Play some Hawaiian music and soon the sounds of aloha float by on a gentle tradewind. You smell the perfume of plumeria in the air and hear the whispering of palm trees. Perhaps its soothing, relaxing ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Alan Akaka is a master at producing haunting melodies and harmonies on the Hawaiian Steel Guitar. As the eight-stringed instrument rests on his lap, he glides a ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The closest many people in the continental United States come to the Hawaiian Islands and their music is likely from poor interpretations offered by television shows or old movies.

Patrick Hart studies birds so intently on Hawaii Island, he’s nearly becoming one. Over the phone, Hart bursts into a bird song midconversation, mimicking the rhythmic and guttural noise of the uau ...

Prepared in conjuction with a publication on traditional Hawaiian drum dances and drumming: Hula Pahu : an exploration of movement and sound of a Hawaiian performing genre / by Adrienne L. Kaeppler ...