From the Lahaina News: "Doing many of the things Hawaiians have traditionally done, including fish, farm and play music, three-time Grammy Award winner George Kahumoku Jr. has had a life full of choices..." [Read Full Article]
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 |
Date Announced for 2009 Kapiolani Park Ukulele Festival
A date has been announced for the 2009 Ukulele Festival of Hawaii. The festival will take place in July of 2009 at the bandstand in Kapiolani Park, on the Diamond Head End of Waikiki. The Ukulele Festival of Hawaii has been produced by Honolulu ukulele school owner Roy Sakuma every year since the first event took place in 1971. The festival is free, and it is always a special treat, featuring world class ukulele musicians and a 700+ player ukulele band. I wouldn't miss it!
2009 Event Announcement and Pictures from 2008
A date has been announced for the 2009 Ukulele Festival of Hawaii. The festival will take place in July of 2009 at the bandstand in Kapiolani Park, on the Diamond Head End of Waikiki. The Ukulele Festival of Hawaii has been produced by Honolulu ukulele school owner Roy Sakuma every year since the first event took place in 1971. The festival is free, and it is always a special treat, featuring world class ukulele musicians and a 700+ player ukulele band. I wouldn't miss it!| Wednesday, November 19, 2008 |
Ancient Hawaiian Musical Instruments
This recent discussion in our forum has pictures of a man playing a Hawaiian nose flute and pictures of a dog's tooth ankle rattle and a couple of different types of dancing rattles. Wasn't there some kind of one-stringed musical instrument in Hawaii before the westerners and easterners arrived? [Read More In Our Forum]
West Maui Slack Key Guitar Concert Series
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June 2008
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December 2008
Here is the schedule for the Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert Series for the remainder of 2008. The concerts in this series take place every week at the Napili Kai Beach Resort on the west coast of Maui Island.
July 2008
November 2008
December 2008
