Winning Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards in 2024 for Song of the Year, Single of the Year and Music Video for “Sands of Old Lahaina,” Kala‘e Camarillo is about to release his latest album, “Drifting on Island Time,” which he will preview in a free release concert Friday at The Shops at ...
Auditions for Alexander Academy of Performing Arts presentation of “The Nutcracker” will be Aug. 16 at the academy’s space in the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center, Academy studio director Danelle Watson said auditions for Clara and Fritz, sister and brother in the ballet, will take place from ...
The annual Maui Seed to Cup Coffee Festival at the Maui Tropical Plantation on Aug. 10 features a wide range of island talent from Hawaiian to jazz with several Nā Hōkū Hanohano award winners performing. Among the artists, Tarvin Makia will perform a jazz set with Gilbert Emata and Alan ...
Maui has played a prominent role in the Alternative Album category of the Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards in the last few years in the shape of the Kula-based band Big Chief Thunder. They won in 2023 for “Shine Your Light,” and in 2025 for the eclectic project “Malama Aina.” And they were ...
“Chief of War” is extraordinary, a breakthrough project for star and producer Jason Momoa and just about everything I could hope for from a nine-hour Hawaii historical epic, presented as season one on Apple TV+ (which allowed me to watch all nine episodes). The plot: in the 18th century, ...
Performing an intimate show at the ProArts Playhouse on Aug. 9, multi Grammy winning musician Kalani Pe’a won three Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards in June for his latest album, “Kuini.” Winning Hawaiian Music Album of the Year, Hawaiian Music Video and Liner Notes, a friend accepted the ...
