Hale O Meleana Senior Living Center hosts a variety of activities every week. On August 16, the Royal Hawaiian Band of the City and County of Honolulu came to entertain the residents and all those at the St. Francis Healthcare System Kupuna Village campus. During this occasion, our S. Grace Jose Capellas was recognized as an opera singer who performed in music and theater events in Hawaii for many years.
During her years performing, S. Grace played the role of the Mother Abbess in the Sound of Music at Diamond Head Theater, was a member of the Singing Sisters of Syracuse and worked with the performing arts at the University of Hawaii. Sister gave up performing in 2013.
King Kamehameha III established the Royal Hawaiian Band, once known as the King’s Band, by in 1836. Since then, the Royal Hawaiian Band of the City and County of Honolulu has been performing at state occasions, funerals, and parades, as well as entertaining Honolulu residents and visitors. It is the oldest and only full-time municipal band in the U.S., whose mission is promoting and fostering music, preserving the Hawaiian musical culture, enriching the lives of people of all cultures, and inspiring musicians, especially the youth.
The Royal Hawaiian Band has a long tradition of sharing Hawaiʻi’s music with the world. It presents free concerts at the Iolani Palace Grounds on most Fridays. Learn more about the Royal Hawaiian Band and check its performance schedule at www.rhb-music.com.
