The Gig

The Gig

Island Time

A Hawaiian homecoming, with musical (re)discovery

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Nate Chinen
Oct 13, 2025
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If you’ve ever had the privilege of experiencing a sunset in Waikīkī, you should be familiar with its particular brand of earnest enchantment. Time slows to a crawl as each moment is heightened with ephemeral awareness — the compulsion to savor a dazzling sightline in its diurnal slippage. Many locals would claim indifference to this radiant pleasure, s…

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