LEE CATALUNA
BY
R. KEVIN GARCIA DOYLE
DIRECTED BY
Local playwright Lee Cataluna's classic, island-style comedy about a fictional mayor and his loyal assistant. The new mayor of Hilo has a past he’s trying to keep secret. His assistant is doing everything in her power to keep the county running right while keeping da mayah from running off the rails. A subplot involving a careless hitman and washerette/karaoke bar owner will have audiences rolling in the aisles.
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THE WILD HAWAIIAN
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GRAMMY® NOMINATED AND MULTIPLE NĀ HŌKŪ HANOHANO AWARD-WINNING ARTIST HENRY KAPONO BRINGS THE WILD HAWAIIAN—HIS GROUNDBREAKING ALBUM THAT REDEFINED HAWAIIAN MUSIC THROUGH ITS BOLD FUSION OF TRADITIONAL OLI (CHANT) AND HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE WITH ELECTRIC GUITARS, ROCK RHYTHMS, AND MODERN INSTRUMENTATION—TO MANOA VALLEY THEATRE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2025. FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY, HENRY BRINGS THIS VISIONARY PROJECT TO LIFE ON STAGE, JOINED BY THE BOYS IN THE BAND, WORLD-RENOWNED PERFORMANCE POET KEALOHA, AND A MESMERIZING TRIO OF DANCERS WHOSE BLEND OF HULA, CONTEMPORARY, AND THEATRICAL MOVEMENT OFFERS A POWERFUL VISUAL EXPRESSION OF THE MUSIC. TOGETHER, THEY CREATE AN IMMERSIVE CELEBRATION OF CULTURE, CREATIVITY, AND BOLD ARTISTIC EXPRESSION—BROUGHT TO LIFE BY THE ONE AND ONLY WILD HAWAIIAN, HENRY KAPONO. KAPONO’S POWERFUL, GENRE-DEFYING CREATION SERVED AS A CULTURAL STATEMENT, HONORING HAWAIIAN HERITAGE WHILE FEARLESSLY PUSHING ARTISTIC BOUNDARIES. IT SHOWCASES HIS DEEP CONNECTION TO HIS ROOTS, HIS ARTISTIC VISION, AND HIS WILLINGNESS TO EXPERIMENT, FURTHER CEMENTING HIS LEGACY AS A VERSATILE AND INFLUENTIAL FIGURE IN HAWAI‘I’S MUSIC SCENE. THE ALBUM EARNED A GRAMMY® NOMINATION AND CONTINUES TO RESONATE WITH BOTH LONGTIME FANS AND NEW AUDIENCES NEARLY 20 YEARS AFTER ITS RELEASE, SECURING ITS PLACE IN HAWAIʻI’S MUSICAL HISTORY. THIS PERFORMANCE IS A FEATURED EVENT OF THE INAUGURAL HOME IN THE ISLANDS (HITI) MUSIC FESTIVAL, PART OF THE MONTH-LONG CELEBRATION OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS HKF MONTH—HONORING THE MUSIC, ARTISTS, AND VENUES THAT UPLIFT HAWAI‘I’S RICH CULTURAL LEGACY. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT—A POWERFUL COLLABORATION WHERE TRADITION MEETS BOLD ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, BROUGHT TO LIFE BY THE ONE AND ONLY WILD HAWAIIAN, HENRY KAPONO. HOSTED BY ALX KAWAKAMI, AND KICKING OFF THE NIGHT, LOVEJACK TAKES THE CELLO TO THRILLING NEW HEIGHTS—BLENDING ROCK ENERGY, CINEMATIC FLAIR, AND RAW EMOTION INTO EVERY NOTE. FROM REIMAGINED ANTHEMS TO SWEEPING CLASSICAL MELODIES AND HEARTFELT ORIGINALS, THIS UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCE IS A HIGH-VOLTAGE JOURNEY THROUGH SOUND AND SOUL.
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