These are my Hawaiian music links for June 23rd:

• Kahala resort books Hapa, Brothers Cazimero – Entertainment returns in a big way at the Kahala Resort, with two previous Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning luminaries take the spotlight for one-night engagements:

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 21st:

• KHNL NBC 8 Honolulu Hawaii |Hoku Awards honors Hawaii’s music stars – The islands most glamorous awards ceremony ushered in a new era of Hawaiian music. The Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts honored the best in the industry Monday night at the 31st Annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards.

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 19th:

• Two win Mäkaha Sons Hawaiian studies scholarships | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser – Two Hawaiian studies students have won Makaha Sons Foundation scholarships to continue their postgraduate work.

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 18th:

• Zuttermeister shines bright at Hokus Awards: starbulletin.com – For Hoku Zuttermeister, the first time was the charm. The singer's debut album, "'Aina Kupuna," took six Na Hoku Hanohano Awards last night, making him the night's big winner. Awards in more than 20 categories were handed out at the Convention Center.
• Zuttermeister big Hoku winner: HonoluluAdvertiser.com – A big winner named "Star" turned tonight's 31st Na Hoku Hanohano awards show at the Hawai'i Convention Center into his coming-out party.
• Keeping Tabs on Honolulu Nightlife » Blog Archive » 2008 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards – From the Honolulu Advertiser
• Pauline Wilson to join jazz quartet in benefit | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser – Pauline Wilson, still noted for her longtime featured spot as lead singer for the group Seawind, will join the Honolulu Jazz Quartet in a fundraising concert at 7:30 p.m. July 26 at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.

On behalf of my colleagues on the Board of Governors of the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts, I’d like to extend our apologies to everyone who tried to enjoy the Nā Hōkū Hanohano program last night on TV and via the web. K5 experienced some technical problems which were not fixed until well into the show. We will be meeting with them in the near future to determine the cause of the problem and hopefully this kind of incident will not be repeated.

There is a complete list of winners on the HARA News Page, along with some press coverage of the event. Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners!

I just wanted to remind everyone about tonight’s broadcast of the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. It will be broadcast live by K5 The Home Team, and streamed over the Internet from their website as well as that of the Academy:

http://www.k5thehometeam.com/

http://www.nahokuhanohano.org/

I hope all of you that tune in enjoy the show. For those that miss it, I have been told that K5 will have performances clips recorded and available from their site and from HARA’s within a day or so. I’ll post again when those are available.

There is a .pdf version of the Awards Program so you can follow along with the awards.

Ka Waihona A Ke Aloha The Mele Institute of Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language in collaboration with The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Education Hale Present, Hawaiian 483 – Ka Papa Mele Wahi Pana, Na Mele No Ka Moku o Keawe with Assistant Professor, Award Winning Recording Artist and Hula Master Kimo Alama Keaulana. The class will be available on the outer islands via the UH HITS network.

Maui CC – Ka’aike Room 105CD [seating capacity: 40]
Kauai CC – Learning Resource Center, Room 122 [seating capacity: 20]
UH Hilo – Media Services Room 350 [seating capacity: 36]

University of Hawaii at Manoa
June 23, 2008 – July 3, 2008
9:00am-1:00pm
FREE registration fee only
Location UH Manoa – Kuykendall Hall, Room 201 [seating capacity: 48]

Please email lkchang (at) hawaii (dot) edu for more information.

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 13th:

• Island Sounds | HonoluluAdvertiser.com – Wayne Harada reviews the debut of Kaleo Agsalda, and the re-release of some classic 'Iwalani Kahalewai tracks.
• Island Mele: New music from Hawaii artists – John Berger reviews the debuts of Kalae Miles and Howard Ai,

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 11th:

• The Brothers Cazimero return with “Destiny” | Hawaii® Magazine – Some might actually call it destiny. “It” being the anticipation that accompanied the recent release of the Brothers Cazimero’s first album of new recordings in four years, Destiny.

