About this Event
Ticket sales begin January 8.
Celebrate mele Hawaiʻi, live from the Atherton! Join us for the Mele Hawaiʻi Performance Series at our Honolulu studio featuring: Kilia, Keauhou, The Mālie Lyman Quartet and Hi’ikua.
Don’t miss your chance to hear their intimate performances and exclusive setlists in person at our Honolulu studio at 738 Kāheka Street. These performances will be filmed, recorded and photographed for future broadcasts and online content. *Video recording or livestreaming of HPR concerts by event attendees is not permitted.
HIʻIKUA:
Saturday matinee, February 22 @ 2 p.m. - Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday evening, February 22 @ 6 p.m. - Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday matinee, February 23 @ 2 p.m. - Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
About Hiʻikua:
Hi‘ikua is a Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning Hawaiian music trio that is known for its falsetto singing and virtuosic instrumentation. They have performed throughout the US and internationally. Their intention as a musical group is to honor the Hawaiian musicians who came before them while understanding that they have kuleana to tell their own musical stories for future generations to come. Their latest release of Ka Leo Kupuna in February 2024 calls out to the Hawaiian Language to be a part of our daily lives. The song recognizes that the young ones will play a great role in reclaiming and renormalizing Hawaiian language use in the broader community.
Hiʻikua will be playing a mixture of original Hawaiian compositions mixed with some of the songs that have become classics.
Featuring:
Blake Leoiki-Haili is a sheet metal Super Intendant for Heidi and Cooke. Blake started playing music with Kamuela when he was in the 7th grade and they have been playing gigs together ever since. Blake loves to spend time supporting his two sons at their sporting events as well as spending time at home working in his māla in Kahalu‘u where he and his children raise kalo.
Dr. Kalehua Krug currently serves as the principal of the Hawaiian Charter School, Ka Waihona o ka Na‘auao. Beyond being an educator, Kalehua is passionate about protecting our islands sacred spaces. With Hi‘ikua's 2012 recording of "Hi‘ikua: Aia I Hi‘ialo," Kalehua won the Haku Mele, Nā Hōkū Hanohano award for his composition "Ku‘u Hoa Hi‘ikua."
Dr. Kamuela Kimokeo currently serves as the director of the music program at Windward Community College. His doctoral research focused on how people can be empowered through the composition of mele. He currently runs an online Hawaiian Music certificate program at the college that is taught by himself, Kawaikapu Hewett, Kapena De Lima, Jeff Peterson, Alan Akaka, and Raiatea Helm.
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The Mele Hawaiʻi Performance Series takes place on Saturdays and Sundays in February. Matinees begin at 2 p.m. and evening concerts begin at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Doors open thirty minutes before the show starts.
This event will be filmed, recorded and photographed. Your presence constitutes your release of all rights to your recorded voice and image, which may be used in projects by Hawaiʻi Public Radio.
Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis — advance ticket purchase is strongly suggested. General admission tickets are $45. 100% of the proceeds from each event support the featured artists.
Ticket Policy: Ticket sales are final. Sorry, no refunds.
Parking: Street parking is available in the surrounding neighborhood (metered parking is free after 6 p.m.).
Mahalo to HMSA for their sponsorship of our HPR “Live from the Atherton” events.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Atherton Performing Arts Studio, 738 Kāheka Street, Honolulu, United States
USD 48.24
