Multi-Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winner Nicholas Keali‘i Lum is the producer and annotator of this highly significant compilation of songs written about areas that share the mountains of west Maui. Read more
Howard Lindsey, Russel Crouse and Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote “The Sound of Music” in 1959 as equal parts intergenerational romance and “Profiles in Courage,” the bestseller written by then-Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts about men who had put integrity and honor ahead of personal advantage. Read more
Jo Koy used a standard backdrop when he played Blaisdell Arena last November. This year he’ll be on a stage in the center of the arena. Read more
Reviews of the latest releases by Hawaii-based recording artists. Read more
Noel Okimoto will retire from the Royal Hawaiian Band in December after almost 31 years as the leader of the percussion section. Read more
The story moves at the slow and steady speed of a sailing ship on an extended voyage and alternates between Clarity’s experiences with the missionaries and Putnam’s mission to the Pacific and East Asia. Read more
The multi-Grammy Award-winning entertainer kept that promise in all respects as she opened her three-night Honolulu engagement with a 81-minute performance Wednesday in Blaisdell Arena. Read more
Three Hawaii-resident artists are among this year’s contenders as The Academy announces the finalists for “Best Regional Roots Music Album” at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Read more
Denis Salle was born in Hamburg, Germany, but his step-grandfather had family ties to Hawaii, and Salle spent part of his teen years living here. Read more
A despondent Irish musician meets a Czech immigrant on the streets of Dublin. Read more
Life looks different when you’re a responsible parent — even when you’re a superstar. Read more
Reviews of the latest releases from Hawaii-based recording artists by Star-Advertiser critic John Berger. Read more
Lance Motogawa returned to radio almost two years ago with a Monday evening magazine-style show from 8 to 10 p.m. on KPRP AM 650. Read more
Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning recording artist and soft-spoken environmental activist Jack Johnson is celebrating this year with a third Christmas album, “This Warm December Vol. III,” on Brushfire Records. Read more
HIFF will screen 205 films from 31 countries during this year’s festival, today through Nov. 17. Read more
Singer/musician Duncan Kamakana, son of Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning songwriter Jon Osorio, decided years ago to make his own way in the entertainment business without using the family name. He’s succeeded. Read more
In “Fa‘alavelave: The Interruption,” two women in a same-sex partnership must deal with relatives who don’t understand their relationship. Read more
Although Keola Beamer wrote “Real Old Style” about his grandfather, the song’s lyrics describe other Hawaiian men of a certain time and place as well. Read more
Mark Jonathan Davis’ new book explores Hawaii’s midcentury modern building signage. Read more
Jackson spoke to the Star-Advertiser on Thursday, in advance of her three headlining concerts at the Blaisdell Arena. Read more
Keale first broke out as a recording artist as a member of Kaukahi. That was more than 10 years ago. Read more
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