Heiva I Kauaʻi

In 2024, Heiva I Kauaʻi celebrates the 22nd anniversary of this unique, exciting and colorful Tahitian dance and drumming competition. This annual event provides a venue for performers of all ages to present talent, skill and cultural knowledge to an audience of more than 1000 attendees daily. On Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4, from 9am to 5pm, enjoy sea breezes and coconut trees while attending this outdoor community-sponsored, family-centered celebration of Tahitian culture at the Kapaʻa Beach Park. Participants from Hawaiʻi, the Mainland and Japan, with a range in age from toddler to elder, perform solo and group competition and exhibition dances portraying legends and stories of Tahiti.

Heiva I Kaua'i hosts vendors offering an extensive array of Tahitian and other Pacific Island gifts, jewelry, art, woodwork and clothing, and a variety of ethnic foods. Artists provide demonstrations of Polynesian crafts. Local businesses and artists contribute goods, crafts, and offerings to a Silent Auction, which will take place on Saturday. Event admission is $8 at the door. Children age 12 and under are admitted free.