First photo: Kumu Kapono Kamaunu gives Barbara O’Connor some extra help to attach the goatskin head to her puniu, a Hawaiian knee drum made from coconut shell and other natural materials, during a ...

Hawaiian music flowed from the speakers as bubbles filled the room. Guests were hula dancing with homemade leis adorning their necks as the Drums of the Pacific brought the Hawaiian experience to the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaiian Word of the Day is pahu. Pahu is the Hawaiian word for drum, more specifically, the drums used for religious ceremonies and for hula. These pahu were often made ...

Kawika Pangelinan has become a skilled and self-taught craftsman of numerous types of Hawaiian musical instruments.

The Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa has introduced a Luau From Your Lanai program that enables guests to enjoy the Drums of the Pacific luau from their balconies ...

Pound a Sharkskin Drum - The new Bishop Museum at Kalia (in the heart of Waikiki) is made for kids. The interactive mini-museum features various activities, from lei making to thumping an ancient ...

KAPALUA — As he hammers away at a coconut stump carved with intricate design, few passersby would know that John Keoni Awau Turalde was once paralyzed from the neck down. A former commercial diver, ...