Oct. 1—In the final decades of the Hawaiian monarchy, and for a decade or two afterward, the violin, viola, cello, zither, autoharp and Western flute were integral parts of Hawaiian music. In the ...
Origins: “My family was musical, and we grew up playing country and bluegrass and folk music, and I was interested in taking apart instruments,” KiLin Reece says about growing up in Bonny Doon, ...
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Alan Akaka is a master at producing haunting melodies and harmonies on the Hawaiian Steel Guitar. As the eight-stringed instrument rests on his lap, he glides a ...
Brian Padilla stands behind the counter of Hilo Guitars and Ukuleles, coaxing notes as sweet as coconuts and mangoes from the delicate ukulele in his hands. Padilla opened Hilo Guitars and Ukuleles in ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Kawika Pangelinan is fascinated by the haunting sound of the Hawaiian nose flute. “It’s a very gentle sound,” he said. ”It catches people’s ear. It’s not something that they ...
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaiians made ukeke from hardwoods such as kauila and ulei. Ukeke maker Mahi La Pierre has been experimenting with other types of wood. Select an option ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Its frisky four strings are the sound of Elvis’s “Blue Hawaii,” of Tiny Tim tiptoeing through the tulips and lately, beyond all reason, of a popular ...
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