Kapena Baptista's guest appearances

Kapena Baptista

Native Stories

Kumu Hina

Jimmy Lee

Peter Brooks

Rangi Matamua

Marie Alohalani Brown

Craig Young

Bryan Dawson

Rowena Ball

Melissa Mayo

Nappy Napoleon

Keanu Sai

Hale Hōʻahu

Mahealani Ahia

Hanau Ea

Camille Kalama

OwlTail

Kapena's great grandmother was a kumu hula and ukulele singer. Kapena started researching his roots while at Harvard and produced his thesis on the Hawaiian Room. Baptista interviewed many of the former Hawaiian Room singers at a reunion they held at the Lexington, a nightclub in New York City.Other resources:"Hawaiian Room" the movie: https://www.pbshawaii.org/pbs-hawaii-presents-the-hawaiian-room/More on Kapena's research: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/05/researching-roots-aiming-to-teach/Photo Credit: PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC, COURTESY HULA PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Kapena's great grandmother was a kumu hula and ukulele singer. Kapena started researching his roots while at Harvard and produced his thesis on the Hawaiian Room. Baptista interviewed many of the former Hawaiian Room singers at a reunion they held at the Lexington, a nightclub in New York City.<br>Other resources:"Hawaiian Room" the movie: <a href="https://www.pbshawaii.org/pbs-hawaii-presents-the-hawaiian-room/More" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pbshawaii.org/pbs-hawaii-presents-the-hawaiian-room/More</a> on Kapena's research: <a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/05/researching-roots-aiming-to-teach/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/05/researching-roots-aiming-to-teach/</a><br>Photo Credit: PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC, COURTESY HULA PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Hula Circuits and Hawaiian Rooms: Looking at “Mainland” Hawaiians with Kapena Baptista