Fans of the original HAPA, featuring founders Barry Flanagan and Keli‘i Kaneali‘i, will be overjoyed to hear that the legendary duo have reunited and will play two concerts, both at 7:30 p.m., on May 19 and May 26 in the McCoy Studio Theater at Maui Arts & Cultural Center in ...

In reviewing Michael Franti’s latest album, “Stay Human Vol. II,” PopMatters noted: “As the founder and leader of reggae fusion group Spearhead, his music has long embraced revolutionary ideals of peace, love and understanding.” Released as a companion to his superb “Stay Human” ...

One of Tibet’s foremost contemporary musicians, Grammy-nominated flute player Nawang Khechog, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in the McCoy Studio Theater at Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului, accompanied by Hawaiian music legend Keola Beamer. Best known for his ...

Hawaii has long held an almost mythical fascination for the Beach Boys. The legendary band first began singing about their love for the islands in 1963, with “Hawaii” and “Surfin’ USA,” where they dreamed of surfing at Waimea Bay. “All my life I wanted to see the island called ...

The annual Maui Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival will feature some of our state’s most gifted musicians performing free on April 12 and 13 at Lahaina’s Outlets of Maui, and then at the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center on April 14. Created to preserve and perpetuate the Hawaiian steel guitar, the ...

British actor Martin Clunes began a new travel series on U.K. TV in February with a trip to Hawaii to explore our islands beyond the typical tourist world. Known to PBS viewers as the star of “Doc Martin,” Clunes met up with ukulele virtuoso Taimane on Oahu. He was gob-smacked, as the ...