Hawaii fun runs
20 seasonal, themed and one-of-a-kind fun runs in Hawaii.
Holiday and seasonal: 7 · Novelty course: 4 · Iconic tradition: 3 · Food and drink: 2 · Costume and theme: 1 · Animals: 1 · Mud and obstacle: 1 · Quirky format: 1
- Costume and theme Kona Underpants Run Since 1998, triathletes and fans have run down Ali'i Drive in their underpants during IRONMAN week, a joke protest against wearing Speedos around town.
- Animals Hawaiian Humane Society PetWalk: A Josie's 'Ohana Event Oahu's largest pet gathering: more than 1,000 pets and their families walk a loop of Kapiolani Park, with a pet costume contest and agility course.
- Holiday and seasonal BIRR Monster Mash Mile Fun Run A Halloween-morning costumed mile in downtown Hilo's Wailoa State Park, with prizes for best costume and best stroller.
- Holiday and seasonal OSAR Race to Rescue 5K Oahu Search and Rescue's Halloween costume 5K on the slopes of Kaiwi Mauka above Maunalua Bay, starting and finishing at the Hawaii Kai Golf Course.
- Food and drink 100% Pure Kona Coffee Half Marathon & 5K The race of the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival, down Ali'i Drive to the 'End of the World' with a cup of Kona coffee at the finish.
- Holiday and seasonal Honolulu Marathon Clinic Turkey Trot / Fun Run A Thanksgiving trot that starts and finishes at the Honolulu Marathon finish line by the Queen Kapiolani statue, run as the only fundraiser for the free Marathon Clinic.
- Holiday and seasonal VIRR Turkey Trot Upcountry Maui's Thanksgiving 5K on the slopes of Haleakala gives awards for the funniest costume instead of times.
- Holiday and seasonal Santa Hat 5K & 1M Family Fun Run/Walk A late-afternoon holiday 5K at Ala Moana Beach Park where the whole field runs in Santa hats beside the ocean.
- Iconic tradition JAL Honolulu Marathon (Honolulu Marathon Weekend) A December marathon with no time limit, so walkers and first-timers can finish, starting in the pre-dawn dark on Ala Moana and finishing in Kapiolani Park.
- Holiday and seasonal Jingle Bell Beach Run Since 2005, Kona has spent the Sunday before Christmas running a costumed 5K down oceanfront Ali'i Drive, followed by Santa's Keiki Dash.
- Novelty course BIRR Hilo to Volcano 50K Run/Walk/Relay A 31-mile run or relay that climbs about 4,000 feet from Hilo's Banyan Drive to Volcano Village at the edge of Kilauea.
- Novelty course Maui Oceanfront Marathon A point-to-point marathon that hugs the West Maui shoreline in January whale season, finishing at Launiupoko Beach, with a free 'Cookie Run' in Kihei beforehand.
- Iconic tradition DoHo Great Aloha Run 5K Honolulu's Presidents' Day mass run returns after its first missed year in four decades, rebuilt as a downtown and Chinatown 5K.
- Novelty course The Hapalua - Hawaii's Half Marathon A no-time-limit half that starts by the Duke Kahanamoku statue on Waikiki Beach and climbs around Diamond Head; the shorter IKI hands out malasadas at the finish.
- Mud and obstacle Hawaii Spartan Trifecta Weekend Spartan Trifecta and Ultra on O'ahu's North Shore, climbing ridgelines above the ocean at Dillingham Ranch.
- Quirky format Hana Relay A team relay along the winding Road to Hana, capped at 75 teams to protect the small town at the finish.
- Holiday and seasonal Koloa Plantation Days Family Fun Run The fun run of Kauai's sugar-plantation heritage festival, along the Poipu coast with breakfast at the finish.
- Iconic tradition Na Heihei A Ola - Waimea Town Celebration Fun Run A 49-year-old Kauai festival run with a sunrise beach-route option, starting at the historic Pa'ula'ula fort site and ending at the Waimea Plantation Cottages.
- Food and drink Pineapple Run 10K A 10K through the Dole pineapple fields of central Oahu that ends at Wahiawa's Pineapple Festival, with its pineapple baking contest.
- Novelty course Volcano's 'Ohi'a Lehua Run A cool, misty half marathon through native 'ohi'a forest in Volcano Village, just outside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.