Even if you don’t know exactly what a Hawaiian slack key guitar (or ki ho’alu) is, you can probably easily recognize its music. It’s that smooth, sweet sound that evokes island breezes and warm sunny ...

The closest thing to flying to Hawaii for a night may be getting a seat to see Makana play at The Neptune Theatre Friday, Sept. 29. Makana, 39, has been called the master of the slack-key guitar, a ...

Hawaiian slack key guitar is a finger picking style that stands with the world’s great guitar traditions like flamenco and blues. Its resonant sound often associated with Hawaii is alive, evolving and ...

Slack key virtuoso Jeff Peterson performs a concerto he composed with a North Carolina orchestra. Maui-born musician Jeff Peterson earned multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards for his slack key ...

Masters will join forces with the community for a special kanikapila Thursday at Kahilu Theatre to kick off the 13th annual Waimea Ukulele and Slack Key Guitar Festival. ADVERTISING Masters will join ...

There's no music in the world quite like Hawaii's slack-key guitar. This unlikely marriage of the Spanish guitar with and Polynesia's rippling rhythms gets its name from the islanders' habit of ...

Hawaiian slack-key guitar brooks little competition when it comes to musical mellowness. Anybody who assumes otherwise will most likely be won over after listening to John Serkin, who performs every ...

They were Mexican workers on foreign soil and, as usual, they brought their music with them. It is believed to have been the 1830s and the workers were cowboys, brought to the Waimea area of Hawaii’s ...

Rev. Dennis Kamakahi performs at the 2012 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia With his quiet dignity and self-assurance, leadership becomes Slack Key guitarist Reverend Dennis ...