In this episode of Aloha Authentic, host Kamaka Pili partners with the Hawaiian Music Perpetuation Society to take viewers on a nostalgic journey into the heart of Waikīkī. Before it transformed into ...

Considering that his father’s band performed immediately before Jimi Hendrix took the stage at the legendary Woodstock festival in 1969, it’s not surprising Brian Witkin grew up dreaming of becoming a ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – A total of 15 sakada (or Filipino contract workers) arrived in the islands in 1906 to work on the sugar plantations. Over the past 115 years, the community has grown and built deep ...

Raiatea Helm is a multi-Na Hoku Hanohano award-winning singer and the foremost female Hawaiian falsetto vocalist of her generation. “We had a list of 15 to 17 songs for the album, and then we decided ...

Sometimes in concert Raiatea Helm honors her uncle, the late musician/activist George Helm, singing “Hawaiian Soul,” composed by Jon Osorio and Randy Borden shortly after he disappeared at sea in 1977 ...

Kamaha’o is here to share his love for Hawaiian music and language! Tomorrow is the start of Hawaiian Language Month, and Kamaha’o is a student at Kamehameha Schools. He’s been singing Hawaiian songs ...

Over the years, Robi Kahakalau has performed at a number of concerts featuring Henry Kapono, but the two acclaimed musicians have never teamed before in an intimate setting like the Artist 2 Artist ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A group of local performers are hoping it’s their turn for Grammy glory as they received a nomination for Best Regional Roots Album. Na Wai Eha was nominated for ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Get ready for a ride at the 103rd Annual Kamehameha Schools Song Contest! The theme of this year’s event is “Na Mele Paniolo,” or songs of the Hawaiian cowboy. During the ...