Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right thumb, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame (HMHF) stands at a crossroads, celebrating the rich tapestry of Hawaiian music while seeking a permanent home to preserve its legacy. This October, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - These aren’t ordinary string instruments. New instruments that were recently brought to Hawaii are made of fiber from flax plants. Belgium-based luthier Tim Duerinck ...

Every Sunday night on Hawai‘i Public Radio, Paige Okamura produces and hosts Hawaiʻi Kulāiwi, a music show that explores the culture, language and history of native Hawaiians. Known to listeners as ...

For the first time in Hawaii, a female falsetto competition will be held on Saturday at the Celebration of the Arts at the Ritz-Carlton in Kapalua, hosted by acclaimed entertainer Carmen Hulu Lindsey.

Elmer Lim Jr., known professionally as Sonny, was on tour in Japan when he got the news: The Lim ‘Ohana — Sonny, his parents, ...

Sunaina Keonaona Kale grew up in California, loving Hawaiian music. Years before she earned her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara, Kale convinced her mom to buy her the complete ...

Multitalented musician Gregson “Bozo” Hanohano, a founding member of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award- winning group Ho‘okena, died Oct. 29 at his home in Waimanalo. He was 66. Born in Honolulu, raised in ...

HONOLULU (Island News) – Palolo Elementary School have a new non-traditional music program that students are able to participate in. Henrietta Clemons, a staff member at Palolo Elementary, believed ...