C. W. KINNEY.
Builder of Guitars large and small and Polisher of Lei Palaoa, Ivory Buttons, and so forth.
205 Pauoa Road
(Holomua, 10/4/1913, p. 8)
Clarence W. Kinney ad, 1913.
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Category Archives: Music
Clive Kalani Peter, composer and new leader of Royal Hawaiian Band, 1915.
New Leader of Band Has Written Songs of Hawaii
Peter Kalani, recently appointed leader of the Hawaiian Band to succeed Capt. Henri Berger, has been interested in music since a small boy. Mr. Kalani was born in Honolulu 38 years ago, and as soon as he became strong enough began twanging the strings of the ukulele and the taro-patch. Continue reading
George Palakiko William Hookano celebrates his 71st birthday, 1920.
Ka Hoʻolauleʻa La Hanau no George Palakiko William Hookano
71st Birthday Party for George Hookano
by Thelma Chun, Hoolauleʻa Ukulele Club
The Hoolauleʻa Ukulele Club honored their Advisor-Instructor, “Uncle” George Palakiko William Hookano on his 71st birthday, The event was held on Saturday, January 19,1980, five days prior to his actual birthday. Continue reading
Olivia K. Nakea performs on KGU, 1930.
Quartet Sings Old Hymns of Hawaii For Leper Colony
A program of sacred Hawaiian music will be heard through KGU this evening from 6:10 to 6:30. A mixed quartet under direction of Olivia Nakea will present the first of a series of songs for “shut-ins” throughout the territory. Continue reading
Charles E. King critique of “modern” Hawaiian music, 1939.
King Says Hawaiians Ruining Island Music
Venerable Charles E. King, whose Song of the Islands is among the most widely known of all Hawaiian music, pulled no punches in a talk before the Hawaiian Civic club today on modern day treatment of island songs.
“Hawaiian music,” said Mr. King, speaking at the club luncheon at the YWCA at noon, “is being murdered—and by Hawaiians.” Continue reading
Music That Has Swept Country, 1916.
To Play Music That Has Swept Country
Major Kealaka [Major Kealakai] of Royal Hawaiians at Star Theater “First Half.”
(Munice Sunday Star, 9/17/1916, Second Section, p. 3)
The Munice Sunday Star, Volume 39, p. 142, Second Section, Page 3. September 17, 1916.
Hear those Hawaiian guitars and eukaleles, 1916.
[Found under: “Some Place to Go: The Popular Star Theater”]
The Act That Pleases
MAJOR KEALAKAI AND
PRINCESS ULUWEHI
and Their
“Royal
Hawaiians”
Letter from Joseph Kekipi, 1916.
A Musical Band of Hawaiian Youths in America
Standing from the left: David Kaahili, Prince Jack Heleluhe, John Nakeleawe; Sitting below: Miss Amy Awai, Joseph K. Kekipi.
The photograph above, is of some Hawaiian youths that are travelling around America while working, singing and playing music. Their names are above, and they faces are familiar to Honolulu’s people. Continue reading
Death of Sam Ku West, 1930.
DIES IN PARIS
Sam Ku West of Honolulu, noted player of the guitar and harp, who is dead at Paris, France.
SAM KU WEST, HAWAII HARPIST, DIES IN FRANCE
Honolulu Boy, Famed For Guitar and Harp Music, Succumbs To Long Illness
(Associated Press by Wireless)
PARIS, Sept. 9.—Sam Ku West, a Honolulu harp and guitar player, died Sunday in the American hospital here after a long illness. He was 23 years old. Continue reading
Solos on two steel guitars at the same time, 1928.
SAM KU WEST FEATURED ON NEW PALACE PROGRAM
Sam Ku, professionally known in other parts of the world as Sam Ku West, and his accompanying artists will make their initial appearance in the Volcano City tonight at the New Palace theater in conjunction with the motion picture program featuring “Wallflowers.” Two and one half years ago, Sam left Honolulu, an unknown music boy for a tour of the Orient. Today he is back from New York as the only concert harpist of his race, acknowledged as one of the foremost steel guitar players of the world. His original idea of playing solos on two steel guitars at the same time, easily put him in a class by himself as a steel guitar artist. Continue reading
