ALOHA!

After a hiatus of four years, the in-person 2024 Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival (HBMF) was held on the campus of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, the weekend of Sept 14-15. HBMF presented 130 events in 12 venues. The festival was enjoyed by some 7,000 attendees.

We’re looking forward to continuing our partnership with the University, but given the very challenging current funding environment, the HBMF Board has decided not to attempt a festival this year, and to return in October 2026.

But before we can launch HBMF 2026, we need your help. We mainly depend on sponsors and foundations and they do not fund debt, so it’s essential to retire this debt asap before launching into fundraising for next year’s festival.

Please make your tax-deductible contribution via the Donate button.

Mahalo for your support!

Roger Jellinek
Executive Director, HBMF

Check out the complete 2024 Schedule and Bios of all the great sessions speakers at Sched.com [Link 🔗]