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 ...

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, ...

Maui-born musician Anthony Pfluke, who plays a mix of Hawaiian, contemporary and reggae-influenced songs, pays homage to the sacred places of his home island in his next album project, “Singing to the ...

US HOW A NORWALK WOMAN IS SHARING HER ROOTS WITH IOWANS. TERI UNDERHILL HAS A UNIQUE BACKGROUND. SHE'S WHAT'S KNOWN AS HAPA - MEANING SOMEONE OF MULTIRACIAL ANCESTRY IN HAWAIIAN. <(CLIP 3059 ...

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