Aloha Polynesia - Luau Entertainment
- Sacramento, CA
- Hawaiian Entertainment
- Contact for rates
- 1 Verified booking
Haopinaka brings the spirit of aloha to the San Francisco Bay Area with Hawaiian guitars, ukuleles, and sweet vocal harmonies. Our beautiful and talented hula dancers are also available to make your special occasion memorable and unique.
59 reviews
Mary L.
May 21, 2025Thank you for your incredible communication and your sincerity. A great group. Our celebration of life was so special because of your talent and genuine care that everything was perfect. Book a hula, you won’t have disappointed.
Hired as: Acoustic Band, Dancer, Guitarist, Hawaiian Entertainment, Hula Dancer, Polynesian Entertainment
Haopinaka - Hawaiian Music and Dance
Mahalo nui Mary, we were honored to help celebrate the life of your sister. 🌺❤️
Carina L.
January 27, 2025Haopinaka performed at our company's year end event this past weekend and they were AMAZING. They were generous and worked around our schedule seamlessly. Communication with Peter and Leilani was great, they were both super responsive. The team showed up early to set up everything and then came back closer to their performance time and were ready ahead of schedule. I highly recommend Haopinaka Hawaiian Music and Dance.
Hired as: Dancer, Guitarist, Hawaiian Entertainment, Hula Dancer, Polynesian Entertainment, Singing Guitarist
Haopinaka - Hawaiian Music and Dance
Thank you so much! It was our pleasure to bring the Aloha spirit to your corporate event. Mahalo nui 🌺
Meghan H.
December 17, 2024Thank you for the wonderful entertainment! Haopinaka performed at our company holiday party, and did an outstanding job. From handing out lei's to the guests, hula dancing and making everyone feel welcome, they really set the tone for the party. We have had many comments from our guests on how special it was, and how much they enjoyed the performers.
Peter was quick to respond to all communications, booking was a breeze, and he made it exceptionally easy!
Thank you so much!
Hired as: Dancer, Hawaiian Entertainment, Hula Dancer
Haopinaka - Hawaiian Music and Dance
Mahalo Meghan!
It was a pleasure to perform at your event 🌺
Ann D.
September 10, 2023Thank you for the beautiful Hawaiian Entertainment, Dancing, and MC. Everyone enjoyed themselves. You brought the party to a whole other level. We felt like we were in Hawaii at a Luau.
Hired as: Dance Instructor, Hawaiian Entertainment, Hula Dancer, Polynesian Entertainment, Ukulele Player
Haopinaka - Hawaiian Music and Dance
Thank you so much Ann! We really enjoyed entertaining at your party and meeting your family and friends. I’m so glad everyone had a great time! Mahalo, Peter
Melissa O.
August 29, 2021Peter and his wife Vanessa truly made my one year olds birthday Luau. They had great communication the days leading up to the party, and arrived on time. They also involved my whole family in the dances, brought my one year old a small gift and was so talented! My guest kept talking about how great they were the next day, I couldn’t ask for a better experience.
Hired as: Hawaiian Entertainment, Hula Dancer, Polynesian Entertainment, Singing Guitarist, Ukulele Player
Haopinaka - Hawaiian Music and Dance
Thank you so much Melissa! It was a pleasure meeting your ʻohana, and so glad we could help make your daughterʻs birthday special. Mahalo nui loa 😊🌺
Price range: $100-$2,500
Gig length: 10 - 300 minutes
Insurance: $1,000,000 - General Liability
Haopinaka provides live Hawaiian and Polynesian music with or without hula dancers. We play a range of Hawaiian music from traditional hula classics to contemporary IZ songs. We perform as a full band, a solo ukulele player, and everything in between. Our hula dancers can also perform to recorded music without the band. We include an audience participation part where we teach the guests how to hula. It's often the highlight of the whole party!
HAOPINAKA brings the spirit of aloha to the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond with Hawaiian guitars, ukuleles, and sweet vocal harmonies. Our beautiful and talented hula dancers are also available to make your special occasion memorable and unique.
HAOPINAKA was formed in 1998 when three friends from different backgrounds came together to share their love of Hawaiian music. The name “HAOPINAKA” is a combination of the words HAO-le (white guy), PI-noy (Filipino guy), and ka-NAKA (Hawaiian guy). And it is this unique friendship of cultures and styles that creates the sweet and lively sound of HAOPINAKA.
Peter, our haole, plays Hawaiian steel guitar, ukulele and bass. He also performs and records with many Nā Hōkū Award-winning musicians including Steve Maii, Greg Sardinha, and Bobby Black. Sil, our pinoy, plays guitar and ukulele. He played with Tennyson Lum and many other well known Hawaiian artists. Rod, our kanaka, plays bass, guitar, and ukulele. Hailing from Waianae, Oahu, Rod has been playing all his life with musicians in Hawaii and here on the mainland. And since 2014, we have been joined on ukulele by Vanessa Alputila, the "Songbird of the Islands," from Ambon Island, Indonesia.
HAOPINAKA's beautiful and talented hula dancers come from several award-winning hula groups. Our dancers have won Hawaiian Hula and Tahitian Dance competitions in California, Nevada, China, Germany, Indonesia, Poland, and The Netherlands.
HAOPINAKA is available to bring the sound, sights, and spirit of aloha to your next party, lu’au, wedding, or special event. We can perform as a solo ukulele player up to the full band, and with or without hula dancers.
We provide our own sound system appropriate to the size and location of your event.
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