The Hawaiian steel guitar, an Indigenous instrument and once a cultural force, now garners little recognition even in the place of its birth ...

With its breezy island rhythm and welcoming aloha spirit, Hawaii has a way of bringing people together through song and dance. Across this Pacific paradise, music festivals large and small honor ...

Red-dirt roads, pickup trucks. That’s the lifestyle we live,” says Maoli, who recorded his album Last Sip of Summer with ...

Henry Kapono's 1981 record "Stand in the Light" is an early example of reggae's influence in Hawai‘i. "This song was ahead of its time in many ways," Kale wrote in her dissertation. "Although Kapono ...

For her upcoming “Nā Mele o Hawai‘i” concert with the Maui Pops Orchestra on March 23, Raiatea Helm will concentrate on songs from her recent acclaimed album “A Legacy Of Hawaiian Song ...

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents Henry Kapono & the Songs of C&K, featuring Henry Kapono and fellow musicians in a 50th anniversary salute to the music of Cecilio & Kapono.

Shimabukuro left Hawaii for several years of study on the mainland. When he returned with a bachelor’s degree in music, he became a keyboardist /arranger, working with Kinimaka and then Harrington.

One of the most exciting parts of Kamehameha Schools Song Contest is Hōʻike, a 20-minute performance that comes after students finish their competition songs.

Honolulu (KHON2) – The legendary Hawaiian music group Kalapana is making a much-anticipated return to the stage. Band members Gaylord Holomalia and Kenji Sano joined Living808 to promote toni… ...

Walter “Bruddah Waltah” Aipolani, a Jawaiian music pioneer and the only Jawaiian or “island music” artist to receive a Na Hoku Hanohano Award before the reggae category was created in 1999 ...

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