For a wisp of quintessential Hawaiian music, the first step is to heave those Don Ho thoughts: The audio landscape of the Aloha State ripples with more than just tiny bubbles. An effervescent artform ...

Even if you don’t know exactly what a Hawaiian slack key guitar (or ki ho’alu) is, you can probably easily recognize its music. It’s that smooth, sweet sound that evokes island breezes and warm sunny ...

Grammy-nominated Hawaiian slack key guitarist Stephen Inglis and acclaimed pedal steel guitarist Barry Sless will return to ...

When Hal Kinnaman first heard slack-key guitar music being played on a California beach 50 years ago, he fell in love with it, and learned to play it so well that he became a slack-key master, and ...

The closest thing to flying to Hawaii for a night may be getting a seat to see Makana play at The Neptune Theatre Friday, Sept. 29. Makana, 39, has been called the master of the slack-key guitar, a ...

Hawaiian slack-key guitar brooks little competition when it comes to musical mellowness. Anybody who assumes otherwise will most likely be won over after listening to John Serkin, who performs every ...

WAIMEA — The Kahilu Theatre will present its 23rd Annual ‘Ukulele &Slack Key Guitar Festival this Friday and Saturday. This year’s festival showcases celebrated Hawaiian music artists Ledward Kaapana, ...

Jeff Peterson grew up on the slopes of Haleakalā volcano on Maui. His music is featured on two Grammy-award winning albums and was featured in a major motion picture. He composed a concerto, a piece ...

The 25th annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival took place Sept. 18 at the Outrigger Kona Resort featuring a line-up of the state’s most talented players. Billy V was the MC for the nearly ...

EDMONTON – The man named Makana is one of the youngest players to master “kihoalu” or Hawaiian slack-key guitar. At 37, he’s a virtuoso, carrying the music forward to a new generation as a unique ...

According to Matthew Swalinkavich, known by fans as Makana, there are obvious reasons that few musicians master slack key guitar. "It's a very challenging style technically, and it's hard to learn ...