Hawaiian music legends Cecilio & Kapono are now being showcased at The Royal Hawaiian's Curators of Hawaiian Music series at the Monarch Room.

The series started earlier this year with Makana paving the way, followed by Maunalua in September and October.

Smooth-sounding C&K are playing two shows every Thursday evening, except for Thanksgiving Day, through December.They will also play a Christmas Eve dinner show. Tickets have been reduced from $49 to $35 for adults and $25 for children ages 4 to 12. Call 921-4600 for reservations. Kama'äina discounts available.

If you missed out on getting tickets to see Japanese sensation Utada perform Jan. 15 at Pipeline Café, you've missed out a chance to see an artist who is akin to Mariah Carey or the Jonas Brothers in Japan coming to town.

Utada, 26, has the first, fourth and eighth best-selling studio albums of all time in Japan and 12 No. 1 singles. She is hugely popular, typically playing to sold-out arenas and stadiums.

So why play a venue like Pipeline Café and sell seats for just $30 a ticket?

"Iwas told she wanted to do an intimate show here for her fans," Pipeline Café owner Greg Azus said. "Her record label and Live Nation were familiar with Pipeline and recommended it." Azus said tickets sold out earlier this week and there are no plans to add a second show.

Comedian Andy Bumatai is the opening act this weekend for Society of Seven LV. He'll also be opening for them Nov. 25-28. Shows start at 8:30 p.m. at the Outrigger Main Showroom. Call 923-SHOW (923-7469) for more details.

Brittni Paiva is the female version of Jake Shimabukuro in that an 'ukulele is magic in her hands. The 21-year-old's latest CD, "Four Strings:The Fire Within," is that good. Favorite track:Her rendition of Maroon 5's "Sunday Morning," closely followed by "Somewhere Over The Rainbow."

Fans who went to Jack Johnson's two screenings of "En Concert" at Hawai'i Theatre last weekend got their money's worth. Both shows started at 8 p.m., and while the documentary ended shortly after 9:30, he played acoustic sets both nights past 11:30.

Kudos to all involved in last weekend's "Kokua For The Pacific" event held at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace. The concert raised $155,000 for victims of the tsunami that struck Sämoa, the typhoons that hit the Philippines and the earthquake that rattled Indonesia. Donations can still be made online today at www.kokuaforthepacific.com.