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The month is new and First Friday looms. Stroll Wailuku's funky Market St. (conveniently closed off to traffic) and join the crowd of colorful regulars. The usual fare of Market's merchants is augmented by an array of entertainers, food booths and sidewalk wares to make for a jammin' jumble of pau hana Maui |
Antique and vintage wares get me giddy; I squeal every Monday when PBS's Antiques Roadshow pops up on my DVR. The only thing that could be cooler is a festival of treasures past with a purely Pacific theme—and our friends at the |
America is a touring machine (they claim to have played 100-150 shows a year for the last 20 years) and they're coming to Maui to help celebrate 50 years of statehood. Contrary to popular belief, their name has no overt political connotations; rather, the group is named for the homeland of the British-reared bandmembers' military |
Get out your getas! Only a few bon dances remain in a summer season that's sadly winding down, so go Upcountry to my favorite festival installment, hosted by the Kula Shofukuji Mission. Everything illuminated by the soft light of colorful strung lanterns, it's a sight to behold—a beautiful bevy of dancers dressed |
Music SceneLocal uke man blessed in more ways than oneUkulele virtuoso and singer/songwriter Derick Sebastian is poised for nothing less than Hawaiian music greatness. With a new, all-instrumental album due out by year's end, I predict a Na Hoku Hanohano Award on the horizon and expect that generations to come will one day revere the name Sebastian along with local legends the likes of Pahinui, Ho'opi'i, Kamakawio'ole, Cazimero and Beamer. |
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