Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue the tradition. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Quincy Cortez ...

During his workweek, Dom Franco wears what he calls a white bunny suit, making wafers for Intel. On Sundays, he's a worship pastor at Calvary Chapel in Southwest Portland. Fridays are free, and that's ...

When Alan Akaka was growing up, a young musician in his teens and 20s in Honolulu, he played steel guitar with some of the top names in Hawaiian music. When they spoke, he listened: ...