The Lost Hawaiians are Portland’s finest purveyors of Hawaiian music. Perfect for weddings, parties, and tropical-themed events. Featuring Josh Gilbert on ukulele and vocals and the sensational Twayn Williams on steel guitar. We specialize in Hawaiian music of the swing era, including traditional mele (songs) and hapa-haole jazz tunes. We sing in English and Hawaiian, and we always make sure to bring the Aloha!
10 reviews
Lisa B.
August 24, 2025Perfect edition to our backyard end of summer party/Luau. Great musicians, nice people
Hired as: Hawaiian Entertainment
Neda A.
May 22, 2025We hired The Lost Hawaii Band to come play at our Hawaiian-themed block party. Best decision ever. They arrived early, came prepared, set up quickly, played beautifully, and graciously mingled with the guests who were all too eager to chat. Nearly everyone commented on how much the live music added to the atmosphere and fun. I highly recommend.
Hired as: Hawaiian Entertainment
Dan H.
October 7, 2024The Lost Hawaii Band was a fantastic addition to our luau. 80 people attended, the three piece band kept everyone's attention and performed flawlessly. They are a professional, good looking group of musicians and I look forward to working with them again. My only complaint is I didn't book them for more time!!
Mahalo
Hired as: Hawaiian Entertainment
Jason S.
September 3, 2024Performed for our customer appreciation Luau. Did an amazing job.
Hired as: Hawaiian Entertainment
Misty P.
July 21, 2023I had a rather last minute need for Hawaiian music and hopped on gig salad as I usually have really good luck finding talent there. This duo was talented but not to the tune of $600.00 plus the $48.00 dollar booking fee. I hire music quite all the time as an event coordinator and I don't feel 600.00 for this duo was a good deal. Also found it unprofessional that after 1 hour of playing they took a 20 minute break. I understand all humans need and deserve a break but 1 hour in and a patio full of guests and suddenly the music stops. No fill music from a recording?? No thank you to that. It really put the breaks on the flow of the party.
Hired as: Hawaiian Entertainment
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: English
We play fun, upbeat Hawaiian classics. We bring a tropical ambience to any event. We are longtime professional musicians who know how to put on a successful show. We are perfect for tropical, tiki or island themed events.
Josh Gilbert has been playing music professionally for over two decades. Some years ago he visited Hawaii for the first time, bought a ukulele on Kauai, and became fascinated by Hawaiian music.
Twayn Williams is a prodigious steel guitarist, with a great sense of swing, and many years of professional experience.
We are very simple to set up, and don't need a lot of space. We have 2 amps, 1 mic, a lap-steel guitar, and a ukulele. All we need is power!
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