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HENRY KAPONO IN CONCERT:
Hawaiian singer-songwriter Henry Kapono has been delighting audiences with his gritty vocal style and island vibes for over 30 years. With his expansive catalog and charming stage presence, Kapono keeps fans in high spirits at his live shows with rosuing renditions of hits like "I'm Coming Home" and "Stand In the Light". Whether he's plucking his ukelele or playing his signature white electric guitar, the crooner is a legendary act who never fails to warm hearts and minds on his nostalgic tours.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
Born and raised in Hawaii, Henry Kapono got his start at the age of five, singing in the local church choir and playing ukelele with his father. He continued to teach himself other instruments including guitar by watching and listening to some of his favorite musicians. In high school and college he was an accomplished football player with plans of going pro, but after several injuries he switched gears and returned to his musical roots. He fronted the Waikiki-based group Pakalolo, playing shows around the islands and gaining a steady cult following along the way. He earned mainstream fame when he formed a duo alongside bandmate Cecilio Rodriguez and landed a deal with Columbia Records. Since then the Grammy-nominated artist has released 17 solo records, won 12 Hoku Hano Hano Awards (Hawaiian Grammys), played alongside Jimmy Buffet, and toured around the world. The decorated singer has three decades of performing under his belt, and he always has ticket buyers feeling the good vibes when he takes the stage.
Concert started at 6:30 pm and went to 10:10 without any breaks. The best show of local performers. What great collaboration and reminded me of old kanakapila times when everyone would just jam.
Beautiful evening, beautiful music! TOTALLY AWESOME!
Never again will you see this group together again... Awesome.... so many memories!!!
This was the best hawaiian music concert I've seen in the 35 years I have been going to the shell. Every one of the performers were at the top of their game. I really liked how all the different artists performed by themselves and then together in different combinations doing each other's music - Kapono and John Cruz, Ledward and Mike Kaaawa, etc. Loved Jerry Sanntos, Brother Nolan - every single artist was excellent. Kalapana blew everyone away with not only their beautiful hawaiian music, but with their jammin' sax player they turned into Tower of Power for a song! Not only was the sound system great, but they had up a big screen so you could watch everyone up close and personal. What a vibe - what an awesome show! I sure hope they do it again next year.
Kudos to Henry Kapono for putting on such an epic concert. It truely brought me "back in the Day". So much talent together for one event. Thanks !
Fantastic . Seamless assortment of continuos Hawaiian music .
This concert was wonderful - impressive talent, well organized and a great cause! The people there enjoyed a solid 3.5 hours of first-rate entertainment.
Sad to see some of these legends of Hawaiian music aging, making it special to see them while we can. Some performances were spectacular, i.e. Brother Nolan, Kapono and others tight and tasty version of Bye Bye Pua Lane.
I was so HAPPY to be a part of this great event! Not only to see the great performers & hear the awesome music but to feel so good about helping with the MAKING A WISH FOUNDATION! We have lost so many great talented performers here that we need to cherish & enjoy all that we still have & support all of them however we can. It is music that takes you back to exactly where you were or what you were doing when you hear a certain song. That night did just that! I would definately HANA HOU this event again! Mahalo Kapono for your dedication to the Making Wish Foundation & all who participated & helped to make this event happen " It was Awesome "
Talk about a star studded event for Hawaiian musicians. It brought back so many memories of how great music from Hawaii was in the 70's, 80's and 90's. But it also brought back sad memories of those that were lost. Mahalo to Henry Kapono and all the musicians that participated in such a worthy cause. It was a real treat to be there! Are there any plans to put out a DVD or CD of the event?
My siblings and our spouses went to the Back in the Day concert at the Waikiki Shell and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Henry Kapono was able to share his songs and share the music of so many other great talents we have here in Hawaii. We've attended many concerts in the past, but really enjoyed the format of this concert. Best my far! Thank you Henry Kapono for sharing your music and the music of others with us. Also to top it off, some of the proceeds went to a great cause...Make a Wish foundation! Exceptional!!! We are already looking forward to the next great concert. Thank you
Superb. took us back to when we were teenager's no worries or care's.... Miss those times in our lives when it was much simpler
Wonderful Wonderful..Loved the music. Loved observing friends interact and respond to one another on stage. Missed seeing Willy K and no mention of why he was a no-show. Am visiting family and got of whole heap of my favorite island musicians in one event. It was lovely. thank you for doing this (all of you..) and thanks for your generosity for a non-profit in need.
This was a show not-to-miss. There were so many great Hawaiian entertainers, that they could have played all night. As it was they played continuously for 3.5 hours. One of the best shows I have ever see,
Loved listening to music from back in the day. Great that Henry brought in young ones like Raiatea Helm to sing one of his songs as well as Cyril with his two musicians on steel and uke. Kalapana rocked and Cazimero's voice was like a god! Must support our local island musicians.
This concert was the bomb! 3 1/2 hours of the best Hawaii has to offer doing their own hits as well as one-time collaborations with the other artists. Special kudos to the sound and stage crew for excellent sound and for allowing this program to proceed with no breaks. The staging and the program were planned well and executed to perfection.
We enjoyed every artist! Henry did a wonderful job in assigning the song program to each artist to fit their genre. Robert Caz in the end was fabulous!
The show was amazing! I heard the program was backed up so some performers couldn't go on and thats probaboy why Kalapana only played 3 songs. They should start this earleir cause we all know once it's 10pm, because of the law, the concert is over! IWe even brought our cousin from Colorado who grew up here and he just loved it. This was a great night of "back in the day" entertainment that we really enjoyed! Great job!!!!
A concert at the Shell is always a treat - but to be entertained for almost 4 hours non stop by some of the greatest names in Hawaiian Music was simply unbelievable. Henry Kapono has always been one of our favorites - in fact we were married to C &K Music. His solos were incredible - such a terrific voice! But then his duets with others and the solos by others simply made the night magical. There were times we had tears in our eyes. There wasn't one "down moment" the whole evening - thank you Kapono and friends! ps. Side note…the last time we were at the shell there were great food venders lining the sides with Poke and other sumptuous dishes…however this time - no food vendors - only the concession and the food was HORRIBLE. To not even be able to get a Teriyaki Chicken Plate that was decent is a crime. (canned corn and dried chicken)? UGH I think you can do better…bring back the individual vendors PLEASE.
Seeing legends on stage from the 1970's Hawaiian renaissance was truly amazing! Kapono always has it going on and his line--up was rather impressive. The only drawback was a small group of extremely intoxicated local girls that just could not control themselves. They were loud and obnoxious, getting into fights, and they even threw a beer at a tourist chick, but I got hit and don't drink so it was rather unpleasant. Why people have to act like that at such a mellow scene, with such beautiful and memory provoking music is beyond me,.
