This year’s event runs Friday, July 3, through Sunday, July 5, at the Blaisdell Arena.

KAPA‘A — When the sun sets on the first day of Heiva I Kaua‘i Tahitian dance and drumming competition, the gates will reopen for Po Afi Kaua‘i Samoan Fireknife Competition starting at 6 p.m. at Kapa‘a ...

Next year, Tahiti will be home to the surfing competition of the Paris Olympics, almost 10,000 miles away from France. But the region has its own annual games, known as the Heiva. Toakura, the ...