In today’s newsletter:
- This week on Pakele Live! with Tony Solis (OC16 TV) – Kupaoa
- This week on Pakele Live! with Tony Solis (live show) - Kamaka Fernandez
- Nathan Aweau – Concord, CA
- Eric Gilliom and Barry Flanagan – Maui
- Maunalua at E Hula Mau – Long Beach
- Ka Himeni Ana – Honolulu
- Ledward Kaapana and Mike Kaawa – Turtle Bay, O’ahu
- Slack Key Festival – Big Island
- Onipa`a, the Queen Lili`uokalani Birthday Celebration – Honolulu
- "Lucky We Live Hawaii" celebration – Aloha Stadium, O’ahu
- Lunalilo Home Benefit – O’ahu
- Augie T – Hayward, CA
- Clarence “Bully” Nakaahiki Fundraiser – Santa Cruz, CA
- Bill Tapia – CA and OR
- Willie K and Makaha Sons – Castro Valley, CA
- Kalapana – Los Angeles
- Amy Hanaiali’i Tour
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Beginning Wednesday (Sept. 2) on OC16 TV and online, Pakele Live! with Tony Solis features 2009 Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners Kupaoa. The show will air at 7 pm, and will continue to air daily (at different times – check the schedule online) for one week.
Kupaoa (Lihau Hannahs and Kellen Paik) will return to the live Pakele show on Sept. 24 as part of the CD release party for Eric Lee (formerly of Na Kama). And California peeps – they’re heading your way in October! (More info on that as the time nears…)
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This week on Pakele Live! with Tony Solis our guest is Kamakakehau (Kamaka) Fernandez. Regular Pakele Live viewers may remember Kamaka from a brief guest appearance early this year when he was called on stage to sing “Alika” with Emily Abrigo during the Abrigo Ohana’s first Pakele Live performance. The response to Kamaka’s appearance was so overwhelming that we’ve been trying to bring him back ever since – and we finally succeeded.
Born in Arkansas but adopted as an infant and raised on Maui, Kamaka was raised surrounded by the Hawaiian culture. He attended a Hawaiian immersion school, he speaks Hawaiian fluently, he dances hula, he plays ‘ukulele – and his love of Hawaiian music led him to teach himself to sing leo ki’eki’e (falsetto) by imitating some of Hawai’i’s greatest, including Aunty Genoa Keawe and Uncle Richard Ho’opi’i. (He taught himself so well that he won Richard Ho’opi’i’s very prestigious Hawaiian falsetto contest in 2003!) Although he performs many traditional Hawaiian songs, Kamaka is also a prolific songwriter and performs many of his original compositions.
Join host Tony Solis for Pakele Live! this Thursday, Sept. 3, from 6-8 p.m. HST in the Pakele Lounge at the Ala Moana Hotel (410 Atkinson Dr., Honolulu). It’s free, all ages are welcome, and free parking is available next door at Ala Moana Shopping Center. Drinks are available for purchase, although the hotel no longer serves food.
You may also watch live online at: http://www.pakelelive.com/
Those in Japan can watch at: http://www.j-wave.co.jp/
You may email the show at pakele@lava.net – mention your name and where you’re located - city, state – or country, if outside the U.S.!
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Busy weekend! Here’s a sampling:
Multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner (Male Vocalist) Nathan Aweau of HAPA will perform at a fundraiser/lu’au for the Concord Senior Center at 6 pm on Friday, Sept. 4 at Center Concord (5298 Clayton Rd.). Tickets are $45 per person and are available online.
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Eric Gilliom (Barefoot Natives) and Barry Flanagan (HAPA) are back with another of their special concerts on Maui, Sept. 5 at Café Marc Aurel. Tickets are $25 for the concert only, and $47.50 for dinner and the concert. The concert starts at 7:30pm, dinner seating at 6:30. Seating is limited - reservations are highly recommended! Call (808) 280-6363.
