Travel Reference
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Kani Ka Pila Grille
LIVE MUSIC
(
924-4990;
www.outriggerreef.com
; Outrigger Reef on the Beach, 2169 Kalia Rd; 11am-10pm,
live music usually 6-9pm)
After happy hour ends, some of the island's best traditional and
contemporary Hawaiian musicians play their hearts out and crack jokes here. On many
Wednesday nights, slack key guitar master Cyril Pahinui brings down the house. Grab a
seat in the hotel lobby's lounge and eavesdrop for free.
Royal Grove
LIVE MUSIC, HULA
(
922-2299;
www.royalhawaiiancenter.com
; ground fl, Royal Hawaiian Center, 2201 Kalakaua Ave;
schedules vary)
Inside a sprawling shopping mall, catch Hawaiian music and
hula performances here almost every evening, as well as twice-weekly lunchtime shows
by Polynesian Cultural Center performers and twice-monthly concerts by the Royal
Hawaiian Band.
Tapa Bar
LIVE MUSIC
(
949-4321;
www.hiltonhawaiianvillage.com
;
ground fl, Tapa Tower, Hilton Hawaiian Village, 2005
Kalia Rd; 10am-11pm, live music usually 7:30-10:30pm Mon-Thu, 8-11pm Fri & Sat, 5-10:30pm
Sun)
It's worth navigating through the gargantuan Hilton resort to this Polynesian-themed
open-air bar on Friday and Saturday nights just to see Jerry Santos and Olomana, one of
the top Hawaiian musical groups performing on Oʻahu today.
Moana Terrace
LIVE MUSIC
(
922-6611; 2nd fl, Marriott Waikiki Beach Resort, 2552 Kalakaua Ave; 11am-11pm, live music
usually 6:30-9:30pm;
) Come for mellow sunset happy-hour drinks at this open-air
poolside bar, just a lei's throw from Kuhio Beach. Slack key guitarists, ukulele players
and falsetto singers make merry, with famous faces often on stage Thursday and Sunday
nights.
ISLAND SOUNDS
You might be surprised to learn that some of Hawaii's leading local musicians play
regular gigs at Waikiki's resort hotels and bars. Here are some stars to watch out
for:
