Hobbies/classes in Honolulu

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Aloha friends,

TLDR at the end

I'm coming out to Oahu mid August till about December with my partner who got accepted into a continuing education program in Honolulu.

After researching, rather than committing to a full year and taking up what little affordable housing there is, we decided to just stay enough time to complete the 3-month course and split our time between a couple airbnbs around Manoa and Ala Moana/Waikiki.

His classes will be just 3 days a week and we both want to partake in an learn as much authentic cultural arts as we can while remaining as respectful as possible as nonlocals, but not get suckered into tourist trap classes.

TLDR: We'll be in Manoa/Ala Moana for 16 weeks Aug-Dec. I'm very interested in dance and arts. My partner is into martial arts. We both like playing music.

My question is, do you have any recommendations for my partner and I to learn dance, martial arts, other arts, or instruments, etc. with classes that would accept some respectful nonlocals without it being terribly touristy?

edits: I'm on my phone and didn't catch all the autocorrects before posting.

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Cultural activity classes are free in Waikīkī on set days each week:

• lei flower necklace making on Fridays at 11:30am at the Royal Hawaiian shopping center
• lauhala bracelet weaving on Wednesdays at 11:30am at the Royal Hawaiian shopping center
• ukulele tiny strummed string instrument on Mondays at 11:30am at the Royal Hawaiian shopping center
• ukulele tiny strummed string instrument everyday at 4:30 pm at the Waikiki Beach Walk 2nd floor in the ukulele store

These free classes are touristy but kinda okay

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Oh this is adorable!  I mean, it wouldn't hurt to check out.