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The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame (HMHF) stands at a crossroads, celebrating the rich tapestry of Hawaiian music while seeking a permanent home to preserve its legacy.
Photo: Phil Uhl Reggae also served a different purpose from other forms of Hawaiian music. Older, more traditional forms of Hawaiian music, like chants, can actually do things in the world. For ...
The Hawaiian steel guitar, an Indigenous instrument and once a cultural force, now garners little recognition even in the place of its birth ...
It often features native Hawaiian cuisine with foods such as poi, roast pig and salmon, and is often accompanied with traditional Hawaiian music.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii music industry is mourning the death of icon Milan Bertosa. He died on New Years Day of a heart attack. He was 61. Bertosa was a four-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano ...
The gifted slack key guitar master took the opportunity to publicly honor his dad, who passed away in January due to COVID, by performing traditional Hawaiian music that his father enjoyed.
South Colonie native Matt Krahula traveled from South Colonie, N.Y., to Oahu, Hawaii, to hone his music and found a new home along the way.
Belgium-based luthier Tim Duerinck developed the first cello made of this durable material in 2018. Mana Music Hawaii founder Joshua Nakazawa saw his work and asked for some eco-friendly instruments.
Entertainment » Waipuna’s future has roots in the past: Successful trio expands contemporary island music Friday, September 16, 2022 12:05 am 1/2 ...
Multitalented musician Gregson “Bozo” Hanohano, a founding member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award- winning group Ho‘okena, died Oct. 29 at his home in Waimanalo. He was 66.
The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame (HMHF) stands at a crossroads, celebrating the rich tapestry of Hawaiian music while seeking a permanent home to preserve its legacy.
By the 2000s, Hawaiian music fans had started a letter-writing campaign to the high-rise hotels along Waikiki Beach, asking them to bring back the traditional island melodies, said Bill Wynne, 53 ...