Note! Eric just sent this message: “Just heard some SPECIAL GUESTS will be stopping in to jam with us on Saturday night at Cafe Marc Aurel heehee.........”
Beginning Wednesday (Sept. 2) on OC16 TV and online, Pakele Live! with Tony Solis features 2009 Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners Kupaoa. The show will air at 7 pm, and will continue to air daily (at different times – check the schedule online) for one week.Kupaoa (Lihau Hannahs and Kellen Paik) will return to the live Pakele show on Sept. 24 as part of the CD release party for Eric Lee (formerly of Na Kama). And California peeps – they’re heading your way in October! (More info on that as the time nears…)
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This week on Pakele Live! with Tony Solis our guest is Kamakakehau (Kamaka) Fernandez. Regular Pakele Live viewers may remember Kamaka from a brief guest appearance early this year when he was called on stage to sing “Alika” with Emily Abrigo during the Abrigo Ohana’s first Pakele Live performance. The response to Kamaka’s appearance was so overwhelming that we’ve been trying to bring him back ever since – and we finally succeeded.Born in Arkansas but adopted as an infant and raised on Maui, Kamaka was raised surrounded by the Hawaiian culture. He attended a Hawaiian immersion school, he speaks Hawaiian fluently, he dances hula, he plays ‘ukulele – and his love of Hawaiian music led him to teach himself to sing leo ki’eki’e (falsetto) by imitating some of Hawai’i’s greatest, including Aunty Genoa Keawe and Uncle Richard Ho’opi’i. (He taught himself so well that he won Richard Ho’opi’i’s very prestigious Hawaiian falsetto contest in 2003!) Although he performs many traditional Hawaiian songs, Kamaka is also a prolific songwriter and performs many of his original compositions.
Join host Tony Solis for Pakele Live! this Thursday, Sept. 3, from 6-8 p.m. HST in the Pakele Lounge at the Ala Moana Hotel (410 Atkinson Dr., Honolulu). It’s free, all ages are welcome, and free parking is available next door at Ala Moana Shopping Center. Drinks are available for purchase, although the hotel no longer serves food.
You may also watch live online at: http://www.pakelelive.com/
Those in Japan can watch at: http://www.j-wave.co.jp/
You may email the show at pakele@lava.net – mention your name and where you’re located - city, state – or country, if outside the U.S.!
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Busy weekend! Here’s a sampling:
Multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner (Male Vocalist) Nathan Aweau of HAPA will perform at a fundraiser/lu’au for the Concord Senior Center at 6 pm on Friday, Sept. 4 at Center Concord (5298 Clayton Rd.). Tickets are $45 per person and are available online.
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Eric Gilliom (Barefoot Natives) and Barry Flanagan (HAPA) are back with another of their special concerts on Maui, Sept. 5 at Café Marc Aurel. Tickets are $25 for the concert only, and $47.50 for dinner and the concert. The concert starts at 7:30pm, dinner seating at 6:30. Seating is limited - reservations are highly recommended! Call (808) 280-6363.
Note! Eric just sent this message: “Just heard some SPECIAL GUESTS will be stopping in to jam with us on Saturday night at Cafe Marc Aurel heehee.........”
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The multiple Na Hoku Award winning band Maunalua is the featured performer at the Mahalo Bash for this year’s annual E Hula Mau competition in Long Beach. The concert takes place Saturday Sept. 5 at 7:30 – tickets are $35 (concert only). E Hula Mau runs from Sept. 4-6 in the Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Convention Center. There will be hula, arts and crafts, workshops, Hawaiian music nightly (at the Westin Long Beach hotel), a food court, a lei-making contest, and awards each night after that day’s hula competition has concluded. Natalie Ai Kamauu, the 2009 Na Hoku Female Vocalist of the Year, will be among those providing music for the hula performances. Tickets for E Hula Mau are $20 for one day. (Tickets for the Mahalo Bash concert must be purchased separately.)
