Jim “Kimo” West‘s new album Moku Maluhia – Peaceful Island features an all-original playlist of relaxing slack key guitar with guest appearances by George Abe on shakuhachi (a Japanese end-blown bamboo flute) and Simone Vitucci on cello. Set to release on February 12, iTunes presale… [read more]

The Hawai’i Academy of Recording Arts is currently accepting submissions for the 2018 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. All music artists who released product(s) between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017 are eligible to submit for the 2018 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. Entries and required… [read more]

The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) is one of the largest and most influential non-profit organizations to support Asian American and Pacific Islanders in entertainment and media. Approaching is sixth year, the CAPE New Writers Fellowship discovers and nurtures emerging writers launching their… [read more]

Presented by The Orange County Register, Orange County Music and Dance, and the Orange County Department of Education, the Orange County Artist of the Year Award is a program that recognizes Junior and Senior level high school students across a variety of art disciplines.

In an effort to spread the “Aloha Spirit,” Na Kolea organizes an annual Lu’au that showcases our members in a cultural performance of different types of hula and Polynesian dance, as well as features some of Hawaii’s most ono (tasty) traditional foods.

The “Island Tree” logo is more than just a design on t-shirt, it has grown into a symbol of community and solidarity among people who love Hawaii, and one we immediately associate with the HiLife Clothing brand.

Outside of Hawaii, finding grocery markets with local kine foods has always been a struggle. Thankfully, there are three popular Japanese markets in Costa Mesa that carry Hawaiian foods: Mitsuwa, Seiwa, and Tokyo Central (formerly Marukai). When Japanese corporation Don Quijote acquired the Marukai Market… [read more]