HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Oddly enough, it took leaving Hawaii for Hawaii author Malia Maunakea to find her place in the world of literature as a writer of cultural adventure stories. “I don’t think ...

Each year, the Hawai’i Academy of Recording Arts presents the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards to honor new artists, albums, singles ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A star-studded cohort of Hawaiian music legends will be honored by the Hawaii Academy of Recording ...

Using a combination of archival footage, family photos, first-person accounts, and re-enacted scenes, Hawaiian: the legend of Eddie Aikau provides a thorough account of the life of one of Hawaii's ...

According to interpretations of Hawaiian legends and radiocarbon dating estimations, it is speculated that sometime during 300-600 A.D. a Polynesian chief named Nanaulu became the first person to ...

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 ...

Aaron Mahi — musician, composer, conductor, recording artist, kahu and bandmaster of the Royal Hawaiian Band for 24 years — died Saturday just days before his birthday. He was 70 years old and had ...

Raiatea Helm will sing songs from her acclaimed album “A Legacy Of Hawaiian Song & String Volume One” with the Pops Orchestra. Courtesy photo For her upcoming “Nā Mele o Hawai’i” concert with the Maui ...

The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu, which honor four “mahu” healers from Tahiti who visited Hawaii more than five centuries ago, are displayed at Waikiki beach in Honolulu in June. The book release ...

'Ulu, the breadfruit: Gift of Ku -- Sacred tree -- Notes on the 'Ulu -- Kolea, the plover: Warning from the god of the plover -- Mano, the shark: Legend of the little green shark; the journey -- ...

Keola Beamer and Henry Kapono, 2 legends of Hawaiian music, became icons in the 1970’s as part of the Hawaiian renaissance. That renaissance was the seminal movement that brought language, music, hula ...