Kailua Village welcomes award-winning Hawaiian music entertainer Kuuipo Kumukahi to the stage as part of the monthly Kokua Kailua event on Sunday.
Kailua Village welcomes award-winning Hawaiian music entertainer Kuuipo Kumukahi to the stage as part of the monthly Kokua Kailua event on Sunday.
Kokua Kailua begins at 1 pm. and Kumukahi will perform on the main stage at Emma’s Square on Alii Drive from 5 to 6 p.m.
Kumukahi’s family’s deep-rooted traditions, knowledge and values are ever-present in her music. She is self-taught and influenced by family songs, other Hawaiian singers and her parents.
Kumukahi has garnered Na Hoku Hanohano’s most Promising New Artist Award, as well as six other awards including Female Vocalist of the Year and Traditional Hawaiian Album of the Year. In addition, the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts nominated Kumukahi as its Female Vocalist of the Year in 1999 and she was awarded the Traditional Hawaiian Album of the Year by the Hawaii Music Awards in the same year.
Kokua Kailua is scheduled from 1 to 6 p.m. During the event, Alii Drive becomes a pedestrian-only walkway where more than district merchants, artists and artisans exhibit and sell unique merchandise, gift items, original art and crafts. Kokua Kailua has been held monthly since 2009. The program is designed to rally support for merchants and restaurants and to remind residents to shop, dine and buy local.
Next month’s Kokua Kailua is scheduled for Oct. 18.