3/4/2023 0 Comments Paina o waikiki hulaTo come here and just not feel like you’re here anymore, what a horrible potentiality. Once we lose our sense of place I think we kill Hawai‘i. Hawai‘i is even going to stop appealing to them because at some point, we’ll have no value to offer. You can only go so far away from your sense of place that it becomes obvious to even the lowest common denominator, non-thinking idiot who just wants to get laid and drink beer. But people and corporations dress their product in a cloak, so when you go underneath or behind it, there’s no sense of relationship to place for 90 percent of what’s out there. “Our archipelago is so exotic to people, and that is the hook to bring them here. So what is the value of Hawaiian music, tradition and culture? That’s how you keep Hawaiian tradition alive, not just playing it, but by influencing others.” ![]() “Hawaiian slack key is a cultural art form, but the technique is universal, so the potential of it to become a universal language in music is huge. In 2006, Kirk Hammett of Metallica quoted Makana and André Segovia (arguably the greatest guitar player of all time) as two of his new influences. … I wanted to maintain a sense of place here, perpetuate the culture and create an experience that was genuine and valuable to both the visitor and the local.” Our weekly Paniolo Pina dinners will pay homage to the Hawaiian cowboy heritage with roasted pig, delicious eats. The meaning of Paniolo is steeped in a rich cultural tradition of Hawaiian ranching. Pina ph'ee-nah Meal, dinner, small party with dinner to eat a pina. On Kalakaua it feels like an India bazaar. Paniolo pah-nee-oh-loh A person who herds cattle cowboy. Hookers beating each other up, pimps everywhere. This is where we grew up, and it didn’t used to feel like this. I thought I was gonna be the next Don Ho, and then I realized, it’s slavery! We’re working so hard to convince people that this is cool, that you can come back to Waikiki.” The show, set against the backdrop of a 1920s radio show, takes the viewer on a journey through different aspects and eras of Hawaiian music, incorporating all types of hula, like kahiko, ‘auana, and even drunken, or naughty hula. Makana, a master slack key guitarist, is the host of Return to Waikiki, a brand new lū‘au experience nestled amidst the banyan trees in International Market Place. ![]() ![]() is highly Best Beachside Restaurants on Oahu Azure at The Royal Hawaiian. The atmosphere in here, it’s like the last bastion of Waikiki.” Food spots around Waikiki: ( 10 min) 1 The restaurant has an amazing setting. It’s like everything has moved forward in time except for the Market Place, and that’s what I love about it. “I always think of International Market Place as the forgotten child of Waikiki. The Life of a Waikkīkī Cultural Ambassador, Makana
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