Aloha,

An overdue update. We did retire our debt, thanks to over fifty contributions. Thank you!

There won’t be a festival in 2026. It now costs over $250K to put on the event, and in this environment with severe federal funding cuts to nonprofits there is no way to raise that kind of sum. But the tide can turn, and we hope to be back in the fall of 2027. In the interim we hope to host smaller interim events. That’s subject to funding, so please keep us in mind, and use the Donate button.

Mahalo for your support!

The HAWAIʻI BOOK & MUSIC FESTIVAL is a
501 (3)(c) nonprofit organization
Your contribution is tax-deductible
Thank you