No one guessed Ian Tongi would take on Morgan Wallen in 2023, but here we are. “Country music means a lot to me because that's what I grew up on,” Tongi, 19, tells PEOPLE from his home state of Hawaii ...

“I subscribe to the book of Willie Nelson and Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark,” says Kapali Long, a Native Hawaiian musician who will perform Friday at Mulligans on the Blue. A self-described ...

"A lot of island songs are just redos of country music," explains Tongi, who has been making frequent visits to Nashville to record new music Tricia Despres is a writer for PEOPLE digital, covering ...