When Alan Akaka was growing up, a young musician in his teens and 20s in Honolulu, he played steel guitar with some of the ...

You may remember her as Wayne's hard rock girlfriend from the eponymous '90s film, but Tia Carrere is one of the Masters of Hawaiian Music. You can catch trio this weekend. Or rock on at one of these ...

The "Aloha to Aloha Stadium Farewell Concert" on October 25, 2025, features local artists and anticipates a large audience.

Tuesday, September 23Doors: 6:30pm Show: 7:30pmFeatured regularly at Maui’s renowned Slack Key Show, this group melds together the uniquely Hawaiian styles of s ...

Three under-the-radar performers playing at small Albuquerque venues in early October offer a diverse array of genres and a ...

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 ...

Raichel and multi award-winning native Hawaiian artist Henry Kapono performed a new song they wrote together on Sunrise.

In this episode of Aloha Authentic, host Kamaka Pili digs into the rich legacies embedded within Hawaiian music. This episode is a heartfelt exploration of how music serves as a vessel for cultural ...

Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right thumb, ...

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 ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – Mele: Hawaiʻi’s Gift to the World is a special TV presentation highlighting the evolution of Hawaiian music and its importance to the world. Viewers are invited to feel the rhythm ...

— -- Anuhea Jenkins has made a name for herself as an island reggae singer, but she says her career could have taken a completely different direction. When she was growing up, the Hawaii native ...