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 10th:

• Shimomoto to perform July 5 at Atherton – Singer Paul Shimomoto, 2007 Hawaii Music Award winner for contemporary music, will bring his hapa-haole repertoire to Hawaii Public Radio's Atherton Performing Arts Studio at 7:30 p.m. July 5.
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  The studio is located at 738 Kaheka St.

• Ohta, Ho offer ‘ukulele workshops – Herb Ohta Jr. and Daniel Ho, who have collaborated on music CDs, will offer a series of 'ukulele workshops, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturda and Sunday at the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach, 2335 Kalakaua Ave.

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 9th:

• Pahinui to teach summer courses at UH Hilo – One of Hawai‘i’s greatest slack key guitar artists, Cyril Pahinui, is teaching a trio of Summer Session courses through the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS).

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 8th:

• What I’m reading: Raiatea Helm – The first is called "Songbird of Hawai'i: My Memories of Aunty Lena," Lena Machado's biography by Pi'olani Mota and Kihei deSilva. …

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 7th:

• Kaua’i Music Festival – July 30-August 2 – The Kauai Music Festival is a 4-day celebration of the art of songwriting held on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. At the festival, you will learn songwriting from some of the best songwriters in America.
• Keali’i Reichel : Musical Artist & Kumu Hula – Keali‘i's website contains the news that he and his halau will be competing in next year's Merrie Monarch competition in Hilo. The projected date is the weekend of April 12, 2009. As far as I know this if the first time his halau has competed at MM.
• Kealii Reichel & Na Leo in Vegas – Featuring Keali'i Reichel, Na Leo, Ernie Cruz, Kaukahi & More. Las Vegas Hawaiian music concert at the Henderson Pavilion at Liberty Pointe (Green Valley) on July 6, 2008. More Information: www.worldsound.com or call (702) 241-7772
• What About A Manager, Tell Me Everything, Part 2 – Journal – datamusicata – Wednesday we talked about what you might do to create a following for what you do as a first step to preparing yourself for acquiring an impactful manager.
• What About A Manager? Tell Me Everything, Part 1 – Journal – datamusicata – I received a post from a musician inquiring about the need for a manager, the manager's role and the business of acquiring one and I thought that these were a good questions to address today.
• What the Heck? – John Heckathorn catches Mailani Makainai at the Willows and appears impressed.

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 7th:

• Cruz to sing at Kahala Mall – Singer/songwriter and Island favorite John Cruz performs at noon tomorrow at Kahala Mall's Center Court in an early celebration of Father's Day (June 15).
• Celebrating hula as a team – Karl Veto Baker and Michael Casupang share kumu hula leadership of Halau I Ka Wekiu, which is marking its 10th anniversary with a Hawaiian spectacle tomorrow.

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 6th:

• Wayne Harada: University quintet impresses with a fresh, yet vintage, sound – Manoa Voices is a five-member ensemble that last year won the Ka Himeni Ana contest, in which singers compete in a songfest of unamplified, old-style Hawaiian singing. This CD is the ultimate prize.
• Makaha Sons keeping it ‘Country’ – The Makaha Sons' summertime songfest — originally called "The Makaha Bash" but tweaked to "Take a Walk in the Country" five years ago when it was first presented at the Makaha resort — unfolds tonight at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace.

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 3rd:

• Free concerts kick off with Hapa on June 14 | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser – awai'i Kai Towne Center kicks off its free Summer Sunset Serenade Concert Series on June 14 with Hapa.
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These are my Hawaiian music links for June 1st:

• Pali Ka‘aihue on NightTime with Andy Bumatai Show – Pali talks about this year's Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards on Andy's show. From 5/24/08

These are my Hawaiian music links for June 1st:

• Award-Winning Male Hula Dancers Appear Live on PBS Hawaii – Manu Boyd and other members-for-life of the outstanding hula group, Halau Na Kamalei, wll be in the studio at PBS Hawaii to host an encore presentation of a compelling national documentary that centers on the halau.