{"id":179056,"date":"2023-06-20T12:38:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T22:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=179056"},"modified":"2023-06-20T12:38:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T22:38:20","slug":"annual-ke-kani-o-ke-kai-summer-concert-series-at-waikiki-aquarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/20\/annual-ke-kani-o-ke-kai-summer-concert-series-at-waikiki-aquarium\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Ke Kani O Ke Kai Summer Concert Series at Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manoa-waikiki-aquarium-concert.jpeg\" alt=\"concert series announcement poster\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-179089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manoa-waikiki-aquarium-concert.jpeg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manoa-waikiki-aquarium-concert-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manoa-waikiki-aquarium-concert-130x73.jpeg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Join the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Friends of the Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium this summer for the return of its annual Ke Kani O Ke Kai summer concert series. Concertgoers will enjoy three oceanside concerts featuring some of the islands\u2019 top artists and hula h&#257;lau. Presented by Outrigger Resorts and Hotels, this year\u2019s line up will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, June 29: Led Kaapana &#38; Mike Kaawa \/ <span aria-label=\"Hookena\">Ho&#699;okena<\/span> with Moon Kauakahi and Kumu Hula Nani Dudoit<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, July 20: Johnny Helm Band \/ Taimane<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, August 10: Kawika Kahiapo &#38; Bobby Moderow \/ Makaha Sons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Guests will also be able to purchase food and refreshments from favorite local restaurants. No outside food or beverage will be permitted. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The concerts begin at 7 p.m. and conclude at approximately 9:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to explore the aquarium galleries, which will remain open throughout the evening, and bring blankets\/chairs for the beach-front lawn as well as clear, refillable water bottles to stay hydrated. Concert proceeds will support the important work of the aquarium, including maintaining exhibits, completing renovations and expanding educational programs.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are priced at $55 for adults (ages 13 and up), $20 for juniors (ages 5&#8212;12), and free for children 4 and under. Tickets for Friends of the Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium <abbr>(FOWA)<\/abbr> members are priced at $30 for adults and $15 for juniors. Special series pricing, including single admission to all three concerts, will be available for $140 general admission ($75 for juniors) and $80 for <abbr>FOWA<\/abbr> members ($45 for juniors).<\/p>\n<p>Guests can purchase their tickets at the Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fowaquarium.org\/ke-kani-o-ke-kai-2023\/\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Ke Kani O Ke Kai concert series visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waikikiaquarium.org\/\">Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outrigger Resorts and Hotels presents the Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium\u2019s summer concert series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[9,302],"class_list":["post-179056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-uh-manoa","tag-waikiki-aquarium","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179056"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":179119,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179056\/revisions\/179119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}