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 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Behind the sounds of Hawaiian music stand a rich history that’s being explored by a Hawaii nonprofit. Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings celebrates the role and the ...

In tandem with the PBS film Kumu Hina, we created this Spotify playlist compiling some of the greatest Hawaiian music, from Hula to slack guitar, ukulele, and beyond. And yes, we also couldn’t resist ...

Every few songs it would happen: The ukulele launched into a furious strum, the bass began to gallop, the guitar jangled to life, and the three powerful voices behind those instruments erupted into a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue ...

The demise of the Hawaiian Grammy was sewn into its birth. The problem began In 2005, when the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences awarded the first ever Grammy for Best Hawaiian Music ...

Hawaii’s rich musical heritage has produced countless talented female vocalists whose soulful voices have engaged audiences worldwide. This blog post celebrates 35 remarkable female singers from the ...

Sunaina Keonaona Kale grew up in California, loving Hawaiian music. Years before she earned her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara, Kale convinced her mom to buy her the complete ...

PAHOA, Hawaii — There’s the “ukers “ and the “slackers.” Throw in some hula dancers and Hawaiian language and crafts, and you have the Aloha Music Camp. This year’s retreat attracted a hula-dancing ...

Queen “Lydia” Liliʻuokalani was the last reigning monarch of Hawaii and a talented singer and composer. She wrote over 150 songs during her lifetime, blending Hawaiian traditions with Western styles.