WEST HAWAII TODAY | BIG ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT SCENE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 | 3 Benson Kam wins falsetto contest The Big Island’s Benson Kam won the 25th annual Clyde “Kindy” Sproat Falsetto and Storytelling Competition held Sept. 9 at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott. This year’s competition, part of the Hawaii Island Festivals, 30 days of Aloha, featured winners of past falsetto contests. The concert provided an entertainment opportunity for amateur falsetto singers and a platform for the preservation and perpetuation of a unique aspect of Hawaii’s music industry. It was designed to increase the awareness of island traditions through interpretation and song. The event honors Hawaii Island’s nationally recognized treasure, the late Clyde Halemaumau “Kindy” Sproat. Uncle Kindy grew up immersed in Hawaiian music and listening to slack key masters of the area. Years later, he became acclaimed for his own mastery of guitar and ukulele, his talent as a Hawaiian falsetto singer and was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts. Uncle Kindy has appeared at Carnegie Hall and at the National Folk Festival. In 1992, through vision and collaboration efforts of Uncle Gene Erger and Aunty Gloriann Akau, the Clyde “Kindy” Sproat Falsetto and Storytelling Contest was created in his honor. Festivities continue this weekend with the Waimea Paniolo Parade at 10 a.m. on Saturday followed by the annual Hoolaulea from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. at Church Row Park in Waimea. Info: www. hawaiiislandfestival.org. ■ WEST HAWAII TODAY Benson Kam receives the Clyde “Kindy” Sproat Falsetto and Storytelling Competition perpetual trophy on Sept. 9 at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott. COURTESY PHOTO/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Shows & events Fulks performs tonight in Waimea Grammy Award-nominee Robbie Fulks performs this evening at Kahilu Theatre in Waimea. Nominated for two 2017 Grammy Awards, Best Folk Album, “Upland Stories” and Best American Roots Song, “Alabama at Night,” the Chicago singer/ songwriter plays his bluegrass-tinged Americana sound with his marvelous band starting at 7 p.m. Tickets range in price from $25-$68 and can be purchased online at www.kahilutheatre.org. Info: Visit www.kahilutheatre.org. Celebrate International Zouk Day Big Island Zouk HI will celebrate International Zouk Day 2017 on Saturday with two events in Kailua-Kona. A beginner Zouk Bootcamp will be offered from 1-3 p.m. at Big Island Session Studio, 74-5543 Kaiwi St. Cost is $20. A mini mixed-level dance lesson will be offered at 6 p.m. followed by Social Dancing until 9 p.m. at the San Francisco Bay Coffee Bar on Alii Drive. Cost is a $5 donation. No partner is necessary. Info: contact Marie Snyder at (609) 577- 2349 or visit www.alohazoukhi.weebly.com. Hoku Paa Trio offers free concert Hoku Paa Trio will offer a free concert Saturday as part of Queens’ MarketPlace’s monthly mini-concert series. Playing fun island music, the trio weaves The trio, comprising Randy Kaaihue, Tani family anecdotes and Hawaiian history into Waipa-Kaneao and Duane Yamada, will play traditional and contemporary tunes. at the Coronation Pavilion from 6-8 p.m. Info: Call 886-8822. Hoomalu brings Academy of Hawaiian Arts to Kahilu Theatre Kumu Hula Mark Kealii Hoomalu and his Academy of Hawaiian Arts brings debut show to Kahilu Theatre on its opening weekend. Hoomalu has established himself as a visionary artist with immeasurable passion for hula and Hawaiiana. Shows are slated at 7 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets range in price from $25-$68 and can be purchased online at www.kahilutheatre.org. Info: Visit www.kahilutheatre.org. Afternoon at Hulihee honors Queen Liliuokalani Queen Liliuokalani will be remembered from 4-5 p.m. Sunday during Afternoon at Hulihee Palace in Kailua Village. A musical tribute to Hawaii’s most iconic royal musician and composer, Liliuokalani (1838-1917), the end-of-summer free performance will feature the West Hawaii County Band led by Bernaldo Evangelista and a hula performance by Halau Hula Na Pua Ui O Hawaii under the direction of Kumu Hula Etua Lopes. The palace will be closed to visitors prior to the performance. Attendees of Afternoon at Hulihee should bring a beach mat or chair because seating won’t be provided. Donations will be accepted. Afternoon at Hulihee is part of a yearlong series that honors Hawaii’s past monarchs and historical figures Info: 329-1877, 329-9555 or www. daughtersofhawaii.org. Continued on page 4 ➠ Randy Kaaihue, Tani Waipa-Kaneao and Duane Yamada are the Hoku Paa Trio. The group offers a free concert Saturday at Queens’ MarketPlace. COURTESY PHOTO/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY
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