Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila #GPWK2015
The 8th annual GABBY PAHINUI WAIMANALO KANIKAPILA is a gathering of musicians to celebrate and perpetuate Hawai‘i’s unique musical identity. The event honors Gabby Pahinui’s contribution and acknowledges the musical heritage of the Waimanalo community. This FREE event features more than 150 of Hawai‘i’s best musicians and hula dancers and also includes: community organizations that have educational and informational booths, music workshops, cultural demonstrations and displays, lomi lomi massage, food booths that support athletics and community groups, and some craft vendors.

During Gabby Pahinui's life, weekends at the Pahinui home in Waimanalo were a continuous jam session, hosting dozens of musicians, both young and old, who came by to jam with “the Master.“ Memorable guests included slack key masters Leland “Atta” Isaacs, Sonny Chillingworth, and Ray Kane, along with David “Feet” Rogers, Joe Marshall, Aunty Jenoa Keawe, Jessie Kalima, Palani Vaughan, and Peter Moon to name only a few. With a welcoming pot of beef stew and rice always on the stove, his Waimanalo home became the perfect setting for a rejuvenation of Hawai‘i's musical traditions. As Gabby's fame grew, attendance at the weekend jam sessions mushroomed — sometimes hosting a hundred or more musicians and fans. The jam sessions would begin early on Friday morning and continue straight through to Monday morning.

During the early 80’s, Kanikapila sessions were again founded at “Pop’s” Gabby Pahinui’s namesake Waimanalo Park Pavilion to feature and perpetuate Gabby’s contribution and his Hawaiian style kiho‘alu-slack key music. It has long been the dream of the Pahinui Ohana to acknowledge Waimanalo as a focal point of Kihoalu and Hawaiian music by reestablishing these musical gatherings and their ability to perpetuate, and preserve the uniqueness of Hawai‘i’s musical identity. And most importantly to recognize Gabby’s contribution at the pavilion dedicated in honor of him and everything he stood for.

The Pahinui Ohana along with the Na‘alehu Theatre, and the Waimanalo community, feel that Gabby “Pops” Pahinui and everything that he has done for the State of Hawai‘i, the City and County of Honolulu and the renaissance of Hawaiian music, language and culture played an important role in our past and continues to play an important role in our present. We strongly believe that by presenting the Annual Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila we will preserve and support a thriving Hawaiian Culture, Hawai‘i’s continued music industry growth and our unique identity as a world-class destination while, at the same time, developing and strengthening community pride and partnerships among Ohana, Community Organizations, Businesses, and Government Agencies.

シリルの父親ギャビー・パヒヌイが生きていた頃、ワイマナロにある彼の家には多くのミュージシャン仲間が集まり、ジャムセッションを行っていました。そのうち100以上ものミュージシャンやファンが集まり、規模が大きくなったため、ワイマナロビーチパークパヴィリオンで行われるようになりました。シリルは父親の貢献を称え、そして夢を受継いで、ワイマナロでのジャムセッションを行います。

ワイマナロビーチパークで開催され、誰でも参加できるイベントです。音楽とともにフラ、クラフト品の展示、そしてフードブースも出ます。そしてカマカ・ウクレレ、各種CD, ポスター、Tシャツなどの賞品、そしてウィンドワード・コミュニティカレッジへのスカラーシップも用意しています。ご家族、お友達、恋人同士みなさんお揃いでお越し下さい。

http://www.gabbypahinui.com/
Event Date & Time
 Saturday, April 25, 2015
9:00am - 6:00pm
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Event Location
 Waimanalo Beach Park
41 Kalanianaole Hwy, Waimanalo, HI 96795
Island: Oahu
Event Cost
 Free
Event Parking
 Parking Details: Ample free parking available at Waimanalo Beach Park
Location: 41 Kalanianaole Hwy Waimanalo, HI 96795
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Categories: Concerts
Live Music
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Contact Information:
Promoter: Ritsuko Kukonu
Name: Ritsuko or Cyril Pahinui
Phone: (808) 927-5608
Email: poohko808@gmail.com
Website: http://https://www.facebook.com/GabbyPahinuiWaimanaloKaniKaPila
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