Once again, The Maui News is the proud sponsor of one of Maui’s favorite events, the 26th annual Ki Ho’alu Slack Key Festival, which returns to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului from 1 to 7 p ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaiian slack-key guitarist has been reunited with a stolen instrument eleven years after it was taken from him. Makana, an award-winning musician who has performed ...

Even if you don’t know exactly what a Hawaiian slack key guitar (or ki ho’alu) is, you can probably easily recognize its music. It’s that smooth, sweet sound that evokes island breezes and warm sunny ...

FIRST PHOTO: The 30th Annual Ki Ho’alu Festival, featuring some of Hawaii’s best slack key guitar players performing Hawaiian music, was held on Sunday. It was the first time in 15 months that a live ...

The closest thing to flying to Hawaii for a night may be getting a seat to see Makana play at The Neptune Theatre Friday, Sept. 29. Makana, 39, has been called the master of the slack-key guitar, a ...

Jeff Peterson grew up on the slopes of Haleakalā volcano on Maui. His music is featured on two Grammy-award winning albums and was featured in a major motion picture. He composed a concerto, a piece ...

The slack-key guitar, and the tuneful, often soothing music it is associated with, originated in Hawaii in the 19th century after Portuguese settlers introduced the guitar to native islanders, who put ...

Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Keola Beamer + Jeff Peterson with ...

Let your ears take you on a one-night vacation to Hawai’i on Friday, Feb. 21 when slack-key guitarists Led Kaapana and Fran Guidry perform at The Palms Playhouse, 13 Main St. in Winters. Tickets for ...

On Feb. 10, the GRAMMY Museum® celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Hawaiian music with Mele Mei In L.A. The event will be held in conjunction with the opening of the GRAMMY Museum’s new ...

When Hal Kinnaman first heard slack-key guitar music being played on a California beach 50 years ago, he fell in love with it, and learned to play it so well that he became a slack-key master, and ...