{"id":3961,"global_id":"www.waikoloabeachresort.com?id=3961","global_id_lineage":["www.waikoloabeachresort.com?id=3961"],"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2022-03-31 13:52:16","date_utc":"2022-03-31 23:52:16","modified":"2022-04-12 08:37:34","modified_utc":"2022-04-12 18:37:34","url":"https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/event\/waikoloa-lei-day-festival\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/3961","title":"Waikoloa Lei Day Festival","description":"<p class=\"lead\">The inaugural Waikoloa Lei Day Festival is on Sunday, May 1st\u00a0from 9 am \u2013 7 pm. The Waikoloa Lei Day Festival\u00a0will celebrate the origin and art of lei-making in Hawaii. Festivities will take place at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott, Kings\u2019 Shops and Queens\u2019 Marketplace. This free festival will include free lei-making workshops, a craft fair at the Marriott, sidewalk sales at Kings\u2019 Shop and Queens\u2019 Marketplace, keiki activities, live music, and hula performances.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBR-LeiDay2022-385x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBR-LeiDay2022-385x500.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBR-LeiDay2022-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBR-LeiDay2022.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><strong>Festivities at Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort &amp; Spa<br \/>\n9:00 am \u2013 2:00 pm<\/strong><br \/>\nIn celebration of the Waikoloa Lei Day Festival, the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort &amp; Spa will be hosting four Lei Making Workshops, a four category Lei Contest, and Craft Vendors on our intimate Aka\u2018ula Lanai.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:Bryson.Diprete@marriott.com?subject=Waikoloa%20Lei%20Day%20Festival%20Inquiry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click\u00a0Here\u00a0to email registration request.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our two Lei Making workshops will focus on the history and technique of the Haku Lei, and the Wili Lei.\u00a0These two workshops will be held in the morning from 10:00 am-11:00 am and will repeat in the afternoon from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm, allowing guests and public the opportunity to experience both.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Waikoloa-Lei-Day-Contest-Entry-Form.pdf\">Click\u00a0Here\u00a0for Lei Contest Entry Form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The four Lei Contest categories will include Wili; Haku; People\u2019s Choice; and Open. The contest will begin at 11:00 am on Sunday, May 1st with the winners announced at 12:00 pm. Each of the four category winners will receive a free night stay at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort &amp; Spa.<\/p>\n<p>Guests and the public are welcome to attend the workshops, vote for their favorite lei, or simply peruse our craft vendors that will be on display from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the Waikoloa Beach Marriott\u2019s workshop registrations, contest entries, and vendor fees, will benefit the Visitor Industry Charity Walk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Festivities at Kings\u2019 Shops<br \/>\n11:00 am \u2013 2:00 pm<\/strong><br \/>\nKings\u2019 Shops is celebrating Lei Day with free lei-making classes, including candy lei making for children. A hula show weaved in with a performance by Hawaiian musical trio featuring traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music rounds out the entertainment. Merchants will offer sidewalk sales and specials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Festivities at Queens\u2019 Marketplace<br \/>\n2:00 pm \u2013 7:00 pm<\/strong><br \/>\nQueens\u2019 Marketplace is hosting free lei-making workshops from 2 \u2013 5:30 on a first come, first served basis. Visitors can make a crown flower lei, maile style ti-leaf lei or plumeria lei. Keiki can learn to make plumeria leis and have their face painted with floral designs. A haku lei making demonstration will be hosted by members of Halau O Po\u2019ohala. Merchants will spill out of their storefronts with a sidewalk sale. Radio station KWXX will broadcast live with a live performance by local musician Maka Gallinger. The festival ends with a hula performance by Halau O Po\u2019ohala from 6 \u2013 7 pm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"waikoloa-lei-day-festival","image":{"url":"https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-31-at-2.44.13-PM.jpg","id":3973,"extension":"jpg","width":1378,"height":716,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":500,"height":260,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-31-at-2.44.13-PM-500x260.jpg"},"large":{"width":1024,"height":532,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-31-at-2.44.13-PM-1024x532.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"width":300,"height":156,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-31-at-2.44.13-PM-300x156.jpg"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":399,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-31-at-2.44.13-PM-768x399.jpg"},"search_results":{"width":125,"height":125,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","wpex_dynamic":true,"url":"https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-31-at-2.44.13-PM-125x125.jpg"}}},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2022-05-01 09:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2022","month":"05","day":"01","hour":"09","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2022-05-01 19:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2022","month":"05","day":"01","hour":"19","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2022-05-01 19:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2022","month":"05","day":"01","hour":"19","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2022-05-02 05:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2022","month":"05","day":"02","hour":"05","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"Pacific\/Honolulu","timezone_abbr":"HST","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_code":"","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Waikoloa Lei Day Festival","description":"&lt;p&gt;The inaugural Waikoloa Lei Day Festival is on Sunday, May 1st\u00a0from 9 am \u2013 7 pm. 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