Kahumoku Jr. is a master of Hawaiian music, known for his work on slack key guitar and ukulele. Known as “Uncle George,” he’s ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Madeiran artists Roberto Moniz and Roberto Moritz are professors and musicians at The Conservatory in Madeira, islands off the northwest coast of Africa and part of Portugal ...

A free concert hosted by the Hawaiʻi State Archives and the University of Hawaiʻi will celebrate Hawaiian music and history ...

Music is important in Hawaii. Many of our monarchs were extremely talented as composers and performers. So, it comes as no surprise that many young people who grew up here made it big as musicians in ...

Gaylord Rieta Sr., Hawaii-born musician and martial arts practitioner for more than a half-century, died Nov. 14 in Honolulu.

The “Onipaa Hawaiian Music Concert” on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Orvis ...

Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue the tradition. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Quincy Cortez ...

The Hawaiian Music Series returns to Lahaina in 2026, moving to a new location on the lawn of Waiola Church, 535 Waineʻe ...

The 26th Annual Ki Ho’alu Guitar Festival on Sunday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s A&B Amphitheater in Kahului offers a welcome opportunity for music lovers to enjoy a free afternoon of some of ...

Multi Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winning musician Nathan Aweau performs solo at George Kahumoku, Jr.’s Slack Key Show. Courtesy photo One of Hawaii’s most accomplished musicians, Nathan Aweau, began ...

Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right thumb, ...