Kamuela Kimokeo Slack Key Guitar and Ukulele Classes

Kamuela Kimokeo of Hiikua will be teaching two classes at Windward Community College in Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii in the Spring of 2012: "Beginning Slack Key Guitar" and "Beginning Ukulele".
Two Classes: About the WCC Classes
Photo & Bio: Kamuela Kimokeo Fan Site

2010 Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila

HAWAIIAN MUSIC ALL DAY ON BEAUTIFUL WAIMANALO BEACH: The 2010 Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Beach Kanikapila will take place on Saturday, August 7, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Waimanalo Beach Park on the southeast side of Oahu Island. The event will feature an unbelievable lineup of performers including the Pahinui Brothers, Alan Akaka, Dennis Kamakahi, George Kuo, Jeff Peterson, Jerry Santos, Makana, Palani Vaughan, Sonny Lim, and many many more of the finest Hawaiian music artists. For more information see GabbyPahinui.com and CyrilPahinui.com. If you cannot attend, you can still support the event and help it continue in future years by purchasing an event t-shirt on the Gabby Pahinui Kanikapila Web site. $1 from each t-shirt sold will be contributed to help fund and build a new "Hawaii Museum of Music and Dance".

2010 Aloha Festivals Events on Oahu

The theme of the 2010 Oahu Aloha Festival will be "Mele Ailana: Celebrate Island Music". The 2010 Waikiki Hoolaulea (a street festival) will take place in Waikiki on Saturday, September 18, 2010. The 2010 Aloha Festivals Floral Parade will take place on Waikiki's Kalakaua Avenue on Saturday, September 25, 2010. For more information about these and other 2010 Aloha Festivals events see the official Aloha Festivals of Hawaii Web site.

Honolulu Outdoor Concerts at the Bishop Museum

The Bishop Museum's wonderful "Moonlight Mele on the Lawn" outdoor concert series is returning in 2010 with three concerts scheduled between June and August. Artists performing this year will include some of Hawaii's most talented and beloved entertainers: John Cruz, the Brothers Cazimero, Na Palapalai, Kaukahi, Kaumakaiwa Kanakaole, George Kahumoku, Ledward Kaapana, Cyril Pahinui, the Royal Hawaiian Band, Taimane Gardner, Ozzie Kotani, and many others. For more information see the official 2010 Moonlight Mele on the Lawn announcement on the Web site of the Bishop Museum of Honolulu

And the Hawaiian Music Grammy Award Goes to...

Congratulations to George Kahumoku Jr., Daniel Ho, Jeff Peterson, Paul Konwiser, and Wayne Wong for winning the best Hawaiian Music Grammy Award for their album "Master of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Volume II", released in August of 2009.

Albums Nominated for the Award