Hawaii island musician Elele Tiana is teaming with Grammy winning slack key guitar master George Kahumoku, Jr. and Deason Ka’ohelo from the band Lahaina Grown for a concert in Haiku on April 5. “It’s a house concert at Haiku Mill Billy’s,” Tiana explains. “It’s an amazing venue ...
When she was a 3-year-old, Sarah Silverman’s father taught her some swear words. Running around a supermarket, she would shout them out, causing some shoppers to break out in laughter. A comedian was born. “I would say the things that informed my life, the most was my dad teaching me ...
One of Maui’s most accomplished and beloved musicians, Salvador Godinez Jr., passed on March 9 at the age of 74. A celebration of life will be held to honor him at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the Kihei Charter School on the rooftop terrace. Versatile in many genres, he was once ...
Continuing his Artist 2 Artist series at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Henry Kapono will team with legendary Hawaiian musician Keola Beamer and Kumu Hula Moanalani Beamer on March 27 for a show which will touch on their decades of history as artistic pioneers in the islands. “I love ...
For her upcoming “Nā Mele o Hawai‘i” concert with the Maui Pops Orchestra on March 23, Raiatea Helm will concentrate on songs from her recent acclaimed album “A Legacy Of Hawaiian Song & String Volume One.” Celebrating Hawaiian music and poetry from the late 19th and early 20th ...
Magician and comedian John van der Put, better known as Piff the Magic Dragon, is an English fellow from London who adopted his dragon persona by accident. Invited to attend a fancy-dress party, and wondering what to wear, his sister offered him her dragon costume. So he turned up as a ...
