Archive for 'Hawaii Tales Blog'

Jake Shimabukuro |Photo © Heidi Chang

1st Annual Jake Shimabukuro & Friends Concert

Jake Shimabukuro plays to a full house and hometown crowd, kicking off his Grand Ukulele tour.

Jake Shimabukuro | Photo © Heidi Chang

Jake Shimabukuro kicks off Grand Ukulele Tour

The 1st Annual Jake Shimabukuro and Friends Concert gets underway at Hawaii Theatre in Honolulu.

Ray Parker Jr.

Third Annual Pacific Rim Jazz Festival

Check out the Third Annual Pacific Rim Jazz Festival, which gets underway today at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu.

‘Mother Of Outcasts’ To Be A Saint For Leprosy Work

Heard on NPR – Mother Marianne Cope becomes Hawaii’s second saint, honored for caring for people in Hawaii with leprosy, now known as Hansen’s disease.

Hawaii Five-0 Cast and Producers and Guest Stars

Hawaii Five-0 Season Three Premiere On Waikiki Beach

Hawaii Five-0 cast members, producers and guest stars celebrate the premiere of Season Three with fans on Wakiki Beach

Iron Chef Masharu Morimoto | Photo © Heidi Chang

Why is the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival so much fun?

Hawaii Tales Blog – Hawaii is becoming a popular destination for food lovers, thanks to events like the Second Annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival.

Gabe Baltazar

Hawaii Jazz Legend Gabe Baltazar performs Europa in concert

Hawaii Tales BlogHawaii Jazz Legend Gabe Baltazar performs Europa in concert

Picture Bride

Picture Bride showing at opening of Bishop Museum Exhibit

Heard on NPR – In the early 1900s, thousands of Japanese women crossed the Pacific to marry Japanese plantation workers in Hawaii. Because those marriages were arranged through photographs and letters, the young women became known as “Picture Brides.” Their story is told in a new movie.

HIROSHIMA

Hiroshima performs in Hawaii

Hawaii Tales Blog – Hiroshima will be performing two concerts in Honolulu, celebrating the release of the band’s latest CD “Departure.”

Donna Summer

Remembering Donna Summer

Donna Summer, known as the Queen of Disco has died, after a battle with lung cancer

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