Michael Titterton was the voice, president and general manager of Hawai‘i Public Radio from the time he moved to O‘ahu in 1999 until last year when he retired. Now he’s got a new gig: president of the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra.
A ramblin’ road or an adventure that started with a bet with singer Arlo Guthrie over a pinball game in Missouri, then ricocheted through the decades to Kailua-Kona and Honolulu.
Five years after declaring bankruptcy, the newly renamed Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra is not only on budget, it’s traveling to perform on the Neighbor Islands again, hosting internationally renowned guest musicians and attracting new audiences. What happened?
As voted by a panel of experts. Plus, read the stories behind the music.
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: Medici’s at Mānoa Marketplace.
While Jake began his career playing traditional Hawaiian music, his sound has transitioned to a unique, contemporary style.
HONOLULU Magazine caught up with Jake Shimabukuro during a brief visit to Honolulu.
Here are HONOLULU Magazine's 25 Greatest Hawaii Albums of the New Century.
We had a front-row seat at the implosion of the 110-year-old Honolulu Symphony.
Hawaiian music, however flexible, has its own distinctive personality.
Nearly a dozen vintage recordings of mele (songs or chants) for ancient hula have been resurrected, remastered and compiled on a new album, Ancient Hula Hawaiian Style, Volume 1: Hula Kuahu.
An esteemed panel of musicologists, producers and artists select the 50 greatest songs in Hawai‘i music history.
In a Waimanalo backyard, an ailing Gabby Pahinui asked Eddie Kamae to play a few tunes with him. It was the jam session that changed Kamae’s life—and set off the Hawaiian Renaissance.
