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Hawaiian Music and Culture
in the New York City Metro Area
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Concerts and Events | Hula Instruction | Entertainers
Organizations/Clubs | Hawaiian/Polynesian Stores



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* Annual Hawaii Central Park Picnic

Started over 20 years ago by members of the local Hawaiian community to celebrate May Day, the annual Central Park Picnic brings together over 300 people from the Hawaiian community together each year on the first Sunday of June in a Hawaiian style potluck with ono food, kanikapila Hawaiian music and hula. Everyone is invited to dance hula or play some Hawaiian music so bring your mele, hula and instruments. There will be a CD player and small sound system available. It's a potluck so bring your favorite local dish to share and your own non-alcoholic beverages as well as trash bags for clean-up.
 
Date:    Sunday, June 7, 2009
Always the first Sunday in June (rain or shine)
Time:    Noon to 5 PM
Location:    Central Park -- Summit Rock
New York, NY
Directions:    Use the 85th Street entrance to the park. Keep right on the path until you see the lamppost sign "Summit Rock" then go up the hill.
 

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* Halau Hula 'O Na Mele 'Aina 'O Hawai'i
 
Instructor:    Luana Haraguchi
Web:    http://www.hawaiianartistsshowsnyc.com
Info:    (212) 472-1302, (845) 359-9214 or email HawaiianArtists@aol.com
Class Locations:    Manhattan
250 W 54th Street
(Between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
Nola Studios - 11th Floor (or Carson Studios - 10th Floor)
New York, NY 10019
(Classes held outdoors in Central Park during the spring/summer, weather permitting)

Rockland County
249 Betsy Ross Drive
Orangeburg, NY 10962
Classes:    Adult
New York City:  Mondays and Thursdays, 7 PM - 9 PM
Orangeburg:  Sundays, 10 AM - 1 PM

Keiki (Children)
Orangeburg:  Fridays, 4 PM - 5 PM
 
* Makalina
 
Instructor:    Makalina
Info:    (917) 309-3020 or info@tinybubbleband.com
Class Locations:    Lotus Music & Dance
109 West 27th Street, 8th Floor
(between 6th and 7th Avenues)
New York, NY 10001

New York Dance Center
158 West 26th St
New York, NY 10001
Classes:    Hula and Tahitian Class Schedule

 
* June Kaililani Tanoue
 
Instructor:    June Kaililani Tanoue
Info:    (630) 697-9655 or kaili@zencommunity.org
Class Location:    Dance Theatre Workshop
219 W 19th St
(between 7th and 8th Avenues)
New York, NY 10011
Classes:    Hula Class Schedule

 
* Hawaiian Tropical Paradise
 
Hawaiian, Tahitian, Maori classes and workshops.
Instructor:    Enjole
Web:    http://www.hawaiianparadise.com
Info:    (516) 563-3359 or enjole@hawaiianparadise.com
Class Location:    20 Canal Road
Oakdale, NY 11769
 

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* Hawaiian Artists Shows – Aloha Paradise Revue
 
Web:    http://www.hawaiianartistsshowsnyc.com
Info:    Luana Haraguchi or Frank Bryant at (212) 472-1302, (845) 359-9214 or email HawaiianArtists@aol.com
 
* The Tiny Bubble Band Featuring Makalina's Hawaiian Express
 

Total Entertainment Package For Our Full 8 Piece Group – 5 Piece Live Band Plus 3 Dancers

Web:    http://www.tinybubbleband.com
Info:    Makalina at (917) 309-3020 or info@tinybubbleband.com
 
* Hawaiian Tropical Paradise
 

Hawaiian Tropical Paradise Revue with fire & knife dancer, and full Hawaiian decoration packages.

Web:    http://www.hawaiianparadise.com
Info:    Enjole at (516) 563-3359 or enjole@hawaiianparadise.com
 
* Papalua
 

Papalua is New York City's premier performing duo for genuine contemporary and traditional Hawaiian music. The group's vocals, slack key guitar instrumentals and island style jams have been featured at weddings, fundraisers, corporate, private and public events throughout the New York tri-state area.

