STAR-ADVERTISER / 2016
Willie K performs in Waikiki in 2016. The Maui-based entertainer will return to Oahu on Tuesday for his first performances here since being diagnosed with lung cancer in February.
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Maui-based entertainer Willie Kahaiali‘i will return to Oahu on Tuesday for his first performance here since being diagnosed with lung cancer in February.
Friends, family and fans of Kahaiali‘i — who performs publicly as Willie K — have raised about half of the $100,000 requested via GoFundMe to help replace lost income and pay for medical expenses. As of Wednesday, $44,755 had been raised.
Kahaiali‘i, who canceled all of his regularly scheduled gigs after learning he had small cell carcinoma lung cancer, began chemotherapy and radiation treatments last month. Amy Hanaiali‘i substituted for him at Blue Note Hawaii in February and again this week.
But it will be Kahaiali‘i himself on stage at the Blue Note at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Doors will open at 5 p.m., respectively, with tickets priced at $30 (bar seating) and $45 (table and booth seating).
Visit bluenotehawaii.com for tickets and more info.
Correction: Blue Note Hawaii will donate 100 percent of its ticket proceeds to Willie Kahaiali‘i in support of his cancer battle from an April 24 concert featuring Makana. The original version of this story said Blue Note would donate proceeds from an additional concert on Tuesday.