The Hawaiian steel guitar became a cultural force in America at the turn of the century, popularized by troupes of traveling musicians from Hawaii. It evolved beyond its association with a tropical ...

Play some Hawaiian music and soon the sounds of aloha float by on a gentle tradewind. You smell the perfume of plumeria in the air and hear the whispering of palm trees. Perhaps its soothing, relaxing ...

Kamaha‘o Haumea-Thronas is a Hawaiian music prodigy who has already performed across the Islands. This summer marked his second year completing six weeks of shows at Keoki’s Paradise, a restaurant on ...

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation will host the next concert in its popular Hawaiian Music Series, featuring Maui’s own trio ...

HONOLULU (Island News) – Native Hawaiian music legend Aaron David Mahi passed away on Saturday night, July 6, 2024, at 70-years-old. Mayor Rick Blangiardi gave a statement following Mahi’s passing: ...

Aaron Mahi — musician, composer, conductor, recording artist, kahu and bandmaster of the Royal Hawaiian Band for 24 years — died Saturday just days before his birthday. He was 70 years old and had ...

For 30 years, Faith Ako, who was born and grew up in Hawaii, has been Sonoma County’s most popular performer of Hawaiian music. Now, at age 68, she says her fifth album — Ho’okanikapila, Mau’i (Let’s ...