When he’s not playing lead guitar touring and recording with “Weird Al” Yankovic, Grammy winning musician Jim “Kimo” West pursues his love for Hawaiian slack key guitar. Releasing several acclaimed slack key albums, including “Slack Key West,” “Moku Maluhia – Peaceful ...
Eric Gilliom’s “White Hawaiian” one-man-show has been revamped for a weekly residency at the ProArts Playhouse starting on April 20. It will mark his 100th performance of the longest running theatrical production in Hawaii. “We have some new, really funny gags,” says Gilliom. ...
The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset will host its “Bite of Lahaina” fundraising event from 5-7 p.m. May 6 at the rooftop of the Maui Ku‘ia Estate Chocolate factory in Lahaina. The event aims to raise $15,000 to support scholarships, environmental projects and youth services in West ...
The King Kekaulike High School Music Program will present its 26th annual Spring Concert on April 8 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului. The event will feature acclaimed trumpeter Eric Miyashiro as a special guest artist. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the concert beginning at 7 ...
Hawaii’s top-selling female vocalist of all time, Amy Hānaiali’i, is looking forward to performing at the ProArts Playhouse in Kihei on April 10. “I love this intimate space,” she says. “I’m not used to that being up close and personal, so I love it because of that and the ...
One of Hawaii’s most accomplished musicians, Nathan Aweau, began amassing Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards beginning with the release of “E Apo Mai” in 2002, which earned him Male Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year. Then in 2006 he achieved unprecedented success winning Male Vocalist ...
