Hawaii Tribune-Herald Island Beat Thursday, January 19, 2017 5 Reggae concert Friday to benefit nonprofit Renowned reggae artists Mishka, Buckman Coe and Caleb Hart plus Hawaiian artist Hualalai Keohuloa will play a benefit concert for local nonprofit Pohaha I Kalani at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Honokaa People’s Theatre. Mishka has hit No. 1 on Billboard Magazine’s reggae charts three times, and has performed with a wide cross-section of top acts including: Dirty Heads, Michael Franti, Matisyahu, John Brown’s Body, Burning Spear, Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, Luciano, Sly and Robbie, The Roots, The Cat Empire, Gregory Isaacs, Donovan Frankenreiter, Anuhea, Paula Fuga, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown and many more. Coe, a roots music artist with a global world beat from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has four albums, including his 2016 release “Malama Ka ‘Aina.” It was nominated in the Western Canadian Music Awards for World Album of the Year 2016, and was in the top 10 world charts in college and community radio in the U.S. Hart grew up in the twin island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, and now makes his home in Canada. His band Tasman Jude, attained popularity in Canada, Australia and the Caribbean, and Hart continues to tour with a message of hope, unity, and love. Like the others, Reggae artist Mishka headlines a benefit show for the local nonprofit Pohaha I Ka Lani at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Honokaa People’s Theatre. Keohuloa also has a message of social consciousness. He is involved in the Ku Kia‘i Mauna movement against the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea, a mountain he and others consider sacred. He also raised funds for Wa‘a Hamakua, a voyaging canoe for Waipi‘o Valley. Pohaha I Ka Lani is an organization rooted in the heart of Waipi‘o Valley. Each year the organization’s leaders teach hundreds of students from all over the world about the concept of malama aina (to take care of the land). From hosting various workshops about Native Hawaiian cultural techniques to restoring the valley’s ancient village site Napo‘opo‘o and its lo‘i (wet land taro patches), the members of Pohaha I Ka Lani generously share their mana‘o (knowledge) with people from all around the world in hopes of perpetuating the cultural knowledge and land stewardship practices passed down to them from their ancestors. Proceeds from the concert will benefit Pohaha I Ka Lani and its mission to continue the advancement of Hawaiian cultural knowledge, wisdom and practices. Advance tickets are available online for $21.60 at http://pohaha. brownpapertickets.com. Door price is $25 and doors open at 6 p.m. Those unable to make it to the show but who want to donate to COURTESY PHOTO Pohaha I Ka Lani or anyone looking for more information can visit www.pohahaikalani.com or email pohahaikalani@ gmail.com. We’re in the Neighborhood... Groceries, Hardware, Prescriptions, More! K E A AU S H O P P I N G C E N T E R
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