Before performing at the annual Ki Ho’alu Guitar Festival outdoors at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Sunday, Dennis Kamakahi has been immersing himself in teaching at George Kahumoku Jr.’s music ...

A dozen of Hawaii’s most talented slack-key guitarists are on the bill of the 27th Annual Kona Style Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival. “We have a very diverse lineup of great musicians,” said Milton ...

The slack-key guitar, and the tuneful, often soothing music it is associated with, originated in Hawaii in the 19th century after Portuguese settlers introduced the guitar to native islanders, who put ...

When Hal Kinnaman first heard slack-key guitar music being played on a California beach 50 years ago, he fell in love with it, and learned to play it so well that he became a slack-key master, and ...

Experience the authentic down-home sound of Hawaii with slack key guitar legend Led Kaapana on Sunday at The Old Steeple in Ferndale. Widely considered one of the best slack key players alive today, ...

Performing Hawaiian slack key guitar music takes dedication, focus, respect, and of course, only the best Hawaiian shirt patterns. “I really like our white-and-red rayon and beach-green shirts with ...

Peterson plays the slack-key guitar, which is a type of guitar playing that originated in Hawaii. In the 1830s, visiting Spanish and Mexican cowboys brought guitars to the Hawaiian cattle ranches, ...

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