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Noe Tanigawa
Arts & Culture reports from HPR's Noe Tanigawa
Na Makana Pau 'Ole: Gifts Without End
ShareThisRight now, across the state, 402 people’s lives hang in the balance, awaiting a stranger’s generosity. Three hundred seventy five of them are waiting for kidneys, though other organs as well as corneas, bone, tendons, and skin are highly sought-after nationwide.
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Tango is a State of Mind
ShareThisThere is a thriving tango dance subculture in Hawai’i, but the excitement and nuance of tango music is less understood. HPR’s Noe Tanigawa offers a close up on the music, in preparation for a Tango Extravaganza organized by Iggy Jang.
The Tango Extravaganza opens Sunday April 3rd at the Palace Theatre in Hilo. Performances continue Tuesday April 5th at the Hapuna Beach Prince.
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Kahauanu Lake: A Fond Farewell to Uncle K
ShareThisEarlier this month, the world bid farewell to one of Hawai’i’s most important musicians, Kahauanu Lake. Lake was a scholar, composer, singer, and ukulele player who influenced the style and substance of Hawaiian music beginning in the late 1950’s.
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The Safe Planet Campaign Brings "The Architecture of Plastic Pollution" to Honolulu
ShareThisPlastics are everywhere including inside the human body. The US Centers for Disease Control reports 93% of the population has BPA, a chemical used in plastics, in their urine. SafePlanet, a UN based campaign, hopes to stem the tide through art. HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports.
See the “Architecture of Plastic” at the UH Architecture School and other venues through March 31st.
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Tea (and Chamnpagne) with Emily Dickinson
ShareThisThis Saturday and Sunday, The Actors’ Group is offering “Tea with Emily Dickinson", a delicious sort of fundraiser. HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports. Few know that the poet was also a fine baker---Victoria Gail-White will re-create a “Black Cake” from Dickinson’s own recipe for the “Tea with Emily Dickinson” this weekend.
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