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On this cool mountain evening, join award winning slack-key (kihoalu) guitarist, composer and recording artist, John Keawe as he warms our auditorium with his soulful songs of Hawaii.

His wife Hope provides moving interpretations of his music with her graceful hula. Winner of the 2009 Na Hoku Hanohano Slack Key Album of the Year award for his CD “Hawaii Island is My Home,” Keawe will share songs from his newly released CD, “Play with Me Papa.”

In his newest DVD, “Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Lessons, Keawe Style,” Keawe shares his distinctive musical techniques and aloha spirit.

Keawe’s CDs and DVDs will be available for purchase the evening of the performance.

Auditorium doors open at 6:30 p.m. Concert begins 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

This program featuring John and Hope Keawe’s lovely music and hula was produced by the University of Hawaii-Manoa Outreach College’s Statewide Cultural Extension Program.