Please join us, August 6, 2011 for the 4th Annual Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila!

Help us raise $1,000,000 for the Hawaiian Museum of Music & Dance

The Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila supports the efforts to establish a museum and performance center for Hawaiian music and hula. To this end, we have committed to donate $1 from each t-shirt sold. Our goal is to raise $1,000,000. So, your t-shirt purchase not only ensures the continuation of this annual festival in Waimanalo it also supports making a major contribution to the perpetuation of Hawai‘i’s musical heritage and helps to honor those who have contributed to Hawai‘i’s unique musical voice.

Purchase your 2011 collectable t-shirt andhelp us reach this goal at: gabbypahinui.com

 Here’s a list of performers so far for the August 6, 2011 Gabby Pahinui Waimānalo Kanikapila. Uiha!

• Emcees
• Billy V.
• Kimo Kahoano
• Jackie Skylark Rosetti

• Rev Herbert Sniffen

• Maka‘ala
• Bernard Kalua
• Barry Kimokeo
• Alika Odom
• Ryan Tang

• Halau Mele Hawai‘i O Pahinui – Belle Street / Waimanalo class
• Kawika McKeague
• Frank Colburn
• Cy Irvine
• Roy Nakamura

• Halau Mele Hawai‘i O Pahinui – Bishop Museum class
• Keoki I
• Clayton Kaneshiro
• Darryl Valdez
• Moe Rodke

• The Carmen Haugen Quartet
• Carmen
• Keith
• Ron Miyashiro
• Frank Uehara

• Kaiholu
• Nathaniel Mahealani Stillman
• Hanale Ka’anapu
• Al Roland

• Kanakapila
• Ben Kaili
• Victor Chock
• J.J. Ahuna
• Dwight Tokumoto

• Doug Fitch
• Jeff Petersen
• Sean Robbins
• Moon Kahele

• Olomana
• Jerry Santos
• Haunani Apoliona
• Wally Suenaga

• Hi‘ikua
• Kamuela Kimokeo
• Kalehua Krug
• Blake Leoiki-Haili

• Mike Kaawa
• Greg Kekipi
• Analu

• Jessie Kalima Ohana
• Jessie
• Kaliko
• Zac

• Nikki Hines & Friends
• Nikki
• Alan Akaka
• Gary Aiko
• Momi Kahawaiolaa
• Sherrie Kaku

• Pahinui Hawaiian Band
• Kunia Galdeira
• Sonny Lim
• Cyril Pahinui
• Bla Pahinui

• Peter Moon
• Jeff Au Hoy
• George Kuo
• Dennis Kamakahi

• Greg Sardinha & Kailua Bay Buddies 
• Gordon Freitas
• Rick Gonzalez

• Kealoha Kalima Ohana
• Pomaikai Kalima
• Bumbo Kalima
• Ipo Kalima

• David Kahiapo
• Dean Willhelm
• Walt Keale

• Donald Kaulia
• David Pail
• Bushrod Meyers

• Lance Takamiya

• Hawaiiloa 
• Eddie Palama
• Herb Lee
• Bobby Kahihikolo

 

Pure Gabby

Hula Records, CDHS-567

Dave Guard’s 1961 production (1978 release) of Hawaiian Slack-Key Guitarist,
Gabby Pahinui

A note from the producer on how this record came to be:

Dave Guard is my name; my music with the original Kingston Trio may be familiar to you. I was born in Honolulu, brought up in Waikiki, and the first record I ever bought was Hi’ilawe by Gabby Pahinui. When my folks gave me my earliest guitar I learned to play in the “G” slack key tuning first. I would hang around the Queen’s Surf night club just to hear Gabby’s trio (with Joe Diamond and Ralph Alapai.) I pestered Gabby for lessons and he showed me one of his “C” tunings, but he said “It’s not how you tune’ em up, it’s how you pluck ’em.” But only recently has Gabby considered himself a teacher: it’s enough that he plays the sweetest, cleanest most soulful, most Hawaiian guitar music ever heard, It’s enough that he has one of the finest voices in the world. It’s enough that when I hear Gabby I’m home.

• Read the rest of this article on KingstonTrioPlace.com

Aloha gang we have set the date August 6th for the 2011 4th Annual Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila. Updates will continue throughout the year and we look forward to having you join us. Check out the Facebook page, too.

Here is a gallery of images from the 2010 Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila:

Took 578 photos yesterday at the 2010 Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila! http://www.zztype.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=102675