As a teenager, he started playing “Spanish guitar” – that’s what everybody called acoustic guitars before electric guitars were invented. One day, while he picked the strings with his right hand as ...

But while the steel guitar can still be found in country and other types of music, the Hawaiian steel guitar garners little recognition today, even on the island of Oahu, its birthplace.

With its breezy island rhythm and welcoming aloha spirit, Hawaii has a way of bringing people together through song and dance. Across this Pacific paradise, music festivals large and small honor the ...

Namaka Cosma, the 21-year-old daughter of Hana legend Pekelo Cosma, will make her debut at the annual Ki Ho‘alu Festival at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Sunday. ROBIN WHITE photo Making ...