Aloha kakahiaka, everyone! It looks like we may have more rain headed our way – the skies are overcast but at least the humid, voggy weather has finally gone away. I hope you all have a great Tuesday … I know I’m planning to! Preparations continue for ManoaDNA’s upcoming trip to Japan … so many …
Howdy, peeps! Got some much needed rest last night … especially after a performance-filled weekend and another hectic Monday. I’m still getting a lot of emails from people talking about the KOKUA FOR JAPAN telethon fundraiser last Sunday which raised $1.6 million in donations for Japan’s disaster victims. If you didn’t see it, you missed …
‘Morning, all. I’m feeling a little tired this morning … still trying to recover from yesterday’s activities. The Kokua For Japan telethon event yesterday was absolutely AWESOME and raised $1.6 million in donations!! Mahalo to all of our friends who were able to come down to the Hilton to support this great cause, and also …
Aloha kakahiaka, friends! Another beautiful Sunday morning here in paradise as I sit here with my coffee and start preparing for another busy day … yes, there is no rest for the weary! ManoaDNA is performing this afternoon at the Kokua Japan concert / telethon over at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. We are honored to …
‘Morning, my peeps! It’s another Aloha Friday here in Hawai’i nei and the start of another busy weekend for me and ManoaDNA! Our long weekend of performances actually started last night at the Pakele Live! benefit for Japan and continues through the weekend, ending with the big Kokua Japan concert on Sunday at the Hilton …
‘Morning, all! It’s another beautiful Aloha Sunday here in the islands as I sit here watching the sun come up over the Koolaus with a nice hot, steaming cup of coffee. I really love my mornings – so cool and tranquil – it’s a perfect time to be with one’s own thoughts before the rest …
It’s Sunday afternoon, and the boys and I are getting ready to perform along with Jake Shimabukuro down at the Waikiki Beachwalk.  The organizers of the Honolulu Festival put this concert together after the Nagaoka fireworks show was canceled out of respect for the earthquake and tsunami victims. It must be very hard for many …
Aloha kakahiaka, my friends! I spent most of yesterday sending emails and chatting on Facebook with many of our friends and fans in Japan, trying to find out if everyone was ok. I was very relieved to hear that many of them were safe, but a few of them told me that they were still …
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. …
Today ManoaDNA helped judge the 30th annual karaoke contest that KZOO puts on. It was really awesome because every contestant that sang was really good! There was also entertainment in between which included professional karaoke singers and many others. Check out the pictures below and you’ll see all the different people at this contest. The …