April's Aloha Week is a popular tourist attraction, as is the Moloka'i Music Festival held around Labor Day. Major music festivals in Hawai`i include the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, which brings together hula groups from across the world, as well as a number of slack-key and steel guitar festivals: Big Island Slack Key Guitar Festival, Steel Guitar Association Festival and the Gabby Pahinui/Atta Isaacs Slack Key Festival. Hawaiian music has had an enormous impact on the music of other Polynesian islands indeed, music author Peter Manuel called the influence of Hawaiian music a "unifying factor in the development of modern Pacific musics". Their music is largely religious in nature, and includes chanting and dance music. The Hawaiian people have inhabited the islands for centuries and have retained much of their traditional musical knowledge. Traditional Hawaiian folk music is a major part of the state's musical heritage. Hawaii also made a major contribution to country music with the introduction of the steel guitar. Styles like slack-key guitar are well-known worldwide, while Hawaiian-tinged music is a frequent part of Hollywood soundtracks. Hawaii's musical contributions to the music of the United States are out of proportion to the state's small size. The music of Hawai`i includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop. Hawaiian folk music - Music of Honolulu - Polynesian music Blaisdell Centreīig Island Slack Key Guitar Festival - Gabby Pahinui/Atta Isaacs Slack Key Festival - Hamakua Music Festival - Hawaii Performing Arts Festival - Merrie Monarch Festival Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts - Hawaii Music Awards - Hawaiian Music Foundation - Ukulele Guild of Hawaii Honolulu Symphony Orchestra - Maui Academy of Performing Arts - Honolulu Chamber Music Society
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