Listen to ManoaDNA on Hi*Sessions

For those that follow my personal Twitter account, may know that I work on a project called, “Hi*Sessions” with Jon Yamasato, Dave Kusumoto, Vance Morimoto, Raf Bacani, & Jonas Moan.  Once a month, we gather at Dave’s house and invite two artists in to shoot high-definition acoustic music videos.  From international artists like James Hill …

What’s Your Resolutions?

Happy new year everyone! Both traditional and Chinese versions! 大展鴻圖! As the first blog post of 2012, I ask you what your resolutions are because I am still unsure myself. Of course there is the traditional, “eat better,” “make more time for friends,” “drink less,” blah, blah, blah. But this year, I’m thinking much more …

Aloha Street Interview

“みなさん、アロハ 震災から100日が過ぎましたが、ハワイではまだまだ日本への支援活動が続いています。ミュージシャンたちも、自分の思いを歌に乗せたり、チャリティコンサートを行ったり、日本でのコンサートの合間に被災地を訪れたり…。今回は、ハワイ州観光局のイメージソングなどでおなじみのマノアDNAの皆さんに、GW前に仙台を訪れたときのお話をうかがいました。” [Read More Here]

Videos Galore!

Hey everyone, we are back in Hawai’i and trying to catch up on some rest! Just wanted to personally thank all of you who came and supported us during our tour! As a treat, here are the three videos we showed throughout the tour! The first is a slideshow put together highlighting our adventure so …

Endless Aloha Tour 2011

ManoaDNA is heading back to Japan for another tour with Hawaii Tourism Japan. On two of our stops in Tokyo & Yokohama, we will be also be holding two private concerts! It will be our fourth time performing at StoveÊ»s ThumbsUp in Yokohama and our second time performing at MOON ROMANTIC in Tokyo! If you …

On The Road Again!

Welcome to the 2011 edition of our summer tour! Today was the first day of our July tour in Japan and we started with a private promotional seminar with Hawaii Tourism Japan. It was really nice to get back on stage and performing after my two weeks off. We saw a lot of our good …