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Ka Himeni Ana takes place Saturday September 5 at 7:30 pm in the Hawai’i Theater (Honolulu). Presented by the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame, this annual contest consists of ten groups of local musicians performing traditional Hawaiian language songs without electric amplification of their voices or instruments. The instruments are restricted to ‘ukulele, guitar, acoustic bass, autoharp, steel guitar (which may be amplified), and any of the instruments used by Hawaiians prior to 1778. Each group must have at least two singers, but five is the maximum – and at least half of the singers must play an instrument. Contestants win prizes from $200-$1200, and the winning group receives a recording contract with Hula Records. Past winners of Ka Himeni Ana include many who went on to win Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, including Kipona Leo Hawai`i (which later became Ho’okena), Holunape, Pilioha, and a number of others (now soloists or members of other Na Hoku winning groups), such as Ku’uipo Kumukahi, Del Beazley, Eric Lee and Brian Mersberg (Na Kama), and Dean Wilhelm and Barrett Awai (Kaukahi).
Tickets range in price from $6 to $30 (plus a $3 “Restoration” fee). The Abrigo Ohana are among this years’ contestants.
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Ledward Kaapana and Mike Kaawa are in concert at Turtle Bay (O’ahu) on Saturday Sept. 5 at 7 pm. Tickets are $20. Call (808) 293-6000.
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The 17th annual Hawaiian Slack Key Festival, “Kona Style,” is at Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort on the Big Island on Sunday Sept. 6. Performers include Don Kaulia, LT Smooth, Walt Keale, Pali Ka’aihue, Bulla Ka’iliwai, and more! It’s free and runs from noon until 6 pm
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Onipa`a, the Queen Lili`uokalani Birthday Celebration, will be held at Iolani Palace in Honolulu on Sunday Sept. 6 from 9 am to 4 pm. The event honoring the Queen will include free admission to the Palace, a worship service with 15 ministers from various faiths, food booths, and entertainment, including Amy Hanaiali’i, Jerry Santos and Olomana (with a special appearance by Haunani Apoliona), Kawika Trask and friends, and Hālau I Ka Wekiu.
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The Aloha Stadium Swap Meet and Marketplace is holding a special "Lucky We Live Hawaii" celebration Sunday, September 6 from 9am - 3pm. On the North Plaza (near Section 6) there will be an Xtreme Fun Keiki Play Zone & Xpress Train Rides, a Statehood craft fair, a Heineken Beer Garden, and music featuring Mailani, the DeLima Ohana, Nohelani Cypriano, Herb Ohta, Jr., Jennifer Perri, Jon Yamasato, Brad Kawakami, and more!
The Salt Lake Blvd. parking lot area will have a skateboarding contest and demonstration and a surf and skate sample sale. Section 5B will have a classic car show and shine and swap (bring in car parts to trade).
Admission is free if you bring 5 recyclable plastic bottles, otherwise it’s $1 (age 11 and under free).
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Several months ago I mentioned the benefit concert for the Lunalilo Home, to take place on Sept. 12 at the Lunalilo Home in Hawai’i Kai. At the time, the concert was to be free. Things have changed since then – including some of the performers scheduled to appear. Here’s the new info!
Performing are George Kahumoku, Jr., Kupaoa, Cyril Pahinui, Hoku Zuttermeister, ‘Ale’a, Kenneth Makuakane, and Ho’okena. Tickets are $25 adv/$30 door (children under 12 are $10), and are available at Ticket master outlets or online. There will also be arts and crafts and food booths – no outside food is allowed. Seating is on the lawn, but you may bring low-back chairs (no high-back chairs allowed).
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Tickets are on sale now to see the very funny Augie T at Chabot College in Hayward, CA on Sept. 11 and 12! Show time both nights is 8 pm. Tickets are $20/advance/$25 door and are available at Hayward’s L&L Hawaiian BBQ (27328 Hesperian Blvd) or by contacting Tihanai L. Bernardo at tihanai@landezapresents.com or (510) 452-4266. Seating is limited, so get your tickets now!
