Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue ...

Despite what you see onstage, Hawaiian slack-key guitarist Cyril Pahinui - "Uncle Cyril" to legions of fans and students around the world - never performs solo. He's always aware of the presence of ...

The Hawaiian steel guitar became a cultural force in America at the turn of the century, popularized by troupes of traveling musicians from Hawaii. It evolved beyond its association with a tropical ...

Hawaiian Ukulele and Guitar will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday at the Queens’ MarketPlace Coronation Pavilion. ADVERTISING Hawaiian Ukulele and Guitar will celebrate its grand opening on ...

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 ...

What’s the first thing you think of when someone mentions Hawaiian music? Don Ho, the ukulele, steel guitar or Elvis? Even though, amazingly, the Hawaiian language doesn’t have a word for music, ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Alan Akaka is a master at producing haunting melodies and harmonies on the Hawaiian Steel Guitar. As the eight-stringed instrument rests on his lap, he glides a ...

Every few songs it would happen: The ukulele launched into a furious strum, the bass began to gallop, the guitar jangled to life, and the three powerful voices behind those instruments erupted into a ...

Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right thumb, ...