IN CONCERT
FILE / 2001
Robert, left, and Roland Cazimero will play their annual May Day concert Monday.
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2 concerts showcase unique music of the isles
Last weekend, the big-ticket concerts in Honolulu were Jack Johnson's Kokua Festival and Damian Marley, two shows that could have been staged almost anywhere. This weekend, it's a different story as Hawaii gets back to its cultural roots with a pair of events unique to the islands.
'Imua Kamehameha'
Presented by the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame
Place: Hawaii Theatre
Time: 7 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $20 and $25
Call: 528-0506 or visit www.hawaiitheatre.com
Brothers Cazimero
29th Annual May Day Concert
Place: Waikiki Shell
Time: 7:30 p.m. Monday
Tickets: $15 to $25; available at Blaisdell box office and Times Super Market outlets
Call: (877) 750-4400 or visit www.ticketmaster.com
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The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame honors 2006 inductees Alfred Alohikea, Bill Ali'iloa Lincoln and Henry W. Waia'u at the Hawaii Theatre on Saturday, and then on Monday it's the Brothers Cazimero's 29th Annual May Day Concert at the Waikiki Shell.
Pardon the cliché, but it doesn't get more Hawaiian than that!
Kahauanu Lake, cultural conservator of the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame since its inception in 1994, is once again artistic director of Saturday's show. The theme, "Imua Kamehameha," is a nod to the school that most of the performers attended. The program includes 'Ale'a, Mahi Beamer, Holunape, the Kamehameha Schools Alumnae Glee Club directed by Aaron Mahi, and the Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus.
The list of performers also includes the ever-popular Emma Veary, who quit Kamehameha to attend Roosevelt High School after authorities told her it wasn't appropriate for a Kamehameha girl to be working as a professional entertainer.
The program celebrates the addition of Alohikea, Lincoln and Waia'u to the singers, chanters, musicians and composers in the Hall of Fame. Alohikea and Lincoln are also remembered for their work as recording artists, but the emotional highlight of the show will come when the Waia'u 'Ohana, led by the producer of the show, Kaina Waia'u, performs kupuna Henry Waia'u's compositions.
Monday, the Brothers Cazimero return to the Waikiki Shell for their 29th celebration of the fact that "May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii." Robert Cazimero felt that the old Hawaiian custom had fallen by the wayside since statehood and made a move toward reversing the trend with the first May Day extravaganza in 1977.
The show takes place on May 1 each year, no matter what day of the week it falls on.
Surprise guests, all-star jams and producer Jon de Mello's breathtaking staging have been standard components. Surprises have included teenage Na Leo Pilimehana challenging the audience with "Local Boys" in 1984, and Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom's formal debut as a falsetto singer in 1997.
The newly crowned Miss Aloha Hula and her halau usually appear, but beyond that there's no telling who may join Robert, Roland and their beloved "third brother," kumu hula Leina'ala Kalama Heine.