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 ...

WATSONVILLE — Being a five-and-a-half-hour plane ride away, it is no wonder that Hawaii has been a popular vacation destination for Californians for decades. However, one does not need to travel far ...

Queen “Lydia” Liliʻuokalani was the last reigning monarch of Hawaii and a talented singer and composer. She wrote over 150 songs during her lifetime, blending Hawaiian traditions with Western styles.

Sunaina Keonaona Kale grew up in California, loving Hawaiian music. Years before she earned her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara, Kale convinced her mom to buy her the complete ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It's been just a few weeks since the Grammys announced it was dropping the Hawaiian Music category. And now, the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts is getting ready to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue ...

Hawaii’s rich musical heritage has produced countless talented female vocalists whose soulful voices have engaged audiences worldwide. This blog post celebrates 35 remarkable female singers from the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - No doubt, lockdowns hit the entertainment industry hard, but the Hawaiian music trio Keolu found a way to use their tunes to emerge from the pandemic as one. What was ...

The program is set for the seventh annual Mele Mei, a celebration of Hawaiian music, hula and culture that runs through the spring. Live music and hula performances are held from April through June at ...

A nearly 10,000-piece Hawaiian music collection was donated to the state's archives by the family of Michael Scott. His will stipulated that it go someplace where it can be accessible to the public. A ...

“Aloha. I’m Patrick Landeza, and I’m from the island of Berkeley, California,” is how Patrick Landeza introduces himself at every concert in which he performs. It is also the central theme of a new ...