Chabot College is located at 25555 Hesperian Blvd. (Augie will be in the Little Theater.)
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There will be another fundraiser for Clarence “Bully” Nakaahiki to assist his ohana with the increasingly large, ongoing medical bills that have been accumulating as Bully continues his three-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)...
The fundraiser will include dinner, a silent auction, raffle and live music by Braddah Timmy, Huna Wai, Patti Maxine, and Ho’omana. Saturday September 19 at Bocci’s Cellar (140 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz, CA), 3 pm until pau. Tickets are $13 advance/$15 door, and are available at Aloha Island Grille.
Here is a "Public Service Announcement" with more info.
The multiple Na Hoku Award winning band Maunalua is the featured performer at the Mahalo Bash for this year’s annual E Hula Mau competition in Long Beach. The concert takes place Saturday Sept. 5 at 7:30 – tickets are $35 (concert only). E Hula Mau runs from Sept. 4-6 in the Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Convention Center. There will be hula, arts and crafts, workshops, Hawaiian music nightly (at the Westin Long Beach hotel), a food court, a lei-making contest, and awards each night after that day’s hula competition has concluded. Natalie Ai Kamauu, the 2009 Na Hoku Female Vocalist of the Year, will be among those providing music for the hula performances. Tickets for E Hula Mau are $20 for one day. (Tickets for the Mahalo Bash concert must be purchased separately.)
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Ka Himeni Ana takes place Saturday September 5 at 7:30 pm in the Hawai’i Theater (Honolulu). Presented by the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame, this annual contest consists of ten groups of local musicians performing traditional Hawaiian language songs without electric amplification of their voices or instruments. The instruments are restricted to ‘ukulele, guitar, acoustic bass, autoharp, steel guitar (which may be amplified), and any of the instruments used by Hawaiians prior to 1778. Each group must have at least two singers, but five is the maximum – and at least half of the singers must play an instrument. Contestants win prizes from $200-$1200, and the winning group receives a recording contract with Hula Records. Past winners of Ka Himeni Ana include many who went on to win Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, including Kipona Leo Hawai`i (which later became Ho’okena), Holunape, Pilioha, and a number of others (now soloists or members of other Na Hoku winning groups), such as Ku’uipo Kumukahi, Del Beazley, Eric Lee and Brian Mersberg (Na Kama), and Dean Wilhelm and Barrett Awai (Kaukahi).
Tickets range in price from $6 to $30 (plus a $3 “Restoration” fee). The Abrigo Ohana are among this years’ contestants.
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Ledward Kaapana and Mike Kaawa are in concert at Turtle Bay (O’ahu) on Saturday Sept. 5 at 7 pm. Tickets are $20. Call (808) 293-6000.
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The 17th annual Hawaiian Slack Key Festival, “Kona Style,” is at Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort on the Big Island on Sunday Sept. 6. Performers include Don Kaulia, LT Smooth, Walt Keale, Pali Ka’aihue, Bulla Ka’iliwai, and more! It’s free and runs from noon until 6 pm
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Onipa`a, the Queen Lili`uokalani Birthday Celebration, will be held at Iolani Palace in Honolulu on Sunday Sept. 6 from 9 am to 4 pm. The event honoring the Queen will include free admission to the Palace, a worship service with 15 ministers from various faiths, food booths, and entertainment, including Amy Hanaiali’i, Jerry Santos and Olomana (with a special appearance by Haunani Apoliona), Kawika Trask and friends, and Hālau I Ka Wekiu.
