Ledward Kaapana will headline the free 33rd Annual Ki Ho‘alu Festival at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on June 30. Courtesy photo Acclaimed as one of the Hawaii’s greatest slack key guitarists, ...

Ledward Kaapana has been playing music for 50 years. On Thursday, we told you the local musician was asked by a security guard to stop playing at Honolulu International Airport. The law says people at ...

Take a step back in time to learn Kauai’s history to better understand where it’s headed. Kauai Historical Society historian Randy Wichman will be sharing “The Minutes of History: A Century of Kauai ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (KHON) — A longtime, local musician says he felt surprised and embarrassed after he was told to stop playing his guitar at Honolulu International Airport. “You know, that’s my life. I ...

The Masters of Hawaiian Music Tour featuring multiple Grammy award-winning artists George Kahumoku, Jr., Ledward Kaapana and Richard Ho‘opi‘i comes to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 200 Main St., ...

Hawaiian slack-key guitarists Ledward Kaapana and Fran Guidry will play an album-release concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at The Melon Ball at Watermelon Music, 1970 Lake Blvd. in West Davis. Doors ...

Slack key master Ledward Kaapana (recent recipient of the NEA Heritage Award, America’s highest honor for a traditional artist) will headline on Friday night with 12-string guitarist and singer Mike ...

When Ledward Kaapana was growing up on the Big Island, his tiny village didn’t have the amenities we’re used to today: no television, radio or electricity at all. To keep entertained, the Kaapana ...