When Hal Kinnaman first heard slack-key guitar music being played on a California beach 50 years ago, he fell in love with it, and learned to play it so well that he became a slack-key master, and ...

Raised at his grandfather’s ranch in Waimea, legendary Hawaiian musician Keola Beamer and his wife kuma hula Moanalani returned home to kick off the Kahilu’s 2022-23 season in grand style. Throughout ...

Makana, the slack-key guitarist, singer and songwriter, is returning to the City for two performances this Thursday, showcasing a range of genres including Hawaiian slack-key, bluegrass, celtic, ...

CHATHAM -- George Kahumoku Jr. will bring his Grammy Award-winning show, Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, to the mainland this week. The Hawaiian Treasures Celebration Tour, also featuring Grammy ...

From his youth as a slack-key guitar prodigy to his historic theatrical concerts honoring kupuna, from his presidential poetic protests and people s anthems to his aloha aina, Makana has created quite ...

George Kahumoku Jr. shows his Three Spinach Salad with Miso Smoked Trout made with Okinawan, New Zealand, Korean spinach varieties and trout from Kulahaven aquaponic farm on Maui. “The men in my ...

Several generations of slack key guitarists—from slack key masters George Kuo and Mike Kaawa to young Kahiau Lam Ho, who made his debut as a recording artist just last year—will share the stage ...

The Paramount Theatre was built in 1929 as a place people could go to escape to a far off land. It was a place to be entertained and forget about your worries for awhile. Come escape with us to the ...

Slack key guitarists from across the islands will return to Maui for the 31st annual Ki Ho’alu Festival, held in person and livestreamed on June 26. The free, family-friendly event will take place at ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow)-Four time Grammy® Nominee and multi Nâ Hôkû Hanohano award winner Amy Hanaiali'i is set to release a groundbreaking collaboration with a number of Hawai'i's top slack key ...

Left-handed James “Bla” Pahinui learned to play on a guitar set up for a right-handed guitarist — “upside down and backwards” for him. Playing “upside down and backwards” meant hitting the guitar ...