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The Aloha Stadium Swap Meet and Marketplace is holding a special "Lucky We Live Hawaii" celebration Sunday, September 6 from 9am - 3pm. On the North Plaza (near Section 6) there will be an Xtreme Fun Keiki Play Zone & Xpress Train Rides, a Statehood craft fair, a Heineken Beer Garden, and music featuring Mailani, the DeLima Ohana, Nohelani Cypriano, Herb Ohta, Jr., Jennifer Perri, Jon Yamasato, Brad Kawakami, and more!
The Salt Lake Blvd. parking lot area will have a skateboarding contest and demonstration and a surf and skate sample sale. Section 5B will have a classic car show and shine and swap (bring in car parts to trade).
Admission is free if you bring 5 recyclable plastic bottles, otherwise it’s $1 (age 11 and under free).
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Several months ago I mentioned the benefit concert for the Lunalilo Home, to take place on Sept. 12 at the Lunalilo Home in Hawai’i Kai. At the time, the concert was to be free. Things have changed since then – including some of the performers scheduled to appear. Here’s the new info!
Performing are George Kahumoku, Jr., Kupaoa, Cyril Pahinui, Hoku Zuttermeister, ‘Ale’a, Kenneth Makuakane, and Ho’okena. Tickets are $25 adv/$30 door (children under 12 are $10), and are available at Ticket master outlets or online. There will also be arts and crafts and food booths – no outside food is allowed. Seating is on the lawn, but you may bring low-back chairs (no high-back chairs allowed).
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Tickets are on sale now to see the very funny Augie T at Chabot College in Hayward, CA on Sept. 11 and 12! Show time both nights is 8 pm. Tickets are $20/advance/$25 door and are available at Hayward’s L&L Hawaiian BBQ (27328 Hesperian Blvd) or by contacting Tihanai L. Bernardo at tihanai@landezapresents.com or (510) 452-4266. Seating is limited, so get your tickets now!
Chabot College is located at 25555 Hesperian Blvd. (Augie will be in the Little Theater.)
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There will be another fundraiser for Clarence “Bully” Nakaahiki to assist his ohana with the increasingly large, ongoing medical bills that have been accumulating as Bully continues his three-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)...
The fundraiser will include dinner, a silent auction, raffle and live music by Braddah Timmy, Huna Wai, Patti Maxine, and Ho’omana. Saturday September 19 at Bocci’s Cellar (140 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz, CA), 3 pm until pau. Tickets are $13 advance/$15 door, and are available at Aloha Island Grille.
Here is a "Public Service Announcement" with more info.
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Advance tickets are on sale now to see 101 year old Bill “the Duke of ‘Uke” Tapia at several west coast locations in September:
At The Unitarian Center in Ashland, OR, Sept. 25 at 8 pm
At Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, CA, Sept. 27 at 8pm.
And at The Palms in Winters, CA, Sept. 26 at 8 pm.
He will be joined by Mihana Souza on vocals.
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An “early” heads’ up, as this will sell out, and soon! (Tickets are already on sale, and when I checked several days ago, there were very few left):
Willie K will return to the Bay Area Nov. 21, this time with the Makaha Sons! They will be in concert at Castro Valley Center for the Arts. Tickets are $35. Other performers will include the Bay Area's Ka Nalu, and Hayward's Hālau Ke Ola Loa. Kealo Koko (daughter of Makaha Son Jerome Koko) will dance hula.
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Another early heads’ up, as this will likely sell out, too! Kalapana will celebrate the group’s 35th anniversary with a concert at the Galen Center (on the USC campus) in Los Angeles on December 5. Also on the bill: Ten Feet, Three Plus, Cyril Pahinui, and more.
Tickets are already on sale www.uscticketoffice.com
(Side note: during a recent 35th anniversary tour of Japan, one of the members of Kalapana dubbed it the “Senility Tour”…)
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Watch for both a Hawai’i tour and a mainland tour by Amy Hanaiali’i (seen here at her recent “Costco” tour) in support of her new album, “Friends and Family of Hawai’i.” Tour dates will be announced on her new website.
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Pau for now! E malama pono a hui hou!
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