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May Day is Lei Day (and eat at Lani’s)
Growing up in Hawaii, I still hear the lyrics (in my head) of the song “May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii” written by Leonard Hawk, wherever I happen to be on May 1st…even here in the dry SW desert. So I’m...
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Save Lani’s Luau: car wash on Saturday
Last week I wrote that my favorite Hawaiian restaurant at the NW corner of Harrison/Golf Links is facing financial trouble (click here). Last night via email from co-owner Zane Dowling I learned that...
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“Refuse to be a victim”&“Girls on Guard” free seminar at Lani’s Luau
Open to girls over 16 years old and all women. RSVP to Kathleen Kuck, 520-909-2706. Workshops being offered to promote National Sexual Assault Awareness month. I remember taking such a workshop years...
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Hula show & luau fundraiser at Lani’s Luau on April 30
Please come to Lani’s Luau for an Hawaiian hula show/fundraiser luau: Saturday April 30, 2011, 4-8 PM Delicious authentic dinner buffet: Kalua Pig, Teriyaki Chicken, Steamed rice, Macaroni Salad, Lomi...
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Guitarist Jamie O’Brien “chasing ghosts” in his latest CD
British born guitarist, composer & folk singer Jamie O’Brien is releasing a new CD entitled “Chasing Ghosts”. Most of the songs are melodious and “jazzy”, and some are yearning songs of lost love,...
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“Celtic aloha” music by Jamie O’Brien at Lani’s Luau
Information from one of my favorite guitar folk singers in Tucson: Saturday, November 19 (6:30pm) Lani’s Luau (2532 South Harrison Road, Tucson – [520] 886-5828), Tucson’s authentic Hawaiian Restaurant...
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1001 Articles in 3 years
Like Scheherezade, the Persian storyteller of “One Thousand and One Nights”, I have now, as a female voice in Tucson, related to our readers 1001 blog articles/”stories”. It’s the 3 year anniversary of...
View ArticleHawaiian music on KXCI on Saturday mornings
A friend told me about this two hour Hawaiian music show a while ago, but Saturday mornings from 6 to 8 a.m. is a bit early even for me. But I finally listened to it last week, and encourage you to do...
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Hawaiian Slack key guitarist George Kahumoku Jr. in concert at the Fox
If you haven’t heard Hawaiian slack key guitar, here’s your chance to listen to legendary Maui musician George Kahumoku Jr., his son Keoki Kahumoku with Richard Ho’opi’i play at the lovely Fox Theater...
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Aloha Fridays at Lani’s Luau
My favorite Hawaiian plate lunch place is Lani’s Luau, 2532 S. Harrison (NE corner of Harrison and Golf Links) out east. Lani (from Kona, Hawaii) and her husband Zane Dowling run the restaurant....
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