Finale

The finale for The Chainsmokers Dream Weekend concert featured a myriad of pyrotechnics, with butane flame columns, and fireworks.

Wishing you all a Hau'oli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year)!

Taimane Gardner

Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning ukulele virtuoso Taimane Gardner, or just Taimane, was one of the guest performers for the 2017 Hawai‘i Bowl halftime show, which included an ensemble of Hawaiian music artists and hula dancers. 

Streetlight Cadence

Local indie-rock quartet Streetlight Cadence rehearses for their appearance in the 2018 Hawai‘i Bowl pregame show. The band will do two numbers before the Christmas Eve collegiate football bowl game between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors.

Ben Chai (guitar) is the newest member of the band. Since this photo was taken, the band has moved to the mainland, and a couple of changes in their lineup.

Sir Richard Branson

Virgin Group's founder Sir Richard Branson addresses the media and airline employees at the launch of Virgin America's service between San Francisco and Honolulu. Sir Richard was one of the passengers aboard the inaugural Airbus A320 flight from San Francisco.

Virgin America was a sister airline to the airlines in the UK and Australia. It was later acquired by Alaska Airlines a few years after.

Streetlight Cadence

Local alternative quartet, Streetlight Cadence, rehearses for their halftime performance during the 2016 Hawai‘i Bowl.

Kimié Miner

Grammy Award nominated and Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winner, Kimié Miner, rehearses "Hawai‘i Pono‘ī" for her pregame performance at the 2018 SoFi Hawai‘i Bowl. She also performed with Kalani Pe‘a during the halftime show.

Bruno Mars

Three years ago this week, Hawai‘i's own Bruno Mars held three sold-out concerts at Aloha Stadium. The massive stage was built in the north end zone to accommodate fans on the field. With 36,000 tickets sold per night, he and his band entertained the crowd during his two-hour-plus show. Much of Bruno's wardrobe (as seen above) was Hawai‘i-themed, as he wrapped up his 200-show "24K Magic" world tour.

Kimié & Kalani

Hawaiian music artists Kimié Miner and Kalani Pe‘a pose together during their rehearsal of the 2018 SoFi Hawai‘i Bowl entertainment acts. Kimié sang Hawai‘i Pono‘ī in pregame, and Kalani sang two songs during halftime.

Anuhea

Hawaiian music artist Anuhea, performed at the grand opening of the Mokulele Airlines Terminal (Terminal 3) at the Daniel K Inouye International Airport. She performed several songs for the Mokulele staff and waiting passengers.

Sir Richard Branson

In November 2015, Virgin America began service between San Francisco and Honolulu. As owner of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson made the inaugural revenue flight, and is seen above exiting the Airbus A320. In Virgin style, the inaugural flight actually parked on HNL's South Ramp with a parking spot converted to a Virgin America lounge, and a stage complete with the airline's branded longboards. Even the A320 used for the flight was named "Pineapple Express".

The Chainsmokers

The electronic dance music duo, The Chainsmokers, headlined the 2017 Dream Weekend Concert at Aloha Stadium. Today's photo was taken during the duo's finale.

Unfortunately, this year's concert was canceled because of the China Corona Virus pandemic.

High Five

KITV Sports Director Brandi Higa and Japanese comedian Yuji Ayabe high five each other following the 2018 Pacific Rim Cup press conference at Aloha Stadium.

The Pacific Rim Cup is an annual soccer tournament that features two J-League teams against two Major League Soccer teams.

Brandi Higa has since moved on as a spokesperson for the City & County of Honolulu.

Kalani Pe‘a

Multiple Grammy Award and Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning Hawaiian music vocalist Kalani Pe‘a rehearses his halftime performance for his appearance at the 2018 SoFi Hawai‘i Bowl.

The Chainsmokers

The Chainsmokers were the first headlining act of the first Dream Weekend Music Festival in December 2017. This shot was taken during a CO2 blast. 

Aloha ‘Oe Jimmy Borges

Local jazz vocalist Jimmy Borges passed away a couple of weeks ago, after a battle with lung cancer. In the photo above, Borges performed several songs with his band prior to the Hawaiian Airlines inaugural flight to JFK. Dubbed Hawai‘i's Frank Sinatra, he was a fixture on the Waikīkī jazz club circuit, also won several Nā Hōkū Hanohano Hawaiian music awards days before his passing. Borges also appeared in both incarnations of the CBS TV series "Hawaii Five-0".

Also, a couple of days ago, Steve Jones, the bassist behind Jimmy Borges, passed away. I remember Steve when he was a Japanese tourist wedding photographer from the late 80s to the mid-90s. Sadly, this event pictured above, was the last time I saw him.

Robert Cazimero

Hawaiian music bassist and singer Robert Cazimero performs at a Hawaiian Airlines route launch pre-boarding media event. Cazimero has won multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards for his music CDs with his brother Roland, and also is an award-winning kumu hula.

The Artist And His Design

Well-known Hawaiian clothing designer Sig Zane was commissioned by Hawaiian Airlines to design a livery for their ‘Ohana by Hawaiian subsidiary. This photo was taken during the unveiling of the airline. ‘Ohana by Hawaiian began service last week.

Family Photo

Japanese professional wrestlers Kensuke Sasaki (standing left) and Akira Hokuto (hat), and their sons pose for Japanese newspaper photographers after their TV news interview.

Frank Hewitt

A closer shot of Kumu Hula Frank Kawikapuokalani Hewitt, as did a surprise performance for the 10th Hula Ho‘olauna Aloha, at the Ala Moana Shopping Center.

Viewfinder Perspective

One of the great things about the HDV camcorders is that it has a flip-out three-inch LCD monitor. It supplements the viewfinder in the back of the camera. Today's photo shows one of the videographer's LCD monitors, and the extreme close-up shot of Akira Hokuto.