E Kanikapila Kakou

E Kanikapila Kakou presents free weekly musical concerts as part of increasing the education and literacy of the Hawaiian arts and artists.  The evening started with a hula and ukelele lessons and then a performance of the taught song.

Then we enjoyed an amazing concert by LT Smooth.  He and his band were amazing.  To think he was a crack user at 8 and a heroin addict at 12 is hard to believe.  Thank the Lord, truly, that has all changed for him.  Here is an article written by the Honolulu Advertiser on him:

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Aug/17/en/hawaii708170301.html

I took some terrible pictures (it was dark inside):

LT Smooth and his band: Vatanui and Bruce Collins

And the hula dancer: Pati Taulaulelei

Stefan found a soulmate in one of the women in charge of the raffle.  She taught Geo-Physics post graduate courses and worked on the ice roadways up in the Arctic.  For those of you that have met/talked with Stefan, you can see how he would find her attractive.

For me, it was, perhaps, a small glimpse into his future.

Their similarities, dispite the age gap, were exceptional.  Just as their dancing was...

Stefan and Lyn dancing to the music

If you would like to hear a taste of the concert and what he can do, (and MAN can he strum those strings!) check out the You Tube video: