Ledward Kaapana At The Pono Hawaiian Grill In Santa Cruz, 6-8 PM, 10/26/25

Schedule

Sun Oct 26 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Pono Hawaiian Grill Downtown Santa Cruz, 120 Union Street | Santa Cruz, CA

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About this Event

Do not miss this opportunity to see a true living legend of Hawaiian music.

Led Kaapana’s mastery of stringed instruments, particularly slack key guitar, and his extraordinary baritone and leo ki`eki`e (falsetto) voices, have made him a musical legend. He has been thrilling audiences for more than 40 years. With easy-going style and kolohe (rascal) charm, he has built a loyal corps of Led Heads from Brussels to his birthplace on the Big Island of Hawaii. Recognition by his peers earned Led 4 Grammy nominations in his own right and 2 wins on slack key compilations. He is one of the very few Hawaiian recording artists who has received Na Hoku Hanohano Awards from the Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts (HARA) for work as a member of three different recording entities—as a solo artist, as a member of Ledward Kaapana & I Kona, and as a member of Hui 'Ohana.

He is also a recipient of the 2011 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.

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Where is it happening?

Pono Hawaiian Grill Downtown Santa Cruz, 120 Union Street, 120 Union Street, Santa Cruz, United States

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Tickets

USD 39.19

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