When the World Stopped for a Song: How Bruddah IZ Gave Hawaii Its Anthem
It begins with a few soft ukulele strums, then a voice — so smooth and full of emotion — that it feels like the...
Native Hawaiian Musician Kapali Long Brings Americana & Island Soul to Maui This Week
Nashville‑based Native Hawaiian singer‑songwriter Kapali Long is returning home this week with a pair of live performances that celebrate both his roots in Hawai‘i...
Before Spotify, There Was the Shell: The Night the Stars Danced Over Waikīkī
You haven’t really lived local until you’ve been to the Shell. Not the gas station. The real Shell — the Waikīkī Shell — where...
The Lasting Charm of “My Rose of Waikiki”How a 1916 Song Helped Put Waikīkī...
Long before surfboards ruled the waves and tourists flooded Kalākaua Avenue in aloha shirts, the name “Waikīkī” was already being crooned on phonographs thousands...
