WAIKIKI
Hapa Haole fest Sept. 13 free in Kapi'olani Park
The sixth annual Hapa Haole Hula & Music Festival is set for Sept. 13 at the Kapi'olani Park bandstand.
The free event kicks off at noon, immediately following the Aloha Week Parade.
Award-winning halau and musicians will perform "hapa haole music" — songs with Hawaiian themes composed in English.
For more information on the festival, call Ryan Sueoka at 375-0847 or e-mail kahai.pai@gmail.com.