I gave up on the episode numbers. I just confused myself, which turned out to be not that difficult! Haha! Hope everyone had a fun and happy Thanksgiving weekend! Full of food, shopping, family and friends, ManoaDNA had dinner at the parent’s house. This is the two turkeys our families went through, NO PROBLEM! My [READ MORE]

Last night I played at tikis in Waikiki as the band ‘AK and the Sunshine’. It was only the second time I’ve played without the other DNA guys but it was fun! Last night our normal bass player mark was the “sunshine” and next week Monday my friend Jack will be back with me jamming. [READ MORE]

Don’t worry, ManoaDNA is NOT falling apart or breaking up. Have no fear, all is well in ManoaDNA land! Last Monday, Alex made his solo debut at “Tikis” in Waikiki. Joined by our good friend Jack Ofoia, he remixed a lot of ManoaDNA originals and played some new songs too! Dad and I were in [READ MORE]

Last night I had my first solo show down at Tikis in Waikiki. My vert good friend Jack Ofoia came down to help me out and he’s awesome! We played from 9-11 and just threw in lots of great fun songs. My Dad and Nick came down along with some other friends so it was [READ MORE]

Just got back from a great night at Tiki’s! We had some friends come down and hang out with us – Milan and Maya, and Pele Reiko from StudioRim! Thanks for coming down, it’s always awesome to see friends at our gigs. I got scolded by Pele Reiko tonight because haven’t updated my blog in [READ MORE]

For two weeks in October, ManoaDNA was invited back to Tikis Grill & Bar in Waikiki! Back in 2008, we played weekly at Tikis for a couple shows, but never really got a flow going at the popular Waikiki bar. This time, we are ready and willing to show Tikis exactly what ManoaDNA can do! [READ MORE]