Heidi Chang

Multimedia journalist reporting on Hawaii and the Pacific Rim--news, arts and culture, and other adventures. A little Aloha goes a long way.

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

Had fun talking story with Shogun creators Justin Marks & Rachel Kondo who live on #Maui. The series is up for 5 Screen Actors Guild awards. Catch the #SAGAwards Sunday on Netflix. You can hear my #HawaiiPublicRadio story here: https://t.co/9dcPmz22jU
#Aloha @shogunfx #Hawaii

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

See this Instagram photo by @wearehpr https://t.co/82uokgYGxH

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

#Aloha, enjoy the new International #Ukulele Festival of #Hawaii today at Kapiolani Park in #Waikiki! Free #music: Raiatea Helm, Jake Shimabukuro, Benny Chong, Byron Yasui & others. Here’s Jake performing in 2010.
https://t.co/NFwFDLtsHf

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

@lourdesgnavarro @CNN Congratulations Lulu! So happy for you. Miss hearing you as the host of NPR's WE Sunday.

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

Great seeing “Uncle Bully’s Surf Skool,” opening night at the #Hawaii International #Film Festival in #Honolulu. The uplifting doc was filmed in #Lahaina during the pandemic & after the #Maui wildfires. Thanks @HIFF & Inflatable Films #MauiStrong #Surfing #Aloha

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

Goodbye & thank you: After more than 35 years as one of the tastiest spots in #HonoluluChinatown, it was sad to see #NamFong closing today. Over the weekend, locals waited for hours to take home one last order of its #HongKong-style BBQ. #Aloha ‘Oe #Hawaii #Food

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

Thanks for turning out for the #Hawaii Food Bank Drive for #Maui at several places here on Oahu. Lots of good energy at the Waterfront Plaza in Honolulu. #Aloha #MauiStrong #MauiRelief #Lahaina

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

Jack Johnson, Jake Shimabukuro & others are set to perform tonight till midnight in a HiSessions for Maui - Live Stream Concert Fundraiser. Tune in & enjoy. #Aloha #MauiStrong #Music #Hawaii #Lahaina
https://t.co/GWgioXgrJK

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

Celebrate Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole’s legacy at #BishopMuseum in #Honolulu tonight. Hālau o Kekuhi from Hilo, Hawaiʻi under the direction of Kumu Hula Nālani Kanakaʻole & the Kanakaʻole ʻOhana, & 3 of Oʻahu’s acclaimed #hula halau will perform. #Aloha #Hawaii
https://t.co/R08WPWaFBy

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

Thank you @NPR for airing my story on Aunty Edith, who helped revive the #Hawaiian language #hula and chant in the 70s. The #EdithKanakaʻole Quarter is the seventh coin in the American Women Quarters Program. #Aloha #Hawaii #USMint #NPRsMorningEdition
https://t.co/R08WPWaFBy

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

If you love hula, you can tune in now to watch #MerrieMonarch2023 streaming live from Hilo, #Hawaii. Often called the Olympics of #hula. Exciting night to watch Hula Kahiko (ancient hula) competition! #Aloha!
https://t.co/zetqdXHQrn

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

#Aloha! You can still catch Hiroshima tonight at @BlueNoteHawaii. Got to see master koto player June Kuramoto perform a song she wrote “Thousand Cranes” last night. Enjoy! https://t.co/ZGGDxhYKyc #Music #Hawaii

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

Thanks AAJA!

[Asian American Journalists Association est. 1981 @aaja]

"When Gabe Baltazar Jr., the most influential jazz artist in the history of Hawaii, died on June 12, it marked the end of an era."
🌟 On our reading list: "Requiem for a Hawaii Jazz King: Remembering Gabe Baltazar" by @HeidiKLChang for @JazzizMagazine
https://t.co/aRdMJH6aSH

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

Sharing my 1st story for @JazzizMagazine on #GabeBaltazar.
Requiem for a Hawaii Jazz King: Remembering Gabe Baltazar
After playing alto sax with Stan Kenton, he helped keep #jazz alive in #Hawaii, mentoring and inspiring generations of musicians. #Aloha https://t.co/jVwIxXDMK7

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

#Aloha #Ukulele friends! Join #UkuleleFestivalHawaii founder Roy Sakuma for the 52nd & final festival streaming live Sun. 7/17, 7pm Hawaii time on FB: https://t.co/wrUshiPaOU
He’ll co-host the free hour-long special with @JakeShimabukuro.
https://t.co/NFwFDLKvJf

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

On Aug. 5, #Hawaii will bid #Aloha to #jazz legend #GabeBaltazar who died June 12, at a memorial service in Kaneohe. Musicians will play live #music. Followed by a Memorial Service. Video from the last time I saw Gabe perform w/his quartet. https://t.co/snJI7sEYj1

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

In 2015, I had the joy of interviewing the gifted jazz pianist @_JoeyAlexander, who was 12, for @NPR. Since then, he’s earned 3 Grammy noms and just released his 6th album. Now 18, you can see Joey perform @BlueNoteHawaii tonight. https://t.co/Dn8JnZgVih #Aloha #Jazz #Hawaii

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

Holding signs saying Stop #Putin, No War and Stand With #Ukraine, #Hawaii demonstrators ended their rally marching around Magic Island in #Honolulu today.
https://t.co/DJQ7orlA5i #Peace

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

@LATlands @latimes Thanks Mitchell for being a fabulous editor and inspiring me to do better. Good luck with your next adventure!

[Heidi Chang @HeidiKLChang]

#Aloha #MerryChristmas! Sharing one of my favorite holiday traditions – listening to Kapono Beamer playing guitar, singing “Silent Night” in #Hawaiian. Thanks to Kapono, I had the joy of hosting his half-hour #music special many years ago in #Hawaii
https://t.co/ZGW3qPKu7A