Group members Kama Hopkins, Kekoa Kaluhiwa and Kanai'a Nakamura have committed themselves to careful perpetuation of the Hawaiian language and are devoted to the playing of traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music. This firm foundation makes Holunape a popular band among hula enthusiasts in Hawai'i and around the globe.
Hōkū is a friend of the members of Pilioha and his debut album, "‘Āina Kūpuna", earned 6 awards at the 2008 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards Show including Male Vocalist of the Year and Hawaiian Language Performance.
To enter the small shop is to enter 62 years of rich and colorful history, with every hula supply, craft and implement imaginable, not to mention a warm greeting by the shop's owners and their two friendly toy poodles - Kalana and Sara. ~Nina Wu, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
We specialize in standard to professional grade musical instruments. Each 'ukulele is finely hand crafted using the highest grade, well-seasoned wood and scaled to produce a perfect intonation.
MELE.COM opened its doors to the world in 1995. As the first independent online retailer of Hawaiian music, the mission of MELE.COM has always been clear - to send the music of Hawai‘i out beyond the islands - MELE.COM is now widely acknowledged as having the world's largest in-stock inventory of the music of Hawai‘i - with over 1,300 different CD titles available for immediate purchase - plus hula and music DVDs and videos.
Traditional Tattos by Keone Nunes. The foundations of Hawaiian tattooing are found through the migrations throughout Polynesia and the rest of the Pacific. From Indochina to Borneo, the Philippines, and Micronesia and in some parts of Melanesia, the tradition of tattooing thrived.
