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Hula Numbers in Japan Are Staggering:
Hula numbers in Japan are staggering: 250,000 students; 220 halau hula. We've talked about and written about the popularity of Hawaiian music and hula in Japan, but we had no idea that it has grown so big. More »

Entertainment :: Music :: Ke Mele Hawai`i

Musicians Are Involved
Watching the 2006 King Kamehameha Day Floral Parade last month reminded us again how Hawai`i musicians, singers and dancers often are involved in many events and other aspects of our community life, and not always singing, playing, or dancing. More »

Entertainment :: Music :: Ke Mele Hawai`i

An Evening of Enchantment - Hawaiian Style
It was more like a family gathering, a reunion of sorts. It was like a backyard lu`au of days gone by. It seemed like a homecoming to some, a ho`olaule`a for others. It was a pa`ina, a ho`ike, a Hawaiian music concert not to be missed. It was five hours of outpouring of Aloha. More »

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Anthologies and Compilations; Winners Abound
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Up against some very tough competition Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar won the Grammy in the Hawaiian music category. It was the third year that Hawaiian music has been considered in the NARAS annual Grammy Awards, and it was the third consecutive win for a slack-key guitar compilation. More »

Entertainment :: Music :: Ke Mele Hawai`i

Slack Key Guitar: It's Happening In Japan Too
Although Hawaiian music and hula have been very popular in Japan for many years, it has taken longer for slack-key guitar to catch on in the land that boasts more Hawaiian musicians and dancers than anywhere - including Hawai`i nei. More »

Entertainment :: Music :: Ke Mele Hawai`i

A Few Unsung Heroines of Hawaiian Music
Here's a look at some very talented and dedicated women who are perhaps not as well known as many of the "stars" of Hawaiian music today, but equally important - all for different reasons. More »

Entertainment :: Music :: Ke Mele Hawai`i

Potential of Honolulu Hula Event Not Yet Realized - After 33 Years
Yes, we've written about the annual King Kamehameha Hula Competition before, and we've talked about it for more than 30 years. It gets better and better, but some things never change. More »

Entertainment :: Music :: Ke Mele Hawai`i

You Asked For It!
Several readers and others have asked when we would devote a column to the musical legacy of K&C, your friendly "Ke Mele Hawai`i Nei" columnists. Many of our fans and friends have made similar suggestions. Well, now seems an appropriate time. And I hope you will not think of it as "ringing our own bell." More »

Entertainment :: Music :: Ke Mele Hawai`i

Don Ho (1930-2007)
Don Ho has left the building. Ua hala `o ia i ke ala ho`i `ole. He has gone on the road of no return. But he will never be forgotten, and there will never be another Don Ho. Don was one of a kind. More »

Entertainment :: Music :: Ke Mele Hawai`i

A Quick Look At Hawaiian Music and Radio In Hawai`i Nei
Yes, there are, according to one list we found on the internet. But most people listen to only one or two of them. Surveys show, for example, that many of those who listen to public radio, listen only to public radio. And those who listen to a favorite station that plays "their kind of music," - classical or jazz for example - rarely listen to other frequencies. More »

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