[ September 3, 2010; 5:00 pm; September 4, 2010; 11:00 am; 6:00 pm; ] Hawaii Island Festivals “30 Days of Aloha” brings you the Hawaiian Cultural Weekend at Waikoloa Beach Resort. At just $7 a piece to attend, these fun (and tasty!) events are a pretty cheap option for your Labor Day weekend.

[ September 4, 2010; 12:00 pm; September 5, 2010; 12:00 pm; ] The action starts at noon on both days and tickets are just $6 each.

[ August 28, 2010; 5:00 pm; ] Is your vacation budget too tight to allow for one of the hotel luaus? Here’s a chance to try some great, authentic food and entertainment for a lot less than you’d pay for a commercial luau.

The H.N. Greenwell Store is a fun stop for families visiting West Hawai’i. Step through the door into the 1890′s where a costumed interpreter talks about the history of the store and the South Kona region in front of shelves stocked with period dry goods.

One of the quirky, fun things about Hawai‘i is its abundance of roadside fruit stands.

[ August 20, 2010; 7:00 pm; August 21, 2010; 7:00 pm; August 22, 2010; 7:00 pm; August 24, 2010; 7:00 pm; August 25, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable.

Movies in Hilo for around a buck.

Great price near Kailua-Kona.

See “The Last Airbender” at Honoka‘a People’s Theatre, July 30, and August 1, 3 and 4, 2010. Showtime is at 7 p.m. For more information, call 775-0000. 
Movie Tickets: $6 adults, $4 seniors, $3 children 12 and under.
THE LAST AIRBENDER (PG)

Action, Adventure, Family and Adaptation.  1hr 43 min.  Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by [...]

[ August 1, 2010; 10:00 am; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Your class fee includes a voucher for a free composter.

Are you eating locally?

[ July 29, 2010; ] Cool off with a coffee or tea smoothie at Jamba Juice this Thursday, July 29, 2010.

[ July 24, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] The wildly hilarious and fiercely independent Filipina trio of Angie Libadisos, Lorraine Godoy and Sandi Claveria share their life stories in Flip Out.

[ July 31, 2010; 9:00 am; ] If your bookshelves are in need of a little updating, take note!

[ July 31, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] $5 gets you in to this music event located at LEAD Center (the old Hualalai Theatre).