#Hawaii music aloha free#

This year, Holt said, event planners decided it was time to institute some limits. VancouverРІР‚в„ўs so-called РІР‚СљHawaiian festivalРІР‚Сњ has grown into a public dance party that has packed in as many as 30,000 people in a weekend. РІР‚СљA lot of people coming here are people you can only see on TV, even in Hawaii,РІР‚Сњ Holt said.Р”Р„nother reason for tickets, Holt added, is security and sanity in the park. It has developed a reputation that even people in Hawaii are talking about lately. The musicians, crafters and teachers who come here to dance hula, play music, demonstrate Indigenous arts and crafts and teach Hawaiian history are some of the most esteemed experts in the world, said Holt, executive director of the Four Days festival. Children 10 and younger are still free, but must register online. Tickets start at $7 for a single-day pass.

#Hawaii music aloha free#

ThatРІР‚в„ўs partly why VancouverРІР‚в„ўs prized annual РІР‚СљFour Days of AlohaРІР‚Сњ festival, which was free for 19 years running, has finally made the difficult decision to require tickets and charge admission. The РІР‚Сљaloha spiritРІР‚Сњ of Hawaii is all about warmth, friendliness and inclusion, according to Kaloku Holt.Р”В«ut it takes a lot more than that to operate a cultural foundation and stage a four-day festival that draws top entertainers and educators from overseas, along with tens of thousands of local visitors.