NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2011

GET YOUR “GROVE” ON WITH TWILIGHT JAZZ AT HELUMOA

Part of Royal Hawaiian Center’s Kokua Japan Efforts Waik!k! – Royal Hawaiian Center is throwing another concert party – this time with blues, bebop, vamp and all that Jazz in its efforts to support the Japanese American Society of Hawaii (JASH). The concert is free and open to the public, but donations would be greatly appreciated. Also on this night, participating merchants will be donating a portion of their sales to JASH. For continuously updated information, please visit our website at www.RoyalHawaiianCenter.com. Twilight Jazz at Helumoa, a jazzy variation of the Center's evening concert series, will bring together an array of performers in The Royal Grove with a free concert for toe-tapping kama‘!ina and malihini. From Honolulu crooners to award-winning player's from Hawai‘i Island, the following lineup for Twilight Jazz at Helumoa is free to the public:

Honoka‘a Jazz Band – Youthful talent abounds on the Big Island with the pride and joy of Honoka‘a High – the Honoka‘a Jazz Band. Recipients of the prestigious 2011 Grammy Signature Schools Enterprise Award, the Honoka‘a Jazz Band's director, Gary Washburn, is credited with grooming and refining performance skills bringing out the very best in his students. In recognition of that excellence, Washburn recently garnered a Claes Nobel award from the National Society of High School Scholars. Paul Shimamoto – Multi N! H"k# Hanohano nominee for his debut release, "All That Hawaiian Jazz," Paul Shimamoto is a talented musician who excels in jazz, pop, Hawaiian and hapa-haole music. With a smooth vocal style, this Hawaiian crooner has been dubbed the island version of such jazz greats as Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble. Paul and friends will bring their jazz vibe to the Grove with island-style flair.

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Get Your “Grove” on with Twilight Jazz at Helumoa Page 2 Kekauoha The Jazz Project – This young combo is making a splash throughout Honolulu and points beyond with their homegrown brand of Hawaiian Jazz. Led by Halehaku Seabury, the Project includes Ioane Burns on bass, Kapono N!‘ili‘ili on drums, and keyboard whizz Ikaika Tecson. Credited with raising a few eyebrows, particularly those of Hawaiian traditionalists, the Project reinvents Hawaiian standards like "Ke Aloha" and "Hi‘ilawe" by adding chords, progressions, tempos and harmonics that are Buddy Fo-like. Members have traditional Hawaiian and ‘"lelo (language) roots, but have a lot of fun "bebopping" older hula tunes and other Hawaiian favorites. Twilight Jazz at Helumoa will open at 6 p.m. with Royal Hawaiian Center's Saturday series, Hula Kahiko at Helumoa. This month's featured traditional hula school is H"lau Hula O Maiki named for the legendary hula master Maiki Aiu Lake, and now led by her daughter, Coline Kaualoku Aiu. These weekly performances of traditional hula in The Royal Grove are designed to honor the land and our ancestors while providing glimpses into Hawaiian dance and chant traditions rarely seen by malihini. The Center is open from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. For more information about Royal Hawaiian Center’s shopping and dining options, call Lei ‘Ohu Guest Services at (808) 922-2299 or visit www.RoyalHawaiianCenter.com. PARKING: Royal Hawaiian Center has the largest garage in the heart of Waik$k$ with 10 levels of parking and more than 600 stalls located adjacent to the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. The Center’s validated parking promotion offers 1 hour free parking with validation and $1 per hour for the next 3 hours for a maximum of 4 hours. After 4 hours, standard parking rates apply of $2 for every 20 minutes or $6 per hour. Special event parking validation rates are available at $5. No minimum purchase is required for validation. Royal Hawaiian Center, the premier shopping and entertainment destination in Waik$k$, consists of more than 310,000 square feet along a three-block stretch of Waik$k$’s famed Kal!kaua Avenue. The Center has more than 100 shops and restaurants to excite every taste. Complimentary music, hula and culture classes are available in The Royal Grove. It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and beyond with late-night rendezvous hot spots. The Center is situated on more than six acres of prime real estate in Waik$k$ and is owned by Kamehameha Schools. To learn more about the Center, visit www.RoyalHawaiianCenter.com.

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