During last year’s Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival (HBAMF), I had the pleasure to attend a number of events at the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities’ tent, whose theme for the two-day affair was “The Aural History of Hawaiʻi.” At the beginning of both days were panels relating to the Council’s new book We Go […]
[gn_quote]I think it’s a whole culture…and it doesn’t seem particularly funny to me. -singer/songwriter Stephin Merritt[/gn_quote] When you think of the ʻukulele, what comes to mind? Depending on where you’re from and your exposure to Hawaiian culture, the ʻukulele may manifest in several forms: “a promise of an island paradise, a tourist souvenir, an instrument […]
Puolo Music Tsā! Hiki iā lākou ke hoʻomamao ka makana puolo. They can keep the music award.