 This week’s guest on Pakele Live! with Tony Solis is Ernie Cruz, Jr. Perhaps best known as one of the Kaʻau Crater Boys, a wildly popular duo (with Troy Fernandez) that performed contemporary Hawaiian music with a bit of a traditional sound in the 1990s (“Opihi man in the sun, opihi man grab your bag and run! Opihi man another swell is coming your way...”), Ernie is a multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano award winner.
After releasing four very well-received albums that won three Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards, the Kaʻau Crater Boys disbanded in the late 1990s. Ernie, who plays ‘ukulele and guitar, went on to perform with brother John Cruz and cousin Amy Hanaiali’i, among others, and he recorded several solo albums. His 2001 solo release, “Portraits,” which consisted of original songs delivered in his soulful vocal style, won the 2002 Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards for Male Vocalist of the Year and Island Contemporary Album.
Ernie has continued to play with a variety of musicians, including Hawai’i’s own Jack Johnson, and Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam), at the 2007 Kokua Music Festival. He frequently performs with Adj Larioza (Kapala, Ho’omalie and more), and Todd Adamski, a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning artist with the group Nightwing.
Join host Tony Solis for Pakele Live! on Thursday, February 2 from 6:30-8:30pm HST at the Willows Restaurant (901 Hausten St., Honolulu). Those who are unable to attend can watch the live stream at www.pakelelive.com. (The show will also be edited for television and shown at a later date on OC16 TV and www.oc16.tv)
Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. (Doors open at 5:30.) Guests may choose from the full nightly buffet ($34.95) or an a la carte menu created especially for Pakele Live! (and available only during the show), with prices ranging from $6 to $16. Drink specials are also available. Validated valet parking is available for $3.
Note: If you watch online, don’t forget to email the show at pakele @ lava.net and let us know you’re watching! Mention your name and where you’re located - city, state – or country, if outside the U.S.!
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Ernie Cruz, Jr. ~ Pakele Live
Posted - 02/01/2012 : 6:08:32 PM
