Halloween in Hawaii is like no other and is celebrated with a passion that is Hawaii. Whether you’re here in Hawaii now or just wishing you were, here’s an update on some of the Hawaii Halloween festivities on Maui and Oahu, for both kids and adult visitors and locals:
Halloween in Lahaina
This consummate Halloween in Hawaii event takes place on Front Street again this year. You won’t be alone, with 25,000 or more guests expected to attend. Front Street will be closed to traffic. We can’t wait to hear how this goes. It should be another blast.
The event starts with the 38th Annual Keiki Halloween Costume Parade at 4:30pm. Beginning at 6:30pm there is a live entertainment at Campbell Park and at from 7 to 9 pm look for the annual costume contest. For souvenirs, pick up the official Halloween tee shirt available online and at the Lahaina Visitor Center daily and at Campbell Park on Halloween from noon.
Details at Halloween in Lahaina website. Plan to get there early. Children’s Parade starts at sunset. Cost: free.
Fright Light at Bishop Museum Planetarium
Halloween themed laser show.
Details at Bishop Museum.  Now through October 31. Shows at 12 Noon, 2:30 as well as 7 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is museum admission plus $10 for adults and $7 for kids through age 12.
Heroes and Villains at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach
Party the night away. Prizes for best costumes. Advertised as one of the best Halloween parties in Waikiki.
Details at Hyatt Regency Waikiki, 8pm -2am, October 31. From $10.
Haunted Plantation, Honolulu
Welcome to Hawaii’s scariest and best walk through haunted attraction.
University of Hawaii at Manoa has a special Imaginarium show “Nightwalk” for the whole family. It includes a freaky physics lab tour, spooky cartoon videos, “chicken skin” stories.
Audiences will be guided on a night walk down a creepy crypt and into a haunted mansion filled with bats, ghosts and spooky things that go boo in the night.
Details at Hawaii Haunted Plantation. On Oahu. Now through October 31. General admission is $15. Not for children under age 13.
Nightmares Live Haunted Attraction, Honolulu
Since 1995. An unforgettable experience made famous by The Travel Channel.
Details at Haunted House Hawaii website. Tickets from $15.
HallowBaloo Music and Arts Festival
“Best Costume Party in the Pacific and Hawaii’s Largest Live Music Showcase.”  Honolulu street festival.
Details at HallowBaloo website. October 29 starting at 4:30 pm.
Royal Hawaiian Keiki Halloween Costume Contest
Kids costume contest with entrants from infants to 10 years of age. Plus trick-or-treating and balloon art.
Details at Royal Hawaiian website. October 30 from 3 pm, and contest at 4 pm.
Kahala Mall Halloween Costume Contest
Details at Kahala Mall website. 5:30 to 7Â p.m. on October 28.
Outbreak Experience at Ward Warehouse (2nd floor).
Haunted attractions that brings out the fears you have all tried to lock away. Hawaii’s ultimate haunted attraction. “Expect the unexpected and get ready to scream.”
Details at The Outbreak Experience. October 21-23 and 26-31. Age 13 and above. Shows every 45 minutes 6:30 p.m until 11 pm. Cost: $25.
Aloun Farms Pumpkin Festival
Details at: Aloun Farms website. $3. On Oahu, October 15-16, 22-23, 29 and 30th 2016 from 8:30 am to 5pm.
Do you have any events you know of that we can add to the list?
PS: If you’re not here this year, why not plan to spend next Halloween in Hawaii.Â
Image above at Aloun Farms Hawaii pumpkin patch.
Every year there AR people walking on the street in costumes in Waikiki. I cannot find a single site that suggests that on Monday night October 31st that is going on for 2016. Can you please email me if that is the case again this year? Thank you!
HAWAII ISLAND Halloween events: Kohala Mountain Pumpkin Patch Festival (every weekend in October): http://www.kohalamountainpumpkinpatch.com/events.html — A “U-pick” pumpkin patch, “U-pick” flowers, a hay ride, a jump pad, keiki cart-train, a petting zoo, pony rides, carnival games, local food vendors, live music and much more can be experienced. Activities are priced between $2 and $9, with an average of $5 per activity. Entry to the farm and parking is free. Also, the Hawaii Island Humane Society has a Howl’ween Dog Walk (Kona and Hilo – 2 separate weekends)- Dress up your dogs and walk to raise funds to rescue more animals! http://www.hihs.org/news-events/howl-ween-dog-walk On October 29, 2016, there’s
KONA ROCKTOBERFEST 2016 – Live music, dancing, improv comedy, costume contests, chicken dance and fun games for cash and liquid prizes – “costumes, cocktails and..chickens?” Time: 5pm-9:30pm at King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel Lu’au Grounds, Kailua Kona, Cost: $20-$30. For more information, call (808) 333-4341, visit http://www.konarocktoberfest.com. On October 29, 2016,
‘OHANA HALLOWEEN PA’INA – KEAUHOU, KONA – Free admission. Haunted House, playground, and vendors from 4-9:30pm. Keiki Costume Contest; Adult Costume Contest, and live entertainment. For more info & parking details, visit Keauhou Shopping Center’s website.