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Written by by Brian Berusch
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October 01, 2008 |
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 The Royal Lahaina Resort’s oceanfront concert series that began this past summer is not just about a picture-perfect evening spent absorbing the sounds of crashing waves and slack key guitar. In fact, the Saturday night mele isn’t solely the culmination of two performer’s careers. For one, it is the return to the isle that captured his spirit 28 years ago; for the other, it’s an opportunity to spread his wings on his home turf, reinvented and reinvigorated.
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Written by Brian Berusch
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July 18, 2008 |
 The phrase “Three’s a charm” rang true for Daniel Ho at the 2008 Annual Grammy Awards. During the last three ceremonies, Ho walked away with two of the coveted statuettes. This year—in which he will release his 60th album—the 40-year old composer, musician and producer completed the hat trick.
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Written by Brian Berusch
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April 01, 2008 |
 The label “musical artist and kumu hula”—while impressive—doesn’t do much justice in defining Keali‘i Reichel. A student, scholar, teacher, performer, master chanter, recording artist and cultural advisor, Reichel could very well wear all the listed hats during a single week. Yet for him, achieving such versatility isn’t about filling a role or a series of roles for their own sakes. Reichel “has to do it,” in his own words, for himself and his students. And you don’t have to be under his tutelage to comprehend his power, or mana, during one of his performances.
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Written by Brian Berusch
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December 27, 2007 |
 Hawai‘i as a whole doesn’t always take kindly to change. When centuries-old tradition collides with modern-day innovation—namely a thriving international art scene—some folk turn their backs on the future.
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Written by Alex Barasch
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October 03, 2007 |
 Waimanalo girl Paula Fuga has done something not many other artists in these Islands can claim to have done. She has created a sound that is immediately recognizable as her own. It is utterly original in the way that Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole’s breathy soft-timbered verses could only have been sung by him—they’ll never be reproduced by another singer.
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Written by Alex Barasch
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August 09, 2007 |
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 Five years after his debut release, “E Ho‘i Na Wai,” kumu hula (hula teacher) Cody Pueo Pata returns with “He Aloha. . .”, a gorgeous collection of originals and standards honoring love, tradition, and the natural and spiritual forces of Maui.
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Written by Alex Barasch
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March 13, 2007 |
 Honolulu’s local ‘ukelele wizard Jake Shimabukuro has grown immensely popular lately, and not just in the Aloha State. These days he can be fund jetting off on extensive tours, playing gigs with Jimmy Buffet, and showing up on talk shows like Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
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Written by Alex Barasch
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October 12, 2006 |
 An unforgettable and heartwarming evening of Hawaiian song and story unfolds each Wednesday evening at The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua…home of the Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert Series. The art form Hawaiians innovated and named ki ho‘alu (literally meaning “slacken the key”) traces its roots back to the 1830s, but this style of popular music is as timeless as Hawai’i itself. Lately the mid-week concert series has drawn capacity audiences in the hotel’s intimate amphitheater proving that slack key music is as current as ever. |
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Written by Alex Barasch
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September 15, 2006 |
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Just minutes from Waikiki in Downtown Honolulu, a revitalized neighborhood lures crowds of locals and visitors alike with its wide assortment of music entertainment.
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Written by Catherine Bridges Tarleton
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September 15, 2006 |
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Tuning and returning to Aloha Music Camp a special place and time on Molokai's Kaupoa Beach.
Under flickering palm shadows, slack key masters and John Keawe tune their guitars. Onstage, Auntie Nona Beamer, 83, dances hula from her wheelchair. |
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Written by Alex Barasch
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December 29, 2005 |
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 Born on O'ahu, raised in Kalama'ula on Moloka'i, and currently living in Wahie'e, Maui, young Raiatea Helm's life up to this point has taken an interesting path. Now with two acclaimed albums out and her bright falsetto singing being embraced far beyond the shores of Hawai'i, the 21-year old's days are bound to get even more interesting.
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