Kumu Kahua Theatre
A 100-seat theatre in the historic Kamehameha V Post Office building that stages only plays about Hawaiʻi — new work by local writers, in English and Pidgin. Founded in 1971; typically five productions a year, each running about a month. Tickets via Eventbrite.
Coming up at Kumu Kahua
Recurring shows are placed on their next date. Every listing was read off the venue's own page by a person; prices are the printed ones.
- Theater & PlaysAUG 20
The Queen's Will
Aug 20 – Sep 20
'The Queen's Will' by Sean T.C. O'Malley at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St — the downtown company that stages only plays about Hawaiʻi, August 20 to September 20. Kumu Kahua's season opener; tickets via Eventbrite. The company's three shows on our calendar are all new or Hawaiʻi-set work, which no other Oʻahu theatre can say.
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Kupua
Oct 29 – Nov 29
'Kupua' by Haili'ōpua Baker at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St — the downtown company that stages only plays about Hawaiʻi, October 29 to November 29 — a Hawaiian-language-informed new play (a kupua is a shape-shifting supernatural being). Tickets via Eventbrite. Second show of Kumu Kahua's season.
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All Buss Up in a Hi State: A Trilogy of Hawaiʻi Plays
Jan 21 – Feb 21
'All Buss Up in a Hi State: A Trilogy of Hawaiʻi Plays' at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St — the downtown company that stages only plays about Hawaiʻi, January 21 to February 21, 2027 — three short local plays in one evening. Third show of the season; check kumukahua.org for tickets.
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