Garden Island Arts Council

Brother Noland is a native Hawaiian musician with an international reputation as a musical artist. Acclaimed as a ki ho`alu guitarist, he is also a prolific recording artist and composes scores for film and television. His professional and community honors include multiple Na Hoku Hanohano and Billboard Music awards, the Hawai`i Music Awards 2002 Male [...]

Sunday, January 29 through Saturday, March 31 All programs will take place at Kaua`i Beach Resort E Kanikapila Kakou (EKK) — it means, literally, let’s play music together — is the Garden Island Arts Council’s grassroots Hawaiian music program now in its 29th season. An opening and a closing concert plus nine Monday night lesson/presentations [...]

E Kanikapila Kakou 2012— Season 29 LEGACY OF HAWAIIAN MUSIC Kauai Beach Resort • Mondays, 6–9 pm Sun, Jan 29, 7:00 pm Dennis Kamakahi & Stephen Inglis in Concert: Waimaka Helelei­—songs about Kalaupapa on Molokai plus Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha songs and hula of Niihau Mon, Jan 30 Brother Noland & Diana Aki:  Contemporary [...]

This EKK season, on each evening, volunteers displayed a koa ukulele donated by Kaua‘i Music and Sound. The volunteers encouraged all to purchase tickets for a drawing to take place on closing night. As the season moved forward, each week, the presenters added their signatures to the ukulele, making it a true collector’s item. On [...]