Keli‘i Kaneali‘i (left) and Barry Flanagan are HAPA. -- Photo courtesy the MACC Barry Flanagan and Keli’i Kaneali’i, who fostered the groundbreaking sound elevating HAPA to one of the most recognized ...

The beach may be more than 1,000 miles away, but a little bit of the islands is coming to Colorado Springs. Hapa, a premier Hawaiian world-music band consisting of Barry Flanagan, who founded the ...

Meaning "half" in Hawaiian, the word "hapa" first entered the Hawaiian language in the early 1800s. Originally used to describe individuals of mixed Hawaiian and European ancestry, hapa has since ...

Can't hop it to Hawaii for the weekend? No problem! Hapa, Hawaii's hottest group, according to Billboard Magazine, is coming to Santa Monica's Broad Stage for a one-night-only performance on Friday, ...