HENRY KAPONO

SINGER-SONGWRITER

The songs you know. The songs you don’t. And the stories behind both.

A Rare, Up-Close Night Hanging with Henry

For more than five decades, Henry Kapono has written songs that have become part of the soundtrack of Hawaiʻi. Songs like “Friends,” “Sailing,” “Home in the Islands,” and so many others have crossed generations, carrying memories of people, places, love, life, and home.

But behind every song is a story.

For his first-ever performance at the Velvet Monkey, Henry strips it all the way back - just Henry, his guitar, his songs, and you in the room.

He shares songs we all love and know by heart, along with the stories, people, places, and moments that inspired them. But Henry also reaches a little deeper into the vault, pulling out rarely performed hidden gems and surprises from a lifetime of writing music.

No big stage. No band. No set list carved in stone. Just an intimate night hanging with Henry, his songs, his stories, and whatever he decides to pull from the vault.

This is Henry as very few people ever get to experience him - a night that doesn’t come around often.

Genre: Singer-Songwriter • Contemporary Hawaiian • Island Classics • Acoustic