Aloha Warehouse co-owner, ukulele expert Edgar Dang dies
The Bay Area’s Hawaiian music lovers, Japantown business leaders and members of the broader Asian Pacific Islander community are mourning the sudden loss of Edgar Dang, co-owner of Aloha Warehouse. A...
View ArticleA month of Hawaiian-style May Day in Bay Area
All around the Bay Area, the island tradition of “May Day is Lei Day” has blossomed into a month of celebrations of Hawaiian culture: Sat., May 2: The Polynesian Festival of Foster City shares aloha...
View ArticleBanding together to help, honor Bay Area’s Hawaiian musicians
The Bay Area Hawaiian music community is banding together, literally and figuratively, to support one of its own, bassist Kawika Loo, who recently suffered a stroke, with a benefit concert Sunday in...
View ArticleHula in Sonoma: From live dancers to real dolls
“Hula Mai” means “come and dance,” but this time of year it also means “come and see hula” — specifically Hula Mai‘s free concert in Sonoma Plaza on Saturday, June 20. Directed by founder and teacher...
View ArticleLandeza spreads ‘Aloha Everywhere’ along with Hawaiian music
It’s not everyone who will happily work on his birthday, or cook a full meal for dozens of people before going onstage. But by now it should be clear that award-winning slack key guitarist and...
View ArticleBerkeley goes Hawaiian, big time
This weekend, Berkeley represents the best and worst kind of dilemma a Hawaii-phile can have: Which shows to see when? The musical contender is the two-night, fourth annual Berkeley Hawaiian Music...
View ArticleHawaiian-style holidays continue in Bay Area
If you can’t go to Hawaiʻi for the holidays, California and he Bay Area’s Hawaiʻi-inspired artists are happy to bring them to you—along with year-round Hawaiian culture. Here are some of the remaining...
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