Tomte is an intimate shadow puppet performance adapted from “The Tomten” by Astrid Lindgren and the poem by Victor Rydberg. A Tomte is a Swedish gnome, a quiet and unseen caretaker who watches over the lives of humans and animals.

On a cold winter night on a snow-covered farm, Tomte teaches us a...

Ten-time Grammy Award-winning vocal group The Manhattan Transfer is hitting the road for the final time. As they celebrate their 50th anniversary, the group looks back on a career that has spanned genres from pop to jazz to rock & roll and more. After their recording debut in 1975, the group was ...

Known for his lei making and original compositions for hula, Hilo born Kuana strives to inspire others while showcasing the unique beauty of Hawaii in his music and lei. He recently completed a five year project, creating 100 new original songs for seven of the Hawaiian Islands.

Kuana gained wor...

Two-time Grammy nominee, and multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano award recipient, Raiatea’s Hawaiian music career spans 20 years. She has released multiple albums, recorded and performed with legendary musicians such as Keola Beamer, Aunty Genoa Keawe, Kealiʻi Reichel, Willie K, and Mick Fleetwood, to name...

It's grand! It's moving! It's playful! Join us for an evening of genre-busting opera performances by some of the most exciting emerging voices in opera today. First, fresh from his Metropolitan Opera debut is Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, a countertenor (countertenors are the falsetto singers of opera). ...

Island Breeze is a trio of world-class musicians, each masters of their own instruments, who have come together to create new and beautiful music. Award-winning Hawaiian slack key guitarist Jeff Peterson and shakuhachi master Riley Lee have been working together for many years, but they joined fo...

Josh Tatofi is a solo artist born and raised in Hawaii. He is an artist, composer, and producer who sings island reggae, R&B and traditional Hawaiian music. His debut album gained him recognition throughout Hawaii as a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award nominee for Most Promising Artist in 2011.

His follow ...

Join us today as the musicians say farewell to Kamuela with their Kanikapila concert. This truly is a one-of-a-kind performance as the musicians take the stage in a slightly less formal concert setting. The artists take turns leading each other in both song and story, finding new inspiration in t...

A festival like no other, musicians will take the stage together to talk story, play music, and share their experiences as award-winning Hawaiian music artists.

Each of the artists will take the stage individually as well as invite small groups to join them as they showcase their favorite songs ...

The Dover Quartet features Joel Link (violin), Bryan Lee (violin), Hezekiah Leung (viola), and Camden Shaw (cello).

Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine, the Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet has followed a “practically meteoric” (Strings) trajectory...

Makana is a singer, composer, and master of the Hawaiian slack key guitar tradition. Esquire Magazine refers to him as “the greatest living player,” and The New York Times calls him "dazzling."

Makanaʻs style honors the rich legacy of slack key guitar by both perpetuating the many family traditi...

Ei Nei is composed of Dane Fujiwara (Wailuku), Grant Kono (Oneawa), and Ekolu Chang (Kāne`ohe). After establishing themselves as individual artists, Ei Nei began their musical journey together in 2016. The following year, they captured the title at the Made in Hawai‘i Kani Ka Pila Grille Talent S...

Synergy, synergy, synergy is the only way to describe the high-energy performances of Hawaiian music legend Brother Noland and internationally acclaimed saxophone player Michael Paulo. For over decades, these two high-impact players on the forefront of their musical genres, continue to globally p...

Come celebrate the fabulousness of fall and community with the Alphabet Rockers! Together, we explore elements of hip hop and get our bodies MOVING in celebration and joy! Alphabet Rockers make music that makes change. Our families need content that is healing, that reflects who we are and empowe...

A world class Erhu (Chinese violin) player Sun Hui will be joined on stage with award-winning recording engineer and pianist Pierre Grill, and Wade Cambern, founding member of Hawaiian Style Band and one of the most famous Hawaii song writers. Shangri La embraces music around the world — focusing...

Kalaʻe Parish has been a professional musician and entertainer in Hawaiʻi since 2013, performing throughout the islands and abroad. In 2016, he began his solo journey as an artist performing at steady spots in Honolulu and recording his very first EP. This new EP titled, Where I Reside, hit the a...

Playing with intense precision, emotion and grace, Marta Pereira da Costa is the world’s first and only professional female player of the Portuguese guitar. Specializing in fado, the soulful music from her native country, Marta will entertain the Kahilu audience with an international blend of mel...

Augie T is a professional comedian, actor, and radio personality from Hawaii. He has been performing for more than 30 years, yet was named one of the USʻs top undiscovered comedians in 2019 by Thrillest magazine. Augie has been named “funniest comic” in Hawaii and one of Hawaiiʻs top 100 influent...

Drawing on strong musical roots, Kale Hannahs, David Kamakahi, and Matthew Sproat have combined their eclectic musical experiences of the past 20 years to form the neo-traditional Hawaiian music group, Waipuna. These Kamehameha graduates pride themselves on respectfully pushing the limits of trad...

Enjoy an evening with critically acclaimed violinist/fiddler/singer-songwriter/composer Chris Murphy. He will take you on a musical journey around the world on the wings of his violin as he performs his original and magical repertoire of original songs that display his multi-genre talents with Wo...

Keola Beamer is a Hawaiian legend. He has breathed new life into slack-key guitar music yet stays true to its deep Hawaiian roots. Winner of multiple awards, he is a singer-songwriter, composer, guitar master, and arranger with an impeccable, gorgeous style featured on The Descendants soundtrack ...

Julia Keefe is a nationally acclaimed Native American jazz vocalist, actor, activist, and educator currently based in New York City.

Keefe's professional career has spanned more than 15 years and she has headlined marquee events for the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American ...

2022 will officially mark 25 years of ʻukulele innovators Kanekoa, “the band of limitless possibilities,” and one of Hawaiʻi’s premier live music experiences. Sailing in on a wave of blissful sound, Maui’s Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning band Kanekoa, has become a global phenomenon. Powered by ele...

Kahilu Theatre is bringing on the laughter with WEDNESDAY NIGHT COMEDY WITH JUSTINE SMITH. Almost everyone can use a good laugh after a long day. Join local comedian Justine Smith and her funny friends for some giggles and guffaws on Wednesday August 10, 2022 at 6pm HST for a pau hana comedy hour...