Pahinui Productions Good News & Updates

October 21, 2023

As we close our year with the Seattle Slack Key Festival, we look forward to once again spending time with our Pacific North West friends and ohana.


Along with the year end celebrations, we look forward to a healthy, productive, and exciting new year in 2024 and are grateful to all of you our supporters, friends and enthusiasts who follow us and continue to engage with our educational programs and events.

Mahalo Nui for all of your Support!

Tickets on Sale Now! Seattle Slack Key Festival Returns to Town Hall Nov 12, 2023!

November 12, 2023, Cyril Pahinui's Seattle Slack Key Festival returns to Seattleʻs Town Hall Theater. VIP and General Admission tickets still available.

Hope to See you there.......

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Workshops will again be held at Dusty Strings Music School and sign-ups can be made directly on their web page.

Mahalo nui to all who joined us for the 2nd Annual Aloha Shirt Festival Extravaganza! It was an amazing show with 17 designers and stylists showing on the runway, 25 vendors in our Pop-up Market Place and an amazing vintage collection exhibit by Designer Frank Turek, Vintage Surfboards and Jams World.


From the inspiration of fashionistas, Uncle George Na‘ope, and Cyril Lani Pahinui, we have crafted Aloha Shirt Festival, one of the biggest spectacles of the year for Kona to celebrate our Island heritage.


The event is focused on Hawai’i’s wearable arts and the local garment industry, offering: vintage Aloha Wear exhibits, sales, and appraisals, contemporary designers, vintage treasures, and repurposed clothing collections all showcased in exciting fashion runway shows. Afternoon tea, Manta watching, and music by top notch Super Stars!

SAVE THE DATE: Our 2024 dates, October 3rd to 6th have been selected and plans are moving quickly to fill the requests to participate. Mark your calendar and watch for updates. Rooms were sold out for this fun and exciting event. It's a must for your 2024 entertainment!

Aloha Shirt Festival & Fashion Week

October 03 - 06, 2024 at Outrigger Kona Resort & Spa

One powerful highlight or 2023 was having Kumu Rick San Nicolas show his amazing hulu (feather) work on the runway with Brandy G performing The Mauna and the Chief of War actor/models.

The Mauna with Brandy G

Follow us on this amazing journey...and learn more about the iconic Aloha Shirt.


IG: alohashirtfestival Twitter: https://twitter.com / ASF-FWH Website: alohashirtfestival.com

Just one experience with music changes a child’s life forever. The Na‘alehu Theatre, non-profit is mentoring a new generation of Hawaiian musicians by providing free music instruction, mentorship and instruments to elementary school students who otherwise have no access to lessons. 

The future of Hawaiian Music starts with YOU! And every dollar makes a difference. Your tax-deductible donation will be matched by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Join us now to give the gift of music to Hawai'i’s children at: www.Naalehutheatre.org
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Hold the date: August 31, 2024 Hilo Hawaiian Music Festival

Presented by the Na'alehu Theatre, Ben Kaili Productions and Pahinui Productions.

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Live From Waimanalo!


16th annual Waimānalo Kanikapila. Now Streaming

Don your limited Edition T-Shirt and catch the complete program on Youtube at:


2023 Waimanalo Kanikapila Part 1

2023 Waimanalo Kanikapila Part 2

Don't have one yet? We can help with that! Limited Sizes/Styles Still Available

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Mahalo to our 2023 Live From Waimānalo supporting partners: First Hawaiian Bank,Dominos - We Deliver Aloha, Henry Kapono Foundation, Dukes Waikiki, theOffice of Hawaiian Affairs, Outrigger Resorts / Kani Ka Pila Grille, and Kamaka 'Ukulele! We couldn't do it without them and all of you!

Mahalo nui to the record breaking 2,400 who joined us for the: 5th Annual EARTH DAY WAIMĀNALO BEACH CLEANUP! We appreciate you and couldn't do it without you. Hope to see you again in 2024

Plan to join us for the 6th Annual

EARTH DAY CLEANUP FESTIVAL at WAIMĀNALO BEACH PARK

Sunday, April 21st 9AM - 3PM


Sign up at: Beach Clean-up Sign-up



Or at the Sustainable Coastlines booth at the 2024, 17th annual Waimānalo Kanikapila on Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 9AM to 6PM

Waikikiʻs Home of Hawaiian Music


Named by the legendary Cyril Pahinui after his family's famous backyard jams, Kani Ka Pila Grille has been the home for award-winning musicians nightly for over a decade.

