| Pahinui Productions Good News & Updates |
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| Mahalo nui loa to all our wonderful friends, fans, and family, our generous sponsors, fantastic volunteers, and awesome musicians for your profound aloha and continued support for Hawaiian music and our educational programs.
We are truly grateful for your presence, engagement and generosity. We look forward to seeing you all and having you with us again next year!
Mahalo! (Thankful to be in the presence of the divine breath of life)
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| | | Hauʻoli makahiki hou!
Happy new year!
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| On November 17, Makaliʻi hiki (the rise of Pleiades constellation) in the east falls in sync with the setting of the sun in the west, this positioning of celestial bodies marks the beginning of the Makahiki season and the Hawaiian new year.
Equivalent to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s rolled into one, Makahiki is a sacred holiday that conveys deeply-felt appreciation, gratitude and thankfulness. The season is one of peace, feasting, and rejuvenation. At its root, Makahiki is a change of seasonal weather patterns marking the change from harvest time to the beginning of the agricultural season, a universal expression of thanks and appreciation. For traditionalists, it begins with Hi'uwai a ceremony of awakening at first light to bathe in the ocean. |
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| | | Lā Kūʻokoʻa (Hawaiian Independence Day) is a national holiday celebrated annually on November 28 in the Hawaiian Kingdom, which commemorates the signing of Anglo-Franco Proclamation of 1843, the official diplomatic recognition of the independence and sovereignty of the kingdom by Great Britain and France.
On Sunday, November 27, at approximately 11:30 p.m. a 4.0 Earth Quake announced the eruption of Mauna Loa volcano on Hawai‘i Island.
Additional updates are available on the official Hawaiʻi travel website at https://www.gohawaii.com/special-alerts-maunaloa.
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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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| Cyril Pahinui's Waimānalo Kanikapila Returns |
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| | | Waimānalo Beach Park on Gabby's Birthday, April 22, 2023. |
Presented by the Nā‘ālehu Theatre with sponsorship from HTA CEP and Outrigger Resorts, the festival was designed after gatherings remembered from Cyril’s childhood days, when weekends at the family’s Waimānalo home on Bell Street were a continuous kanikapila.
The 16th annual Waimānalo Kanikapila, continues Cyril Pahinui’s legacy and intent to honor his beloved father by celebrating the musical heritage of Waimānalo.
The Waimānalo Kanikapila, brings musicians, fans, families and visitors together to celebrate and share Hawai‘i’s music and offers an opportunity for students to perform along-side their instructors. |
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November 12, 2023, Cyril Pahinui's Seattle Slack Key Festival returns to Seattleʻs Town Hall Theater. Save the Date and check back with us for updates and details. We hope to see you there! |
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| Due to the Livestream only event this year, we still have a limited supply of 2022 and a few 2020 T-shirts available.
In Cyril's honor we presented this Signature T-shirt and Tribute Edition of his webisode: Live From Waimanalo live-streamed for free. And supported by t-shirt sales and donations. In case you missed it or just want to watch it again, we have a permanent link up on Youtube below.
Watch It Now |
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| | | 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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“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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