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Review: Kala‘e Camarillo’s new single celebrates a mother’s love
Born and raised on Maui, Kala‘e Camarillo comes from an extended family of talented musicians. Read more
Born and raised on Maui, Kala‘e Camarillo comes from an extended family of talented musicians. Read more
From livestreaming performances with virtual tip jars to socially distant outdoor concerts, Hawaii recording artists have come up with innovative ways over the past year to bring their music to the community. Read more
In the 19th century, Hawaiians adopted and adapted many non-Hawaiian musical instruments. Read more
Is Hawaiian music a specific type of musical performance — Hawaiian language lyrics supported by acoustic guitar, ukulele, “stand-up bass” and steel guitar — or is it any type of music sung in the Hawaiian language? Read more
Vocalist/graphic artist Barry Lasit is the key figure in this spin-off project by Gerald K. Gonsalves and Tin Idol Productions. Read more
“Babylon exists, I see her every day. In the eyes of my brothers. She leads them astray. Anything a man desire, she grants I. Confusing I and I with wicked lie.” Read more
Two-time Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner Stuart Hollinger (best rock album in 2014, 2016) is back with his fourth collection of original rock. Read more
Letting go of a dead-end romantic relationship can be surprisingly difficult even with the knowledge that letting go is the right thing to do. Read more
Talent contest winner Tiara Gomes partners with contest-sponsors Maoli in making her debut as a recording artist with this seductive Jawaiian/pop original. Read more
Christmas has been celebrated in Hawaii for more than 150 years, and music is an important part of marking the holiday island-style. Read more
Singer/songwriter Kolohe Kai celebrates the wonder of finally finding true love with this download-only single that previews his next EP. Read more
Saxophones were prominent in hapa haole music through the end of the Big Band Era, and the electrification of the steel guitar in the early 1930s gave the instrument the volume it needed to join the sax and all the other instruments in the dance bands that played in the major hotels of Waikiki. Read more
“A Hawai‘i Interlude,” released in late April, in digital download formats only, shows that Makana is as unpredictable as ever — and an imaginative contributor to the evolution of Hawaii’s music. Read more
The label’s most expansive project to date is a metal rock saga of intergalactic war between cyborgs and “renegade tech pirates” that took three full-length albums to tell. Read more
With “Evolv3,” his third full-length album, Andrew Molina continues building the multigenerational story of Maui’s musical Molina family. Read more
The history of Hawaiian music in the past two centuries is a story of a two-way cultural exchange. Read more
Jason Miller started Hawaiian Express Records in 1995 to support Hawaii’s “underground” rock scene. Read more
Leihuanani Keali‘inohomoku sang on a Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning compilation album several years ago. She returns this time as a singer-songwriter with this mele kue (song of resistance) in support of the anti-TMT struggle on Mauna Kea. Read more
The uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to inspire Hawaii’s songwriters and recording artists. Here are two more musical messages of support and hope. Read more
“Bright Lights,” the first full-length album by No Villains Left, shows that ska is alive and well in Hawaii. Read more
With “Himeni,” Darrell Aquino goes solo to sing classic Hawaiian translations of traditional Christian hymns (“himeni” in Hawaiian). Read more
