Five Maui public libraries will launch a new lending collection of ‘ukulele beginning September 30th. Library patrons may borrow ‘ukulele for a three-week period at no cost with a valid library card. ‘Ukulele instruments are donated and supported by the Music For Life Foundation and Jake Shimabukuro, co-director of the ‘ukulele sponsorship. The goal of the program is … [Read more...] about Maui Public Libraries Launch ‘Ukulele Lending Program
Jake Shimabukuro
Jake Shimabukuro’s Ho’onanea Spring Concert at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
Jake Shimabukuro’s Ho’onanea Spring Concert will happen at Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Saturday, March 16th. Shimabukuro is world famous for his fusion of ‘ukulele, jazz, blues, rock, pop, classical, and flamenco skills. Check him out live at the MACC! Pre-show festivities begin at 5:30pm and will feature local craft vendors and live music in the courtyard. $15. 7:30pm. … [Read more...] about Jake Shimabukuro’s Ho’onanea Spring Concert at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
Maui’s Music Man: Steve Grimes makes music as a songwriter and – literally – as an instrument builder
In April, before his concert at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Jackson Browne traveled to Kula to see a man about a guitar. The man is Steve Grimes, who, in addition to being a longtime Maui musician and songwriter, is a renowned luthier – a builder of stringed instruments. Grimes has spent the last 46 years transforming wood into extraordinarily tuneful guitars, ukuleles … [Read more...] about Maui’s Music Man: Steve Grimes makes music as a songwriter and – literally – as an instrument builder
‘Go For Broke’ on Maui: We talk story with Stacey Hayashi
Oahu filmmaker's Stacey Hayashi's lifelong dream to tell the story of the 442nd, the WWII Regimental Combat Team made up of Nisei Japanese-American soldiers, began with a comic book. In 2012, Hayashi and illustrate Damon Wong published Journey of Heroes. Hayashi's initial achievement led to a far more ambitious plan, in which her 45-page graphic novel became a full length … [Read more...] about ‘Go For Broke’ on Maui: We talk story with Stacey Hayashi
GO FOR BROKE New Movie Review
The ever-growing definition of a "comic book movie" expands in a deeply meaningful way with the creation of Go For Broke. Directed by Alexander Bocchieri (a helmer of short films, making his feature length debut) and written/produced by Stacey Hayashi, this made-in-Hawai‘i, World War II drama depicts the lives of young Japanese-American men living in Hawai‘i during the attack … [Read more...] about GO FOR BROKE New Movie Review