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Haopinaka - Hawaiian Music and Dance

San Leandro, CA

$100-$2,500

Hawaiian Entertainment

Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

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.

Reviews

59 reviews

Mary L.

May 21, 2025

Made our event so special

Thank 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, 2025

Company Event

Haopinaka 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, 2024

Amazing performers!

Thank 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, 2023

Verified review

Wonderful Hawaiian Experience

Thank 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, 2021

Verified review

Amazing! Truly made my party!

Peter 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 😊🌺

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Booking information

Price range: $100-$2,500

Gig length: 10 - 300 minutes

Insurance: $1,000,000 - General Liability

What to expect

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!

About

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.

Additional booking notes

We provide our own sound system appropriate to the size and location of your event.

Services offered

Hawaiian Entertainment Ukulele Player

Past booked events

September 2023

09

Saturday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 7:00pm

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San Jose, CA

March 2022

31

Thursday

Virtual Event

10:00pm - 10:15pm

•

Martinez, CA

September 2021

05

Sunday

05

Saturday

21

Thursday

Virtual Event

12:00pm - 12:15pm

•

San Francisco, CA

October 2020

22

Thursday

29

Saturday

Anniversary Party

7:00pm - 8:00pm

•

San Jose, CA

13

Thursday

15

Wednesday

Corporate Event

11:30am - 12:30pm

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San Francisco, CA

11

Saturday

Birthday Party

7:00pm - 9:00pm

•

San Jose, CA

01

Wednesday

Saturday

Saturday

27

Saturday

Fundraiser

5:00pm - 7:00pm

•

Canyon, CA

27

Saturday

Birthday Party

1:30pm - 2:30pm

•

Livermore, CA

19

Friday

Corporate Event

6:30pm - 7:30pm

•

Palo Alto, CA

13

Children's Birthday Party

5:30pm - 7:00pm

•

Woodside, CA

06

Saturday

10

Saturday

Fundraiser

7:30pm - 8:00pm

•

South San Francisco, CA

03

Saturday

Birthday Party

7:00pm - 10:00pm

•

San Francisco, CA

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