The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort, celebrated its return to grandeur July 9 with an indigenous music series in the “Carnegie Hall of the Pacific,” the Monarch Room. The “Curators of Hawaiian Music” is a weekly cocktail-style event with two performances each Thursday evening by award-winning local musicians. (above) Slack-key guitar master Makana, The Royal Hawaiian general manager Kelly Hoen and banquet manager for the Monarch Room Coronado Aquino, who has worked there for 47 years.

Publication date: August 12, 2009
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