Cyril Pahinui performs “Makee ʻAilana,” a beloved hula mele that remembers the old Makee Island in Waikiki. The song is widely credited to James K. ʻIʻi in the early 1900s and recalls a favorite gathering place in the lagoons of Kapiolani Park where the Royal Hawaiian Band played Sunday concerts. The former island site is near the Honolulu Zoo parking area. 🌺 About the song “Makee ʻAilana” takes its name from an island named for sea captain James Makee. The lyrics linger on evening strolls, gen
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Release week continues for Cyril Pahinui — Hiʻilawe Live. 🌊🎶 Today’s spotlight: Cyril performing his father’s signature song “Hiʻilawe” at the Honolulu Academy of Arts with an all-star crew — Amy Hānaialiʻi (vocals), Jeff Peterson (guitar), Dennis Kamakahi (guitar), and Steve Jones (bass). The performance also appears on the album Amy Hānaialiʻi and Slack Key Masters of Hawaiʻi. About the mele: “Hiʻilawe” honors the great waterfall in Waipiʻo Valley and became a modern classic through Gabby Pa
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Cyril Pahinui — Hiʻilawe Live is out now. 🌊🎶 Listen here: lnk.to/Hiilawe To celebrate, enjoy this rare field recording of Cyril visiting Hiʻilawe in Waipiʻo Valley, the waterfall behind one of Hawaiʻi’s most beloved mele. After a weekend of music, lessons, and a lūʻau, Cyril and a small group of friends set out on the valley trail — not just for a hike, but to make music on location. They packed guitars, video cameras, and a tape recorder, all wrapped in industrial black plastic bags to handle
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'Cyril Pahinui accepted Dr. Linda Dixon's 20 year old Martin Guitar as her gift to him on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Friends since 1989, Cyril and Linda and her former husband Eugene Ferris MD, played slack key guitar for hours with the then teenaged Bobby Moderow and legend Raymond Kane. Linda never mastered this beautiful Martin guitar given to her by her husband, Gene Ferris, and was convinced that such a beautiful instrument should be in the hands of the Hawaiian master, Cyril Pahinu
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Less than a week to go. On Friday, September 19, Cyril Pahinui — Hi‘ilawe Live arrives. Today’s clip is “Sweet Memory,” with Cyril up front and a guest feature from Mia Tolentino. It is intimate and close, the kind of performance where voice and guitar carry the whole story. “Sweet Memory” is a love song co written by Cyril Pahinui with Larry Lindsey Kimura and Brian Hussey. The lyric moves between Hawaiian and English and turns on simple images of longing and return, the kind of quiet poetry Cy
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