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Music SceneKeeper of Hawaiiana: Award-winning kumu hula reflects on her life, passion and cultureAugust 18, 2010 | 01:40 PMby Anuhea YagiThe concept behind Napua Makua's latest project Mohalu—and yes, she says, they're not just albums, but projects—represents the point in life Makua feels she's in. And it's a good place to be. "Mohalu is the phase three nights before the full moon," she explains. "It literally means to blossom, to unfold. [Cultural] practitioners do things according to the moon's phases, and believe it's the perfect night to start things on—when secrets are revealed and flowers bloom to perfection." As if this vivacious kumu hula—who |
Picks of the WeekFriday (August 20), 6-9pm, Stella Blues, Kihei, $30 / $60August 18, 2010 | 02:05 PMby Anuhea YagiHeralded as Hawaii's Renaissance man, George Kahumoku, Jr. is not simply a master slack key guitarist and multiple Grammy and Na Hoku Hanohano award-winner—he's a visual artist, entrepreneur, farmer and teacher (both at Lahainaluna and UH Maui College; plus his summertime Maui Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele Workshop, now 13 years running). Kahumoku's pal Dennis Kamakahi (who, in 1974, succeeded legend Gabby Pahinui in the group Sons of Hawaii) also |
Picks of the Week 2Friday (August 20), 9:45pm, Casanova, Makawao, $15 online / $20 doorAugust 18, 2010 | 02:20 PMby Anuhea YagiNot to be confused with the rapper formerly known as J Boog (now just "Boog"), of B2K and You Got Served fame, Polynesian powerhouse J-Boog has been an island music sensation since his 2007 debut album, Hear Me Roar. Ironically, both Boogs were raise in Compton, California, but our Boog (born Jerry Afemata) now calls Hawaii home (and one-ups the other guy in that his dad is chief of their family village in Aloa, Samoa). Recorded in Jamaica, his new album |
Picks of the Week 3Saturday (August 21), 6:30am, Pa'ia Bypass to Haleakala SummitAugust 18, 2010 | 02:24 PMby Anuhea Yagi"Cyclist" and "masochist" are interchangeable words in my book. Spandex onesies and crotch-killing (so-called) seats? I'd rather bathe in gasoline and strike a match, thanks. If careening white-knuckled down Haleakala isn't cruel and unusual punishment enough, biking up one of the world's steepest length-to-height-ratio roadways is. "The ride climbs 10,000 feet over 36 miles and reaches gradients up to 14 percent," says Donnie Arnoult, Cycle to the Sun race organizer and |
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