Left-handed James “Bla” Pahinui learned to play on a guitar set up for a right-handed guitarist — “upside down and backwards” for him. Playing “upside down and backwards” meant hitting the guitar ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Award-winning Hawaiian music and longtime recording artist James Daniel ‘Bla’ Pahinui died on Wednesday, July 24, according to his family. “He was just everything,” said his wife ...

The Celebration of Life for master slack key guitarist Cyril Pahinui will be held at the historic Kawaiahao Church on January 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., with formal services at 12:00. The public is ...