A City Council committee Thursday approved two bills that would make it illegal for people to obstruct or lodge on city sidewalks. The bills, both sponsored by Mayor Kirk Caldwell, now move on to the full Council for the second of three readings. >> Bill 51 makes it illegal for anyone to obstruct or impede a sidewalk in a way that impedes the free flow … Continue reading City Council Committee Approves Street-Cleaning Legislation
<EDIT> Dillon Francis will be hitting Honolulu’s Republik on Sunday October 7th. Dillon Francis on New Spanish-Language Album ‘Wut Wut,’ EDM’s Latin Pop Crossover “I’m just trying to give back to where a lot of my success came from,” says the American DJ-producer on his genre-hopping new album By JOHN OCHOA Thomas Falcone Best known for his arena-caliber EDM and bombastic bass drops, Los Angeles-born DJ-producer … Continue reading Genre-Hopping EDM King Dillon Francis Brings the Party to Honolulu
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By CATHERINE CRUZ • SEP 21, 2018 TweetShareGoogle+Email CREDIT TWITTER It may brighten your day if you take a few minutes and check out the Lip Sync Challenge started earlier this summer. Some say its the kinder gentler side of law enforcement–but hey–that’s okay. Honolulu’s finest jumped in this week, spreading a little aloha with some help from the Manao Brothers. Don Faumoina often is on … Continue reading HPD Serves Up Aloha-tastic Lip Sync Challenge Video
By Ben Gutierrez – bio | email HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – It’s been just a few weeks since the Grammys announced it was dropping the Hawaiian Music category. And now, the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts is getting ready to celebrate, Hawaiian style, with it’s annual Na Hoku Hanohano awards. After that controversy, we decided to see if there’s any one definition of Hawaiian Music. Tia … Continue reading What Makes “Real” Hawaiian Music?
SOURCEM SWIET PRODUCTIONS/ROBINOLIMB/GETTY Because there’s more to Hawaii than hula. By Nick Fouriezos THE DAILY DOSEJAN 26 2018 Travelers can get the quintessential Hawaiian experience at the House Without a Key restaurant in the Halekulani Hotel. Seemingly every evening, the sun sets redder than a postcard, and the wine is divine, as is the lau lau chicken. Meanwhile, uke-pickers croon out a rendition of “Over … Continue reading How Innovations in R&B Are Changing the Music Scene in Hawaii
Young trio Keahou is an up-and-coming group to watch, after they swept 2017’s Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. PHOTO BY MATTHEW HEIRAKUJI 5 young Hawaii musicians we know you’ll love These talented Hawaii artists need to be on your playlist. BY TIFFANY HILL OCT 10, 2017 Each decade brings forth a new crop of talented Hawaii musicians. In the 1970s, Gabby Pahinui, the Sons of Hawaii … Continue reading 5 Hawaiian Musicians That Need to be On Your Next Playlist
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