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Hawaiian Music Walk of Fame

By Cindy Ellen Russell

April 7, 2019

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An official dedication and blessing ceremony was held for the Hawaiian Music Walk of Fame on Sunday along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. Seven Hawaiian music legends were honored with a blessing, speeches, song and hula. The bronze installations on the wall and in the sidewalk honor music legends Don Ho, Alfred Apaka, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Gabby Pahinui, Chick Daniels, Hilo Hattie & Alice Namakelua. Wall-mounted QR codes give complete biographies of the Legends in four languages and video of live performance of each musician. Pictured is Maile-Anne Daniels performing hula for her grandfather, Chick Daniels, with "Lei Aloha."
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An official dedication and blessing ceremony was held for the Hawaiian Music Walk of Fame on Sunday along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. Seven Hawaiian music legends were honored with a blessing, speeches, song and hula. The bronze installations on the wall and in the sidewalk honor music legends Don Ho, Alfred Apaka, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Gabby Pahinui, Chick Daniels, Hilo Hattie & Alice Namakelua. Wall-mounted QR codes give complete biographies of the Legends in four languages and video of live performance of each musician. Pictured performing hula is Dora Kawahinepo'aimoku Yamamura to Hilo Hattie's "When Hilo Hattie does the Hilo Hop."
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An official dedication and blessing ceremony was held for the Hawaiian Music Walk of Fame on Sunday along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. Seven Hawaiian music legends were honored with a blessing, speeches, song and hula. The bronze installations on the wall and in the sidewalk honor music legends Don Ho, Alfred Apaka, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Gabby Pahinui, Chick Daniels, Hilo Hattie & Alice Namakelua. Wall-mounted QR codes give complete biographies of the Legends in four languages and video of live performance of each musician. Pictured speaking as the Master of Ceremonies is former mayor Mufi Hannemann.
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An official dedication and blessing ceremony was held for the Hawaiian Music Walk of Fame on Sunday along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. Seven Hawaiian music legends were honored with a blessing, speeches, song and hula. The bronze installations on the wall and in the sidewalk honor music legends Don Ho, Alfred Apaka, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Gabby Pahinui, Chick Daniels, Hilo Hattie & Alice Namakelua. Wall-mounted QR codes give complete biographies of the Legends in four languages and video of live performance of each musician. Pictured taking a selfie under the bronze placard of Israel Kamakawiwo’ole (visible under the concrete eaves of the shop Nani Aloha Shirt Outlet) is Miss Central Oahu, Nikki Holbrook, Miss Chinese Jaycees, Danicia Honda and Miss Windward Oahu Makala Perry.
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An official dedication and blessing ceremony was held for the Hawaiian Music Walk of Fame on Sunday along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. Seven Hawaiian music legends were honored with a blessing, speeches, song and hula. The bronze installations on the wall and in the sidewalk honor music legends Don Ho, Alfred Apaka, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Gabby Pahinui, Chick Daniels, Hilo Hattie & Alice Namakelua. Wall-mounted QR codes give complete biographies of the Legends in four languages and video of live performance of each musician. Pictured performing at the event are wahine from Kumu Hula Leimomi I-Maldonado, Ka Hale Io Kahala Halau Hula.
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An official dedication and blessing ceremony was held for the Hawaiian Music Walk of Fame on Sunday along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. Seven Hawaiian music legends were honored with a blessing, speeches, song and hula. The bronze installations on the wall and in the sidewalk honor music legends Don Ho, Alfred Apaka, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Gabby Pahinui, Chick Daniels, Hilo Hattie & Alice Namakelua. Wall-mounted QR codes give complete biographies of the Legends in four languages and video of live performance of each musician. Pictured performing at the event are keiki from Kumu Hula Leimomi I-Maldonado, Ka Hale Io Kahala Halau Hula performing to "Kama'a Hou" by Alice Namakelua.
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An official dedication and blessing ceremony was held for the Hawaiian Music Walk of Fame on Sunday along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. Seven Hawaiian music legends were honored with a blessing, speeches, song and hula. The bronze installations on the wall and in the sidewalk honor music legends Don Ho, Alfred Apaka, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Gabby Pahinui, Chick Daniels, Hilo Hattie & Alice Namakelua. Wall-mounted QR codes give complete biographies of the Legends in four languages and video of live performance of each musician.
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An official dedication and blessing ceremony was held for the Hawaiian Music Walk of Fame on Sunday along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. Seven Hawaiian music legends were honored with a blessing, speeches, song and hula. The bronze installations on the wall and in the sidewalk honor music legends Don Ho, Alfred Apaka, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Gabby Pahinui, Chick Daniels, Hilo Hattie & Alice Namakelua. Wall-mounted QR codes give complete biographies of the Legends in four languages and video of live performance of each musician.
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