These are my Hawaiian music links for August 29th:

• Hanaiali’i finds inspiration on Moloka’i | HonoluluAdvertiser.com – Meet the new Moloka'i Tita: Amy Hanaiali'i. For the past nine months, singer Hanaiali'i (she's dropped the Gilliom from her billing) has given up conventional city life to raise veggies and care for pigs and operate a shrimp farm on a 70-acre parcel on Moloka'i's east side.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 28th:

• What Are Other Ways of Selling CD’s? – If you are a recording artist, you should subscribe to James Lee Stanley's blog or visit it every few days. It's the most valuable resource I've found for the working musician.

If anyone has information on the whereabouts of Led’s guitar please contact the police, or email me and I’ll forward your information to the appropriate parties.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 26th:

• Kanakaole’s New CD, Ka’apana’s Stolen Guitar – Good news and bad news. Good news: Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole has a new CD out. Bad news: some scumbag stole Led Ka'apana's guitar shortly after his 60th birthday. Hope the low-life's testicles fall off.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 22nd:

• Na Leo Pilimehana Celebrates 25 Years | KGMB9 News Hawaii | (KGMB9) – Their name says it all: the voices blending together in warmth. Na Leo Pilimehana are here in studio this morning.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 22nd:

• C&K concert to hail 35-year journey | HonoluluAdvertiser.com – When Cecilio Rodriguez met Henry Kapono one night over dinner and an impromptu kanikapila session, they knew they were made to make music together.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 18th:

• Slack-key masters wow the crowds | HonoluluAdvertiser.com – The strains of slack-key guitar and falsetto drifted on the trade winds yesterday from the Kapi'olani Park bandstand during the 26th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 17th:

• Leslie Wilcox Blogs: Mihana Souza and the Farden Musical ‘Ohana – You can watch the vivacious Mihana Souza and the Farden ‘Ohana on Long Story Short at 7:30pm Tuesday, Aug. 19, with a repeat broadcast the following Sunday at 2:30pm.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 15th:

• See Hoku artists at Hawai’i festival | HonoluluAdvertiser.com – There will be music galore, mostly by Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning artists, at the Made in Hawaii Festival, today through Sunday at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.

It’s been ages since I’ve posted anything besides my Hawaiian music links here. Things are busy in Hilo, catching up with projects at the office and starting my Ph.d. research have been overwhelming.

I did want to mention to all HARA members that the Board of Governors is meeting next weekend and will be taking up a number of issues in regards to the Academy and the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. If you are a member (or possible future member) and have any concerns you would like me to bring to the board, please feel free to contact me at keola (at) nahenahe (dot) net and I will try to bring these issues up during our meetings. We will be looking at a number of the categories at Nā Hōkū Hanohano, clarifying the critera and discussing the kī hō‘alu award which will be established for next year’s awards.

I have received a number of new releases and hope to at least point to them soon, if not doing full reviews. I’m also sure we’ll see an explosion of new releases in the next month as the deadline for Grammy entry approaches.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 15th:

• Slack-key fest features veteran greats, newbies | HonoluluAdvertiser.com – Here's the ki ho'alu buzz, from Milton Lau, organizer of Sunday's Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival, and presenter of such events not just on O'ahu but the Neighbor Islands.
• Japan’s Kimura a queen on slack-key | HonoluluAdvertiser.com – This week Wayne reviews "Hawaiian Steel Volume 5" by Duke Kaleolani Ching, "Ho'i Mai 'O Agnes" by Agnes Kimura, "Mauna Kea Hawaiian Steel Guitar" by Henry Kaleialoha Allen.
• Island Mele | starbulletin.com /2008/08/15/ – This week John reviews "Hawaiian Steel Volume 5" by Duke Kaleolani Ching, "Ho'i Mai 'O Agnes" by Agnes Kimura, "Mauna Kea Hawaiian Steel Guitar" by Henry Kaleialoha Allen.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 14th:

• ‘Na Kamalei: Men of Hula’ film honored | HonoluluAdvertiser.com – "Na Kamalei: Men of Hula," which was broadcast nationally on the PBS series Independent Lens, received a national award, it was announced yesterday in a Hawai'i Pacific Entertainment news release.
• Manoa Voices offer weekend concerts | HonoluluAdvertiser.com – Manoa Voices, who won the 2007 Ka Himeni Ana concert, will perform music from their self-titled Hula Records CD "Manoa Voices" twice this weekend. Performances will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kahala Mall and at 1 p.m. Sunday at Barnes & Noble, Ala Moana Center.
• Entertainers Impressed by Obama | KGMB9 News Hawaii – Barack Obama brought in an estimated $1.3 million for his campaign Tuesday night at a fundraiser for high rollers. The fundraiser also featured Grammy nominated entertainment including Raiatea Helm and Ho'okena. "Each time he spoke he did it in such a local way," said Manu Boyd, Ho'okena Group Leader.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 11th:

• Leslie Wilcox Blogs: ‘Honolulu Skylark’ Gave Wings to Traditional Hawaiian Music on the Radio – The Honolulu Skylark. Great radio name–and it fits. You'll get to hear–and SEE–Skylark on Tues. Aug. 12 at 7:30pm on PBS Hawaii's "Long Story Short."
• Sudden Rush in ‘Hot Hawaiian Nights’ spotlight [ HonoluluAdvertiser.com ] – Sudden Rush, the Big Island-originated group which blended Hawaiian chant with English lyrics and a frenetic hip-hop tempo, will perform at 7 p.m. this Friday at the Mai Tai Bar at Ala Moana Center. It's part of K5 The Home Team's "Heineken Hot Hawaiian Nights" series, to be carried live on Channel 5.
• Workshop to focus on the business of music [ HonoluluAdvertiser.com ] – The Hawai'i Small Business Development Center Network will hold a workshop on the "Legal Aspects of the Music Business" from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 4 at the Cupola Theatre, Honolulu Design Center, 1250 Kapi'olani Blvd.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 8th:

• Gabby’s kanikapila | starbulletin.com – The Pahinuis, led by Cyril, are attempting to re-create the magic of the backyard jams this weekend with the Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 6th:

• Plenty of music at Made in Hawaii Festival [ HonoluluAdvertiser.com ] – There will be music galore, mostly by Na Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning artists, at the Made in Hawaii Festival Aug. 15 through 17 at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.

These are my Hawaiian music links for August 4th through August 5th:

• Brothers Cazimero give free concert on Saturday [ HonoluluAdvertiser.com ] – The Hawai'i Kai Towne Center's Sunset Serenade Summer Concert Series wraps up Saturday with a free concert by The Brothers Cazimero at 5:30 p.m. at the Waterfront Stage. Robert and Roland will be available to autograph CDs after the performance.
• Mountain Apple Company August Newsletter – New releases from Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole, Amy Hānaiali‘i, Del Beazley, Jeff Rasmussen and Bill Ka‘iwa, plus plenty of performances from MAC artists.