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Nahenahe Farm 100% Kona Coffee Now Available at: Nahenahe Farm

“I think the Kona coffee has a richer flavor than any other, be it grown where it may and call it by what name you please.”   ~Mark Twain in Letter’s from Hawai‘i

 

Nahenahe Farm is located in Middle Ke‘ei, within the ahupua’a, or traditional land division encompassing the coastal and mountain resources, of Kealakekua, a major agricultural zone, known as ‘āpa‘a. One of the most beautiful, culturally and historically significant locations in all the Hawaiian Islands, Kealakekua translated as “the path of the gods,” is also one of the most productive.   

 

One of the earliest accounts of the Kona Field System was documented in the 1792 journals of Archibald Menzies, a surgeon and a naturalist who traveled to Hawai‘i with Captain George Vancouver.

 

The first coffee was planted in Kona in 1828 by Reverend Samuel Ruggles, an American Protestant missionary who had originally come to the Islands with the First Company of American missionaries. And today, the area known as the Kona Coffee Belt sustains over 700 hundred independently owned coffee farms, most of them family owned and operated are less than five acres in size. 

 

Optimal growing conditions on the slopes of Mauna Loa provides the coffee plants with plentiful rainfall and moderate temperatures, giving them their unique flavor.  Though the elevations of Kona coffee farms are lower than the elevations of some of the world's top Arabica coffees, when it comes to coffee bean quality a bigger factor than elevation is how fast the coffee cherry (fruit) mature on the coffee plant, and the Kona region's growing conditions provide for a long maturation period. 

 

We love coffee here in Hawai‘i. It  plays an important role in our local economy and ties us to our history. Our coffee a premium gourmet Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica var. typica) is 100% Kona grown and pesticide free. 

 

At Nahenahe Farm we hand select and pick only the ripe cherries to ensure that only those at the peak ripeness are chosen. We then add our own personal touch during the small batch roasting process, focusing on bringing out the inherent fruitiness in a coffee while showcasing its natural sweetness. 

 

Our coffee is known for its simple yet rich flavor, well-balanced with a medium body, a complex aroma, bright acidity yet classically balanced taste. Often exhibiting spicy and also buttery qualities with subtle winey tones, intensely aromatic, and with a great aftertaste/finish.


Our coffee, a medium/dark roast is clean and well-balanced with a full bodied and cheerful, bright acidity yet classically balanced.  Often exhibiting spicy and also buttery qualities with subtle winey tones, intensely aromatic, and with a great aftertaste/finish.

 

Treat yourself and join the Kona Coffee ritual. Get fresh roasted 100% Kona Coffee delivered directly from our farm to your front door. Makes a great holiday gift for the coffee lovers on your list.

 

1 lb. (16 oz) Whole Bean Coffee - $35.00

½ lb. (8 oz) pound Whole Bean Coffee - $20.00 


Prepay for one year of monthly shipments, and we'll send you an additional pound free for the holidays (subscription price includes shipping).


1 lb. (16 oz) Whole Bean Coffee per month for one year. - $420.00

 

A visit to Kona Coffee Country is also a great way to get some freshly roasted coffee right from the source. Every November you can check out the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival, a 10-day series of events including everything from a coffee-picking contest to a parade, beauty pageant, and coffee cupping contests.

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Nahenahe Farm was the dream of my late husband, Cyril Pahinui who was not only a master of Kī Hō'alu but also an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher. One of our mutual passions is supporting Hawaiian music and passing on the Slack Key tradition.

Here at Nahenahe Farm we work alongside Na'alehu Theatre, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization to gather resources for archiving music collections, event production, and providing Hawaiian Music Mentorship.   

To support this effort we are developing a range of Hawai'i products with 100% of profit going toward bringing Hawaiian Music Masters into local schools to mentor youth in traditional music stylings. Through this work we hope to preserve and perpetuate the art form.

Our first project was the complete renovation of the 'Ohia Cottagea well-appointed 2 bedroom guest house in the heart of Kona's coffee belt that offers visitors a spacious and relaxing place to settle in and enjoy Kona's casual, unassuming island-style.

This unique offering comes with a sampling of our local products, pre-arrival consulting, and can include an assortment of personalized guest services. We hope you will come stay with us on your next adventure to Hawai'i Island. To receive the Friends and Family discount please email me in advance to booking.

COFFEE is next! We had an exceptional year here in Kona and our coffee is exceptional! We will soon be launching our website featuring our own 100% Kona Coffee and many other Tropical Delights...stay tuned..
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Cyril Lani Pahinui!
April 21, 1950 - November 17, 2018

"We are all grateful that you were here with us..... Your influence is everlasting as it continues to inspire next generations and as we all share in the possibilities and power of music to give hope, light and happiness to people everywhere."

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