No‘u Revilla’s debut book of poetry addresses Native Hawaiian issues
No‘u Revilla was born and raised in Waiehu on the north coast of Maui, where she grew up immersed in Native Hawaiian culture. Read more
No‘u Revilla was born and raised in Waiehu on the north coast of Maui, where she grew up immersed in Native Hawaiian culture. Read more
Tickets are now on sale for the luau/show that will be the final scene in “Shaka, a Story of Aloha,” a locally produced documentary about the iconic pidgin phrase and hand sign. Read more
Englishman Jon Woodhouse grew up in London as it was becoming ground zero for the international cultural revolution known as the British Invasion. Read more
At 57, ocean cinematographer Mike Prickett has triumphed over physical setbacks that could have been insurmountable. Read more
Babyface — recording artist, songwriter, record producer, movie producer, record label executive — was performing and recording professionally while he was still in his teens. Read more
More than 20,000 Chinese Americans served in all branches of the U.S. armed forces — Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines — and in the Coast Guard and the Merchant Marine, in all WWII theaters of operations. Read more
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The popular rock band has been a favorite in the isles since the late 1970s. Read more
Fans will be able to hear the new songs when Kolohe Kai opens the “Hazel Eyes” tour on Sept. 10 at the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell. Read more
Last month, Kulaiwi’s debut album, “Native Lands,” won album of the year, group of the year and Hawaiian music of the year at the 2022 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. Read more
A new year of island theater began this month with “Good People,” a preseason show by The Actors’ Group, which opened last weekend. Read more
Matty Hiroto Inaba was visiting Japan with his mother in 2015 when a Rubik’s Cube caught his eye. Read more
Hawaiian slack key music returns to Waikiki this weekend as Milton Lau and the Ki-ho‘alu Foundation present the 40th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival “Waikiki Style” Saturday at the Waikiki Aquarium. Read more
In 2018, already a veteran nightclub singer, Chardonnay wrote, recorded and self-produced her first single, “Stranger,” a seductive story of love at first sight. Read more
Growing up, Mike Lambert’s friends knew that his father was an officer with the Honolulu Police Department. When one of them decided to join the force, he asked Lambert to get an application form from his father. Read more
After more than two decades as a soft-spoken recording artist and forceful advocate of environmentalism and sustainability, Hawaii resident Jack Johnson does things on his own schedule. Read more
The all-star trio of Kawika Kahiapo, Lehua Kalima and Shawn Pimental took home awards in three top categories. Read more
Lin-Manuel Miranda challenged convention when he re-imagined the United States’ wealthy Caucasian “Founding Fathers” as Hispanic and African American, set the story to a score that combined elements of rap, jazz and contemporary urban music, and called it “Hamilton.” Read more
A supergroup is created when superstar recording artists partner with peers to create a new constellation of musical talent. Read more
One day early in 1992, Jim Beloff found a Martin tenor ukulele at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, Calif. The find changed his life forever. Read more
This year, Roy Sakuma, 75, is presenting the virtual 52nd Annual Ukulele Festival Hawaii as a one-hour special simulcast at 7 p.m. July 17 on the festival’s Facebook page and on KHNL; it will re-air at 7 p.m. July 21 on K5. Read more
Margaret Doversola — a central figure in Hawaii’s television and film industry for more than three decades — died Friday at her East Honolulu residence. She was 78. Read more