i Theater. Clinics on big bands, improvisation and repertoire, jam sessions, and concerts are featured. Call: 941-9974.