The Hawaiian steel guitar changed American music. Can one man keep that tradition alive?
The Hawaiian steel guitar, an Indigenous instrument and once a cultural force, now garners little recognition even in the place of its birth
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The Hawaiian steel guitar, an Indigenous instrument and once a cultural force, now garners little recognition even in the place of its birth
In the final decades of the Hawaiian monarchy, and for a decade or two afterward, the violin, viola, cello, zither, autoharp and Western flute were integral parts of Hawaiian music.
These 78 companies and nonprofits gave more than $217.3 million and 78,692 volunteer hours.
Guitars and ʻukulele dating back to the Hawaiian Kingdom were played for a fundraiser at Kapiʻolani Community College.
The Conversation talked to Noah Haʻalilio Solomon, president of the Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings last week. He had just come from the Hawaiʻi State Archives to see the 10,000-piece collection donated by the late Michael Scott of Canada. The Hawaiian language educator says he was just overwhelmed.