A glimpse behind the Bing Crosby holiday hit, “Mele Kalikimaka,” will find what most every Christmas song holds in its words and music: themes of love, togetherness, and, in this case, ohana (family).

Soft-spoken ukulele virtuoso Brittni Paiva follows up on her 2024 Na Hoku Hanohano Award win in August with “A Cozy Christmas,” a four-song instrumental EP that is a welcome soundtrack for the ...

Performing with the Mākaha Sons for 48 years, founding member Jerome Koko remembers when he first encountered Hawaiian legend Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwoʻole in 1975. “Me and Moon (Kauakahi) was paddling ...