Amy Hanaiali’i

Amy Hanaiali‘i and Willie K are reunited

It’s a project long overdue: Amy Hanaiali‘i and Willie K. have reunited to again create beautiful music together. Hawaii’s powerful musical duo have spent the past year in Willie’s Maui recording studio, crafting lyrics, writing music and collaborating on a completely…

Kokua for Japan

Nonstop went behind the scenes for Kokua for Japan, Sunday’s huge fundraising concert at the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Great Lawn. The superstar lineup was filled with both local and national acts, including Willie Nelson, Michael McDonald, Mick Fleetwood, Jack Johnson,…

Carrere deserves a Grammy?

This week’s 53rd annual Grammy Awards raised some eyebrows — and discussion — at coffee shops, in classrooms and in Twitter streams all over Hawaii.And not because Lady Gaga arrived to the music awards show in an egg.But because Hawaii-born Tia…

Should they give a Grammy for Hawaiian music?

In case you were living under a rock and missed the news yesterday, Tia Carrere won her second Grammy for Best Hawaiian Music Album, beating out perennial Na Hoku Hanohano winners Amy Hanaiali’i, Ledward Kaapana and Jeff Peterson. Since the…