Five years after COVID-19 forced the statewide shutdown of public entertainment, it’s mostly curtains on the big blackout.

Over the years, HAPA continued to tour and record with Flanagan joined by Nathan Aweau (recording “Maui,” which won Hokus for Album of the Year and Contemporary Hawaiian Album) and later Ron ...

sign up for News 2 You We are speaking of Keoniana St. Born in Kawaihae on the island of Hawaii, John Young II, also known as Keoni Ana, was hapa haole, or “part white.” His father ...

HAPA also asked the office to review and issue ... including the Honolulu City Council and the Hawaii County Council. “There should not be a double standard for Maui County,” he said.

I think during the time “hapa” was a buzzword to use for mixedness. It may not be the right terminology to use since it comes from the Native Hawaiian language. It’s a part of the quandary ...