Live Aloha

Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival is September 7, 2025: 11am-6pm at the Armory Food & Event Hall and Mural Amphitheatre. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public.

Seattle Center Festál is a year-round series of 25 free cultural festivals, produced in partnership with community organizations. In 2022, Festál celebrated 25 years of stories and traditions, ushering in a new era of hybrid programming. Learn more about Festál and subscribe to the newsletter for updates.

EVENT Schedule – Sunday, September 7: 11am-6pm

ARMORY STAGE

Time	Activity/Performance
11:00am	Land Acknowledgement & Announcements
11:15am	Arden Fujiwara
12:15pm	Halau Hula O Napualani
1:30pm	Leo Aloha
2:45pm	Christopher Helekahi
4:00pm	Kūhai Hālau O Leikukuiokalani Pā ‘Ōlapa Kahiko
5:15pm	Kris Fuchigami

MURAL STAGE

Time	Activity/Performance
11:00am	Land Acknowledgement & Announcements
11:15am	Na Hilahila
12:30pm	Kalei & Friends
1:45pm	Hawaiian Airlines Serenaders
3:00pm	Hālau Hula Ka Lei Mokihana I Ka Ua Noe
4:00pm	Spam Musubi Contest & Raffle Drawings
4:45pm	Kamalei Kawa'a · Grammy Nominated and 4-time Nominated Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award Winner · Top 20 contestant on Season 25 of The Voice
6:00pm	Hawai’i Aloha

VENDORS

808 Clothing Company
'Alohi Images Maui
Bess Press
Big Island Poke
Bishop Museum
Braddaz Malasadaz
Chamaole’Pino LLC
Chow Squad
Clarence Nishikata Nursery
Das My Jam
Enjoy the Best Antojitos
Full Circle
GoodBelly
Happy Wahine
Hawai'i General Store & Travel
Hawaiian Attitude
Hawaiian Diaspora for Harley
Hello Sunshine
HISEA
Honi Hala
Humble Honu
Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services
Iced Up
Imo Madoi 芋円居
Kalanaka Jewelry
Kama'aina Grill
Kauʻi's Studio
Kawaljit_desingz
Kealawai
KiaLena
Kianas Jewelry
Lei of Aloha
Main Squeeze Lemonade
Make Us Visible
MANAOLA Hawai'i
Mandala Moon Candle
Maui Cocktail Kits
Maui Feather Lei
Mike's Shave Ice
Moku’aina Wakinekona Hawaiian Civic Club
Na Hala
Nālei Design
Niu squezd
Pa'akai Shop
Pac Island Grill
Pacific NW 'Ohana
Pawniolo Pets
PrimeLending
Priority Footwear
Ryan's REZ-ipes
Sam Choy's Poke to the Max
Seattle Office for Civil Rights
Seattle Poi Company
Sun Chong Company
Tacos El YoYo
Te Fare O Tamatoa
Tea Purrson
Toffee O!
TrendzByTrish
University of Washington

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OVERVIEW

Seattle Center Festál presents Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival in partnership with the Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival Committee. The festival shares cultural roots and contemporary influences of Hawaii through music, hula, ono food, marketplace, workshops, and more.

HISTORY

Information provided by Seattle Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival

In 2018, Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

DID YOU KNOW?

In 1778, there were 1,000,000 Hawaiians living and thriving on the Hawaiian Islands. By 1822 and the introduction of missionaries and disease, there were only 200,000 pure Hawaiians alive. By 1922, there were only 24,000. Today, there are less than 8,000 alive.
There are over 50,000 Native Hawaiians living in Washington State.
A common misconception is all people from Hawaii are Hawaiians. Hawaiian is a culture, race, language, and an indigenous group of people. The ancient Hawaiians felt a deep connection with nature and explained everything from the creation of Earth to the lava that formed the Hawaiian Islands through the stories of their gods and goddesses.
Early Hawaiians were master non-instrument navigators. Using only the sun, moon, stars, and waves, the Hawaiians were known to traverse the Pacific, resulting in the occupations of many small islands in Polynesia.
The I’olani Palace, completed in 1882, was the official residence of the Hawaiian monarchs. It was ahead of its time and outfitted with the most up-to-date amenities, including the first electric lights in Hawaii, indoor plumbing, and a telephone.