Ho’omaka Hou – The All NEW Ho`olohe Hou Radio
Behind the scenes of the reboot of your favorite station… …
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Kailua Moon – September Artist Of The Month
The duo combines Hawaiian with pop, country, and the blues… …
Read MoreFAQ 1 – Why isn’t Ho`olohe Hou Radio Not-For-Profit?
This is why.
Read MorePua Almeida
Twelve years ago to the week, when Ho’olohe Hou Radio was in the third week of its first incarnation as a podcast, the show quickly gained acclaimed among musicians in Hawai’i for a two-part, four-hour episode on the legendary Pua Almeida. You see… Hawaiian musicians owe a debt to Pua for revolutionizing Hawaiian music, and yet few who don’t own an old-fashioned record player have ever heard his music. For while he was one of the most…
Read MoreEd Kenney Sings “Sweet Leilani”
Continuing our look at Ed Kenney and his frequent appearances on the too short-lived Hawaii Calls TV program…
Read MoreEd Kenney Sings/Bev Noa Dances
Continuing our look at Ed Kenney and his frequent appearances on the too short-lived Hawaii Calls TV program…
Read MoreEd Kenney Sings “Kalalea”
Beginning our look at Ed Kenney and his frequent appearances on the too short-lived Hawaii Calls TV program…
Read MoreCharles K.L. Davis
If you are fortunate enough to have lived in Hawai`i in the last decade, you might have caught a rare performance by Hawai`i’s “Three Tenors”: Robert Cazimero, Les Ceballos, and Aaron Sala. Modeled on the format made popular in the 1990s by a trio of more instantly recognizable opera stars – Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti – Hawai`i’s version of the “Three Tenors” features gentleman who – while they spend most of their…
Read MoreBill Kaiwa – A Life
I feel very fortunate to have befriended Bill Kaiwa long before he left this life. (This is not the case with many of my Hawaiian music heroes.) I would not call him a “friend” as we didn’t spend that much time together. But I would refer to him as an acquaintance who was very open to accepting a phone call from me and having a lengthy conversation with me about our mutual Hawaiian music heroes…
Read MoreFred Tavares – Hawai`i’s Les Paul
Where there was a will, there was Freddie Tavares. Like his contemporary Les Paul, who better to solve the problems faced by musicians than a musician? The Maui-born Tavares was a musician and a tinkerer. Although he could play any stringed instrument handed to him, he excelled at the steel guitar – beginning his career in small groups with brother, Ernie, followed by a stint with bandleader Harry Owens (making him the first steel guitarist…
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