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Makaha Sons and Ten Feet

By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Editor

It'll be a buffet of music and fun when the Makaha Sons team up with Ten Feet to present a Secretary's Day luncheon buffet show, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 25 at the Pacific Ballroom of the Renaissance 'Ilikai Waikiki Hotel.

Rodney Villanueva, also on the bill, will provide a dash of comedy.

The Sons — featuring Louis "Moon" Kauakahi, John Koko and Jerome Koko — will offer a sampling from its wide-ranging repertoire, tapping traditional, contemporary Hawaiian music and some hapa-haole tunes.

Ten Feet, a local fave, will provide a measure of contemporary reggae, Jawaiian and pop. Its members are Josiah Kekoa, Andres Delos Santos, Ericson Carnante, Jojo Guzman and Nathan Martin.

Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $30. Reservations: 944-6372.

Keawehawai'i to perform on Mother's Day

Karen Keawehawai'i returns to the show-active calendar when she presents her annual Mother's Day brunch performance, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 13 at the Grand Ballroom of the Japanese Cultural Center, 2254 S. Beretania St.

The singer is a Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning performer and mother of four daughters. Traditionally, her daughters — including hula dancer Tracie Farias Lopez, a former Miss Aloha Hula at the Merrie Monarch Festival — have roles in the show.

Doors open at 10:30 a.m., with brunch service from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Keawehawai'i's performance will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Tickets: $37 and $35 for adults, $20 for children 5 through 10; all seats are reserved.

Reservations: 732-6223.