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Below are annual events that are expected to take place in January 2023. Events will be marked as TBA until official 2023 dates are released.
Waimea Ocean Film Festival
Jan TBA 2023 – Waimea
Presented each January in Waimea and along the Kohala coast of The Big Island, the Waimea Ocean Film Festival brings a non-stop line-up of exceptional films, filmmakers, speakers, stories, athletes, scientists, artists and culture to the Island each year.
The Waimea Ocean Film Festival was launched in 2011 with a mission “to bring a greater understanding of the ocean environment and island culture, plus build awareness that everything we do on land affects the sea, including the people whose livelihood and subsistence depends on the health of the ocean environment.”
PGA Mitsubishi Golf Championship
Jan TBA, 2023 – Hualalai Resort
Fans can see the best players participate in the annual Mitsubishi Electric Championship at the Hualalai Resort. The senior major champions of the last five years and other tournament winners of the last two years, plus a few sponsor invitees make up the field. The tournament debuted in California in 1984, and was eventually relocated to Hualalai in 1997.