August 1996 Maui Events

Information about August 1996 events held on the island of Maui in Hawaii.

DATE: August 2-4, 1996
EVENT: Maui Onion Festival
VENUE: Kaanapali Beach Resort
DESCRIPTION: Features food, entertainment, Maui Onion Cook-Off

DATE: August 10, 1996
EVENT: Hawaii State Windsurf Championships
VENUE: Kanaha Beach Park
LOCATION: Kahului
DESCRIPTION: Pro and amateur men and women windsurfing competition

DATE: August 10, 1996
EVENT: Ice Cream Festival
VENUE: War Memorial Complex
LOCATION: Wailuku.
DESCRIPTION: Hawaii Government Employees Association benefitL All-you-can-eat ice cream, entertainment, games

DATE: August 12-18, 1996
EVENT: Grand Chefs on Tour
VENUE: Kea Lani Hotel, Suites & Villas Wailea
DESCRIPTION: Cooking demonstrations, signature dinners and wine pairings and tastings. John Harings (L'Auberge de Sedona, AZ) and Gerard Reversade (Gerard's, Maui)

DATE: August 16-18, 1996
EVENT: USTA Adult League Sectional Championships
VENUE: Wailea Tennis Club.
DESCRIPTION: Climax of the USTA Adult League season in Hawaii

DATE: August 17, 1996
EVENT: Azeka Rib Cook-Off
VENUE: Azeka's Shopping Center
LOCATION: Kihei
DESCRIPTION: Best barbecued ribs competition

DATE: August 23-25, 1996
EVENT: Earth Day Maui
VENUE: Kapalua Resort
DESCRIPTION: Three-day environmental event features activities to encourage an appreciation of Maui's natural environment such as hiking, snorkeling and a Rainbow Music Festival

DATE: August ?, 1996
EVENT: Lanai Visiting Artist Program
Island of Lanai.
10-11 -- Chef Gordon Hamersley (Hammerley's Bistoro, Boston)
17 -- Dave Barry (humorist, syndicated columnist)

DATE: August, ?, 1996 23,24, 25, 30, 31, Sept.1,6,7,8
EVENT: Born Yesterday
VENUE: Historic Iao Theater
LOCATION: Wailuku
DESCRIPTION: A comedy produced by Maui Community Theater

DATE: August, Aug. 30 - Sept. 2, 1996
EVENT: Wilson Kapalua Open Tennis Tournament
VENUE: Kapalua Tennis Garden
DESCRIPTION: Hawaii's top players compete in for $10,000 purse

DATE: August 31, 1996
EVENT: Maui Channel Relay Swim
ROUTE: Lanai to Kaanapali
DESCRIPTION: International field competes in 9-mile, 6 -person relay race

DATE: August 31 - September 2, 1996
EVENT: Maui Writers Conference
VENUE: Grand Wailea Resort & Spa
DESCRIPTION: Workshops, lectures, panel discussions

DATE: August 31 - September 1, 1996
EVENT: Maui Music Festival
VENUE: Kaanapali Resort
DESCRIPTION: Festival of jazz and contemporary music

DATE: August 31 - September 2, 1996
EVENT: American Lung Association Bike Trek
LOCATION: Molokai
DESCRIPTION: 100-mile bicycle tour