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Recap: Kalapana Vinyl Release Weekend at AGS Honolulu

Recap: Kalapana Vinyl Release Weekend at AGS Ho...

Mahalo mahalo mahalo for a marvelous Sunday afternoon with Kalapana friends, fans, and family! Especially Sebastian Feary (Mackey's son) and the extended Feary ‘ohana, who arrived in full force to fill our...

Recap: Kalapana Vinyl Release Weekend at AGS Ho...

Mahalo mahalo mahalo for a marvelous Sunday afternoon with Kalapana friends, fans, and family! Especially Sebastian Feary (Mackey's son) and the extended Feary ‘ohana, who arrived in full force to fill our...

Out now: Kalapana on vinyl (plus official merchandise)

Out now: Kalapana on vinyl (plus official merch...

The paragon of 1970s paradise pop. Kalapana and its recording debut left an indelible mark on Hawaii. With its instantly recognizable cover art featuring the faces of the group’s four members...

Out now: Kalapana on vinyl (plus official merch...

The paragon of 1970s paradise pop. Kalapana and its recording debut left an indelible mark on Hawaii. With its instantly recognizable cover art featuring the faces of the group’s four members...

On Kalapana: Henry Kapono on Kalapana's beginnings and their love for the islands

On Kalapana: Henry Kapono on Kalapana's beginni...

Closing out our series of questions on Kalapana with local artists and musicians is venerable guitarist Henry Kapono, as interviewed by music writer Jason Black. Henry Kapono has known the...

On Kalapana: Henry Kapono on Kalapana's beginni...

Closing out our series of questions on Kalapana with local artists and musicians is venerable guitarist Henry Kapono, as interviewed by music writer Jason Black. Henry Kapono has known the...

On Kalapana: How Ro (8RO8) unknowingly became a Kalapana fan in elementary school

On Kalapana: How Ro (8RO8) unknowingly became a...

Hawaii-born rapper and music creator Ro, known as 8RO8, tells us about how Kalapana showed him that quality music can come outta Hawaii, and how it connected him even more to...

On Kalapana: How Ro (8RO8) unknowingly became a...

Hawaii-born rapper and music creator Ro, known as 8RO8, tells us about how Kalapana showed him that quality music can come outta Hawaii, and how it connected him even more to...

On Kalapana: Kimié Miner on how music transcends time and place

On Kalapana: Kimié Miner on how music transcend...

We sat down with singer and songwriter Kimié Miner —one of local music’s greatest advocates — to talk about Kalapana’s influence on her own music.  Kimié is an Grammy Award...

On Kalapana: Kimié Miner on how music transcend...

We sat down with singer and songwriter Kimié Miner —one of local music’s greatest advocates — to talk about Kalapana’s influence on her own music.  Kimié is an Grammy Award...

On Kalapana: Jake Shimabukuro on jamming with Kalapana

On Kalapana: Jake Shimabukuro on jamming with K...

There's a video on YouTube that we return to over and over – Kalapana jamming with ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro to the ultimate jam, "Black Sand". The amount of joy...

On Kalapana: Jake Shimabukuro on jamming with K...

There's a video on YouTube that we return to over and over – Kalapana jamming with ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro to the ultimate jam, "Black Sand". The amount of joy...