Elias Kauhane – Bellevue Downtown Park – 30 June 2023
Kauhane is an Oahu native now living in the PNW. He presented a mix of Hawaiʻian language and hapa-haole (in English) songs, including a healthy dose of sovereignty-oriented selections composed by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (IZ for short). So, the real deal. I didn’t get a close look at his uke, which seemed to have eight strings (doubles?). A wahine danced hula for some of the tunes.
Elias Kauhane