Papalua, the Hawaiian word meaning "twice as much," aptly describes the two guitars and two voices of the duo formed by Darin and Andy.

Darin Leong
Born and raised in Honolulu, Darin has performed at Carnegie Hall and entertained Hawai'i Governor Linda Lingle. As a member of Ho'olapa, Darin played many of the hotels on O'ahu, including the Kahala Mandarin and Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. Darin continued his musical training under the guidance of guitarists Barry Flanagan (Hapa), Lisa Smith, and Bobby Moderow (Maunalua). Rooted in the learning gained in Hawai'i, Darin set off to college to obtain a classical music degree from Pomona College in California. After four years of classical guitar training under surfing legend Jack Sanders, Darin made his way east to New York City.

Andy Wang
With family ties to the island of O'ahu, Andy developed an insatiable love for Hawaiian music and the fingerstyle tradition of ki ho'alu. For over a decade, he has regularly returned to Hawai'i to study with a host of Hawaiian slack key guitar masters including Keola Beamer, Ledward Kaapana and Cyril Pahinui. Andy has become an ambassador of this art, delighting audiences across the east coast.

Web:    http://www.papalua.com
Info:    Andy Wang at (973) 886-6836 or andy@andywangmusic.com
 
* Darin Leong
 

Darin is a performer of Hawaiian music who plays his guitar as a soloist, in a duo, and as a member of Uncle Jimmy and the Hula Dancers, a contemporary Hawaiian group performing on both coasts and in Hawaii.

Web:    http://www.hawaiiguitar.com
Info:    Darin Leong at darinleong@hotmail.com
 
* Andy Wang
 

Andy Wang is a performer of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and contemporary Hawaiian music.

Web:    http://www.andywangmusic.com
Info:    Andy Wang at (973) 886-6836 or andy@andywangmusic.com
 
* Johnny Kai "Hawaiian Style"
 

Johnny Kai is a professional singer/entertainer from Hawaii who has performed in many of Hawaii's top shows including the successful Magic of Polynesia show in Waikiki.

Info:    Johnny at (808) 271-5853 or johnnykai@aol.com
 

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* Halawai

Halawai is committed to building and supporting a community of people who share a common background or interest in Hawai'i. In the tradition of extended 'ohana (family), Halawai perpetuates the aloha spirit by bringing people together and providing a gathering place.
 
Web:    http://www.halawai.org
 
* Hawai'i Cultural Foundation

The Hawai'i Cultural Foundation (HCF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to perpetuating Hawaiian culture outside of Hawai'i. HCF develops programs that create a deeper understanding of ancient and contemporary Hawaiian traditions, and strives to strengthen a community of people who share a common ancestry, background or interest in Hawai'i.

NOTE: On February 12, 2007, the Hawaii Cultural Foundation posted a message that it has come to a close as it celebrates it's 10th anniversary since it was founded in 1997. Mahalo nui loa to founders Janu Cassidy and Michelle Akina; and NYC Ambassador of Aloha Nersa Miller!
Read More»
 
Web:    http://www.hawaiiculturalfoundation.org
 
* University of Hawaii Alumni Association East (UHAA-East)

This chapter was founded in March 1989. The UHAA-East chapter covers the eastern states of New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
 
Info:    Karen Liu
karencliu@aol.com
 
* Columbia University Ohana Club
 
Info:    Columbia University
Division of Student Affairs
Smeeta Mahanti at sm1231@columbia.edu
 
* New York University Hawaii Club
 
Info:    New York University
Office of Student Activities
21 Washington Place
(Entrance at 244 Greene Street)
(212) 998-4700
 
* Cornell University Hawaii Club
 
Web:    http://www.rso.cornell.edu/hawaiiclub/
 
* Princeton Hawaii Club
 
Web:    http://www.princeton.edu/~hawaii/
Email:    hawaii@princeton.edu
 
* University of Pennsylvania Hawaii Club
 
Web:    http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~hawaii/
Email:    hawaii@dolphin.upenn.edu
 

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* L&L Hawaiian Barbeque
 
Web:    http://www.hawaiianbarbecue.com
Location:    64 Fulton St [and Cliff St]
New York, NY 10038
Phone: (212) 577-8888
 

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