Art After Dark will be held from 6 to 9 tonight at the Honolulu Academy of Arts with performances by Paula Fuga and the Girlas, Roza & Capski of Laundromat United.

Wayne Harada lists a plethora of island music offerings this summer, including The Starbucks Wildest Show in Town, at dusk Wednesdays at the Honolulu Zoo lawn, Ke Kani O Ke Kai, on selected Tuesdays at the Waikiki Aquarium’s beachfront lawn, Nā Mele No Nā Pua, a late-afternoon series on the last Saturday of each month on the Grand Lanai of the Embassy Suites hotel in the new Waikīkī Beach Walk.

The Bishop Museum’s Moonlight Mele series featuring Hawai‘i performers kicks off tonight on the Great Lawn with the Brothers Cazimero. People should bring their own blankets and low-back chairs — but no coolers or alcohol. Gates open at 6 p.m. (5:30 p.m. for museum members). Future perfomers include Jake Shimabukuro and The Mākaha Sons. See this Advertiser feature for dates and details.

Mahalo to the ever-vigilant Auntie Maria for forwarding the full schedule for the Pākele Lounge Concert Series:

• Jun. 27 – Justin, Nā Kama, Holunape
• Jul. 2 – Walter Keale, Mike Ka‘awa (CD release party for “Kanikapila” and “Kahikina”)
• Jul. 11- Kenneth Makuakāne, Ku‘uipo Kumukahi, Pilioha
• Jul. 18 – Ledward Ka‘apana – (full concert; recording live)
• Jul. 25 – 2007 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Showcase Show (artists tba)
• Jul. 31 – SPECIAL – PALI “Tribute” CD Release Party, Randy Lorenzo, Kalapana, Charles Recaido

Bay Area Backroads has a program featuring the ‘Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz, which also shows a short piece of Steven Espaniola playing.

Kenneth Makuakāne, Ku‘uipo Kumukahi and Pilioha will be performing Wednesday, July 11th as part of the new concert series at Ala Moana Hotel’s Pakele Lounge that will be streamed via the Internet. The performance starts at 5:30 p.m. An upcoming concert will showcase the winners and nominees of the 2007 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. Future concerts will be held on Wednesdays with performers to be announced in the coming week. Seating will be limited.

Raiatea Helm is a music industry veteran, though she is not quite 23 years old. Her latest CD, Hawaiian Blossom, shows that she is indeed blossoming. The Advertiser’s Derek Paiva provides a retrospect of her short but so far brilliant career, reviews Hawaiian Blossom, and chats with her regarding her current and future plans. I just received a copy of the CD and it is sweet. I’ll do a full review later, but Derek does a track-by-track review here.

Ten years after his death on June 26, 1997, Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole remains a powerful influence on modern Hawaiian music and culture, both at home and abroad. The Honolulu Advertiser staff, friends and family remember the man who has become legend since his passing 10 years ago.

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of Hawai’i music legend Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, the Honolulu Advertiser will have a special section tomorrow featuring print and Web features plus a special gift CD. Interviews and special features will be in the 48-page commemorative section inside tomorrow’s Advertiser as well as a CD single, “Wonderful World,” from the new album of the same name. A special Iz Web site will feature exclusive videos and interactive features. You can also hear the entire new Iz album, “Wonderful World,” tomorrow and Monday only.

Believe it or not, the very 1st regularly scheduled Territorial Airwaves show was heard on 1420 AM KCCN, Station Aloha, in Honolulu, O’ahu, on June 13, 1979. Congratulations to my buddy Harry B. Soria, Jr. for broadcasting continuously for 28 consecutive years. Territorial Airwaves can be heard on AM 940, “All Traditional Hawaiian All The Time”, Hawaiian105.com, AM940Hawaii.com, and the Hawaiian Airlines inflight channel.

The Hawai‘i Music Recording Workshop is a six week program featuring a series of weekly three hour classes. These classes range from beginner through advanced and explain concepts of recording as they relate to engineering, producing, arranging, mixing, composing, and sequencing. In each workshop, Dave introduces you to different aspects of the recording process, and shares his unique perspective on recording music gained from 20+ years professional experience. Contact Dave for details.

Starting June 19, live entertainment will only be a click away as Ala Moana Hotel launches a new concert series at Ala Moana Hotel’s Pakele Lounge that will be streamed via the Internet. The concert series runs weekly from June 19 through July 31 and each show will feature several of Hawaii’s top musicians performing a 30-40 minute set for an exciting two-hour live show. Anyone in the world with a computer and high speed connection can watch the shows, which will be broadcast over the web at www.AlohaVideo.tv. Through this exciting partnership with AlohaVideo.TV and LavaNet, Inc., Ala Moana Hotel is committed to spreading the aloha spirit with Hawaiian music and talent to the local market and the World Wide Web.

To launch the series, the June 19 show will feature 2007 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award Nominees Pekelo from the island of Maui; Pali; and multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winners Randy Lorenzo and ‘the’ Aunty Genoa Keawe. The show starts at 5:30 p.m. An upcoming concert will showcase the winners of the 2007 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. Future concerts will be held on Wednesdays with performers to be announced in the coming week. Seating will be limited. The concert series will be hosted on the following websites:

• Ala Moana Hotel’s website
• AlohaVideo.TV’s website
• LavaNet, Inc.’s website
• J-wave’s Colors of Hawaii Site
• Hawaii Slack Key Festival site

The Aloha Festivals Falsetto Contest Seminar takes place from 10 a.m. to noon in the Puna Room of the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel tomorrow (Saturday, June 16). Falsetto contest lead judge Tony Conjugacion will conduct the seminar. Reserve a seat for the seminar by calling Coranne at (808) 589-1771. Applications can be obtained by calling the Aloha Festivals office at 589-1771 or by going to www.alohafestivals.com.

Eric Clapton and string maker Ernie Ball are offering a once in a lifetime opportunity for guitarists and bands to showcase their music live alongside some of today’s greatest musicians. One lucky band will win an all expenses paid trip to Chicago, IL for the Crossroads festival on July 28, 2007. Post an MP3 and let the world decide if you are worthy. Visit this website for details.