LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) - A new two-day festival on the Hawaiian island of Kauai aims to explore the influences traditional Hawaiian music has had on traditional folk music, the Honolulu Star Advertiser ...

KAUAI — Kauai-born songwriter, Jess Penner, creates music that appeals to children’s imaginations. The BMI songwriting contest winner known for her indie pop melodies ventured into the world of family ...

Raiatea Helm will sing songs from her acclaimed album “A Legacy Of Hawaiian Song & String Volume One” with the Pops Orchestra. Courtesy photo For her upcoming “Nā Mele o Hawai’i” concert with the Maui ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Behind the sounds of Hawaiian music stand a rich history that’s being explored by a Hawaii nonprofit. Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings celebrates the role and the ...

Arts Kauaʻi, a nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing the arts on the island, is excited to announce the 2025 Kauai Songwriters Music Festival (KSMF), scheduled for May 16-17 at the Hilton ...

In tandem with the PBS film Kumu Hina, we created this Spotify playlist compiling some of the greatest Hawaiian music, from Hula to slack guitar, ukulele, and beyond. And yes, we also couldn’t resist ...

The demise of the Hawaiian Grammy was sewn into its birth. The problem began In 2005, when the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences awarded the first ever Grammy for Best Hawaiian Music ...

Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue the tradition. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Quincy Cortez ...

The invention of amplification, headphones and finally earbuds have conditioned us to piped-in, pumped-up sound. The Ka Himeni Ana Music Contest would like to re-introduce you to music as it once was: ...

Laurie Rohrer first discovered native Hawaiian music at the age of eight, when her military family was stationed at Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. "I fell passionately in love with ...