Stories

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 little shop with lots of love. Auntie Dancetta Feary (Mackey's older sister) and uncle Donnie Martin (Mackey’s best friend) shared some many incredible stories and memorabilia of Mackey and Kalapana — Donnie endlessly blowing our minds with piece after piece of history, including one his most prized items: Mackey’s drivers license, which he carries with him at all times (“that’s my boy!”). And an extra special mahalo to the musicians...

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 — Mackey Feary, Malani Bilyeu, David John Pratt, and Kirk Thompson — the eponymous album presented 11 masterfully crafted songs, each purposefully poised to become a hit.  Vinyl available now, online and in-store, on black vinyl and clear vinyl.  Official Kalapana merchandise Reflecting on the long-lasting legacy of Kalapana, we’ve carefully designed and sourced each piece in our official Kalapana merch drop to represent the timelessness of the music.  Merchandise available in-store only, starting Friday, March 25th at AGS Honolulu. Limited....

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 band since its inception — in fact, Henry helped put the band together.  What is your all-time favorite Kalapana track? Why do you love it? I like all of their music. It was of the time that we were all growing up. We all hung out together. I don’t know if you know that I put them together. The success of C&K was going so well so the people that were...

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 life (and love). What is your all-time favorite Kalapana track? Why do you love it? 1. The Hurt, it’s so baller cause i feels it’s about love that turned one sided with time and it literally feels like it could written by the Bee Gees. 1000/10 How has Kalapana and their music influenced you as an artist?2. Kalapana was just in the rotation when I was younger. Showed me that...

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 nominated producer and helms the Haku Collective, a full-service multimedia agency supporting local artists in the global music industry. She’s worked with Kalapana members D.J. Pratt and Gaylord Holomalia, and has close ties to the Bilyeu ohana. 1. What is your all-time favorite Kalapana track? Why do you love it?  For You I’d Chase A Rainbow because the lyrics are so good. I love their songwriting.  2. How has Kalapana...