# Event Details

- **Event Name**: E Kanikapila Kākou--Week Eight: Makana & Friends
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: ? E Kanikapila Kākou 2026 ?

Join us for Week Eight with Makana

Lei Kukui”

Summoning his broad influences and kumu lineage, Makana weaves an intimate evening of uplifting and diverse song, stringing together mele and moʻolelo with newly-invented and handed-down slack key tunings, styles and untold stories.

Rooted in all things Hawaiian yet ripe with cultural diversity, this rare performance draws from his beloved classics as well as unheard, unreleased repertoire. Join Makana for a night of music to kindle the flames of culture, resilience and a path forward.


Makana has dedicated his life to perpetuating and expanding the realm of Hawaiian slack key guitar. A student of Bobby Moderow Jr. and slack key legends Raymond Kāne and Sonny Chillingworth, Makana’s virtuosic slack key guitar playing and instantly recognizable voice stand at the intersection of folk tradition and cultural avant-gardism. His songs have been featured on multiple Grammy-nominated records, his music is ubiquitous on social platforms (over 1 billion impressions) and his dedication to communities throughout Hawaiʻi has touched countless lives. The NY Times calls him “dazzling” and Esquire magazine has referred to Makana as “one of the greatest living players” of Hawaiian slack key guitar. His music transcends category and trend, and his onstage musical presence is- although purely acoustic- nothing short of symphonic. 

Food Concessions by Collab Cafe

Mahalo to our partner Hawaii Tourism Authority

? Monday, March 23, 2026
⏰ 6:00–8:30 PM (Doors open at 5:00, 'Ukulele Circle begins at 5:15)
? New Location::: Kauaʻi Community College Performing Arts Center

? Tickets & Patron Passes on sale now
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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lihue/e-kanikapila-kākou-week-eight-makana-and-friends/200029699861930
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, performances, live-music, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 40

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://gardenislandarts.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F25862&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lihue-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lihue
- **state**: HI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: KCC Performing Arts Center
- **lat**: 21.9669349
- **long**: -159.3961899
- **full address**: KCC Performing Arts Center, 3-1875 Kaumualii Hwy, Lihue, HI 96766-9561, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Garden Island Arts Council (https://allevents.in/org/garden-island-arts-council/27383703)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** KCC Performing Arts Center, 3-1875 Kaumualii Hwy, Lihue, HI 96766-9561, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Garden Island Arts Council
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, performances, live-music, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about E Kanikapila Kākou--Week Eight: Makana & Friends ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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