Jimmy Borges’ daughter Steffanie and wife Vicki accept his Hokus for him. Many people had no idea that in his 60 years in the entertainment business, jazz vocalist Jimmy Borges had never won a Hoku Award. Last night, he won four.…
Photo by Ricky Li The stars came out to shine last night at the 38th annual Nā Hoku Hanohano Awards, held again at the Hawaii Convention Center. The big highlight of the night was longtime singer and kumu hula Keali’i…
It was a star-studded night at the annual Na Hoku Hanohano awards, the most prestigious celebration of Hawaii’s music. Some of the highlights included Hulu Lindsey winning Female Vocalist of the Year, her first Hoku award in her 55-year career;…
As mentioned in an earlier post about Mele Mei in Hawaii, this month is full of musical events throughout the state — many of them free — all featuring big names local entertainment. If you appreciate local-grown music, these free concerts…
Mele Mei kicked off on May 1, starting a monthlong celebration of Hawaii’s music that culminates with the Na Hoku Hanohano festival and awards. For the launch, various local musicians (who are also Na Hoku Hanohano Award nominees) played for a…
Part of the Na Hoku Awards Festival, Mele Mei celebrated local music with a pool party at The Modern on Saturday, featuring The Throwdowns and Pimpbot. Mele Mei Pool Party ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 24 jQuery(function($) { new…
Local musicians gathered at Willows Restaurant Friday afternoon to kick off the upcoming Mele Mei, a monthlong celebration of Hawaii’s music that culminates with the Na Hoku Hanohano festival and awards. Here are party pics and video with performances by…
The home base for the 2022 Hale ‘Aina Restaurateurs of the Year is a hidden paradise that serves up the best Lao and Thai food in Honolulu.
