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We didn’t get a press pass in time so we were only able to take photos with our Olympus 1030SW waterproof camera, but they came out pretty good considering the beers were flowing quite well. Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Taj Mahal, Jake Shimabukuro, Anuhea, and Paula Fuga joining the mix.

Head over here for more information on Kokua Fest 2010

Anuhea, Jake, and Taj at Kokua fest durin the show

A lot of people are wondering what they can bring into the Waikiki Shell for the Kokua Festival  this weekend. Can I bring a camera? Can I bring water? Can I bring etc etc.

We’ll we’ve pulled the list of what you can and can’t bring from the Kokua Festival website and have listed them below. We suggest this though. A bag with a blanket, sunscreen, an empty water bottle, cash (although they do take credit card and have ATMs inside, and a small point and shoot camera, no detachable lens. the empty water bottle can be filled at their filling stations.

RULES (from Kokua’s FAQ page

NO Alcohol
NO Glass containers
NO Drugs & Drug Paraphernalia
NO Umbrellas
NO Chairs
NO Video Cameras
NO Professional Cameras
NO Pets
NO Ins & Outs
OK All Ages Welcome
OK Ages 3 and Under Free
OK Backpacks, Bags, Fanny Packs
OK Backrests
OK Blankets
OK Reusable Water Bottles (empty of liquids)
OK Coolers under 18 inches—-with outside food and sealed container beverages (no glass & no alcohol)
OK Cigarettes- but smoking is limited to smoking areas
OK Lighters
OK Cell Phones
OK Digital Cameras (Non-Professional with no removable lens)
OK Disposable Cameras
OK Film Cameras (Non-Professional with no removable lens)

TAPING POLICY – Kokua Festival allows live recording with the following guidelines:
• No soundboard feeds are provided.
• No microphone stands are allowed.
• No designated taper section is provided.
• All recordings may only be traded or given away.
• At no point may any person (taper or not) sell recordings.
• No soundboard recordings are for trade

PHOTO/VIDEO POLICY – Kokua Festival allows photography with the following guidelines:
• Non-professional 35 mm or small digital cameras without detachable lens are permitted in the audience but NO FLASH is allowed. Please refrain from using FLASH as it disrupts the performers.
• No videotaping is ever allowed.
• Professional cameras (with removable lens) and pit access will only be allowed with a PHOTO PASS for the first three songs. NO FLASH. A photo agreement needs to be signed by all professional photographers prior to shooting the performance.
• TV cameras are allowed for 90 seconds of the 2nd and 3rd song from the FOH mix area and pit area.
• Please contact the Kokua Festival publicity office, Fresh & Clean Media, with any press or photo credential questions. Our press and photo passes are very limited and we will not be able to accommodate all requests.

Only 5 days until the 2010 Kokua Festival is upon us.  This weekend, April 23rd, and 24th marks the return of the Jack Johnson’s Kokua Festival from it’s year hiatus as Jack toured the world to compile his DVD/CD combo En Concert.

New to Kokua Fest this year is the shuttle provided by the Kokua Foundation to try and help promote green activities for the two days.  The shuttle has 4 pick-up locations, 2 service the central and west sides at Haleiwa and Waipio while the east side of the island has locations at Laie and Kaneohe.  Tickets for the shuttle are $25 roundtrip or you can purchase a two day pass for $40. Find more information at their website.

For those still looking for tickets to the show we suggest hitting up craigslist where tickets for the lawn are running anywhere from $60 – $100 and reserved seating we’ve seen up to $150.

Again, for the show, Jack will be joined by local artists Anuhea and Jake Shimabukuro, as well as Ziggy Marley and Taj Mahal. This show is surly to be quite musical this year with some amazing talent making the trip out to the Waikiki Shell.

If you’re interested in checking out some of the artists music before the show we suggest heading over to Amazon and picking up an album or two or maybe an MP3 download. You can get Anuhea’s self titled album Anuhea, Jake Shimabukuro’s Hula Girls, any of the many Taj Mahal albums and songs, or one of the best albums Ziggy Marley has put out, Love Is My Religion.

Just to get you ready!

The Kokua Festival is back and Jack Johnson is bringing Ziggy Marley, Taj Mahal, Jake Shimabukuro and Anuhea to the Waikiki Shell. To get your tickets first, you can help out the aina and join in on the Kokua Festival and Star 101.9 beach clean-ups going on around Oahu and Maui.

The cleanups will be February 13th from 9:00 am to 11:30 am and there will be three on Oahu, and one on Maui. Check out the locations below!

North Shore clean-up will take place at Malaekahana Beach Park, contact mjneal52@gmail.com for more information.

West Side clean-up will take place at Kea’au Beach Park in Makaha, contact kaimana@hanuhawaii.org for more information.

South Shore clean-up will take place at Sand Island State Park Beach, contact steven.mazur@gmail.com

Maui clean-up will take place at Kahalui Harbor Park by Maui Arts & Cultural Center, contact m_lane@hotmail.com.

Participants will get a special code for the pre-sale taking place Sunday and Monday, the 14th and 15th of February.

For those of you excited (you may need to be from Hawaii) that Jack Johnson’s Kokua Festival is returning after a year hiatus, you’ll be even more excited that Jack and the crew are back at the Mango Tree (studio) creating another album.

Those of you enrolled in Jack Johnson’s emailing list, you just got the word that Jack, Merlo, Adam and Zach are back in the studio recording an album. There’s no word on the release date of the album or no jam session leaks yet but you can rest assured that we’ll be the first to let you know.

Great stuff from the North Shore of Oahu! Let’s hope he releases the album or at least a few songs, right around the time of the Festival.

The Kokua Festival with return in 2010. After a two day two show concert in 2008 which saw the likes of Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds perform along side Jack Johnson, Jack and company went on a break. There was no concert in 2009 due to Jack touring and subsequently releasing his CD/DVD combo En Concert.

Well, the much anticipated Kokua Festival will be back on Oahu in 2010. April 23rd and 24th, the festival which benefits Jack Johnson’s Kokua Hawaii Foundation among various other environmental charities, will be back.

Although the concert lineup hasn’t been released yet, they’ll have quite a challenge beating what they’ve done in the past. We’ll let you know when they release the lineup and when tickets go on sale and where you can get them. Check back in our Kokua Festival section.

We’ll

You may have noticed the low volume of traffic today on the roads. For some running late it was a welcome relief. For others, namely those off the roads, it means less money, and in these economic times not good at all. But there is something more important going on.

Its the first of 17 furlough fridays for Hawaii state teachers, and more importantly our students started today. More than 13,000 teachers aren’t working today, and more than 170,000 public school students are without educational instruction as well.

Hundreds, possibly thousands of people are expected to head to the state capital today in Honolulu from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to protest the furlough days. Even Jack Johnson will be there to help with the cause and try and change the policy that has caused our students to have even less education during the course of this year. He was asked to speak publicly at the event being that he’s a strong proponent of youth education but instead he has chosen to play a few songs for the crowd that gathers.

Hopefully this can get resolved and they can at least have the furlough days on non-instructional days.