Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 7, 1 July 2010 — Tribute to Gabby [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Tribute to Gabby

By Jennifer Armstrong KaWai Ola Onee a year, Waimānalo exudes sounds of 'ukulele strumming and melodic voices singing during a eommunitywide kanikapila. This year will be no different. The Pahinui 'Ohana, Hula Supply Foundation and Nā'ālehu Theatre presents the third annual Gabby Pahinui Waimānalo Kanikapila at Waimānalo Beach Park. The event brings to life a long-time dream of Cyril Pahinui, one of Gabby's six sons and a loeal musician. "We all miss the kanikapila ses-

sions of our childhood," says Cyril in a press release. "During my dad's life, weekends at the Pahinui home in Waimānalo were a contin-

uous jam session, where dozens of musicians, both young and old, eame by to jam with 'the Master,' " he adds. Following Gabby's passing in the early 1980s, kanikapila sessions were founded

at his namesake Waimānalo Park Pavilion to feature his Hawaiian style kl hō'alu - slack key music. The Pahinui 'Ohana hopes to acknowledge Waimānalo

as a focal point of kl hō'alu and Hawaiian music by re-establishing these musical gatherings and their ability to perpetuate and preserve the uniaueness of Hawai'i's musi-

eal identity. The musical line-up this year includes loeal artists such as Makana. Greu Sardinha and

Po'okela, Jerry Santos and Doug Fitch to name a few. The emcees will be Billy V., Kimo Kahoano and Skylark Rossetti. New at this year's event is a fundraising effort to support the

Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame's goal of opening a museum and performance center for Hawaiian music and hula. T-shirts will be sold, with $1 per

shirt donated toward this cause. A goal of $1 million is set and a eheek for the donation will be presented to the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame at this year's kanikapila. The event is free and open to

the puhlie. Contact Cyril Pahinui with any questions or to make a contribution at cyril@cyrilpahinui. eom, or visit gabbypahinui.com for more information. ■

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Gabby Pahinui Waimānalo Kanikapila Sat., Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free $1 from eaeh T-shirt sold will support a planneh Hawaiian Museum ofMusic and Oanee

■ - ■> I Cyril Pahinui and students kanikapila. - Phofo: Courfesy ofCyril Pahinui