Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 6, 1 June 2008 — Pahinui ʻohana announces inaugural tribute to Pops [ARTICLE]

Pahinui ʻohana announces inaugural tribute to Pops

The Pahinui family has announced its first Gabby Pahinui Wainiānalo Kanikapila, intended as a tribute to patriarch and Hawaiian kl hō'alu legend Gabby "Pops" Pahinui. The event, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Waimānalo Beach Park, is free and open to the puhlie. Headlining the event will be the new Pahinui Hawaiian Band with members Cyril Pahinui, Martin Pahinui, Gabby Pahinui, Kali Pahinui, Kunia Galdera and Peter Moon Jr. "During my dad Gabby Pahinui's life, weekends at the Pahinui home in Waimānalo were a continuous jam session," says Cyril Pahinui. "With a welcoming pot of beef stew and rice always on the stove, our Waimānalo home heeame the perfect setting for a rejuvenation of Hawai'i's musical traditions." During the 80s, kanikapila sessions were started at Waimānalo Park to perpetuate Hawaiian kl hō'alu music. It has been a dream of the Pahinui 'ohana to re-establish these gatherings and to recognize Gabby's contributions to Hawaiian music. Educational and infonnational booth space is available. Contact Miehael Hikalea of Hui Mālama I ke Kai via e-mail at haunanil @mac.com for infonnation. A series of workshops is scheduled for Aug. 7, 8 and 10. Email cyril@cyrilpahinui.com to register. For more infonnation, please see www.cyrilpahinui.com. ^