Honolulu · Hawaii
Find Musicians in Honolulu, HI
Honolulu carries a music tradition found nowhere else: Hawaiian music, slack-key guitar, and the ukulele, a lineage that runs through Israel Kamakawiwoole and lives on across the islands. Bandry connects Hawaii's players, local-first.
Why Bandry
Built for finding people locally.
Local, not regional
Radius-filtered means you see people who can actually make it to your rehearsal, not someone hours away.
The full music chain
Studios, mixing engineers, photographers, videographers, designers. Everything to take a project from rehearsal to release.
Direct contact, always
No in-app messaging to babysit. Link up, and they reach out to you directly. Off-platform, on your terms.
The scene
Honolulu has the depth.
A tradition all its own
Slack-key, steel guitar, and Hawaiian song are living art forms here. Find the players carrying them by role and radius.
Island-wide reach
Set your radius and the bulletin reaches across Oahu and beyond, connecting players spread across the islands.
More than the tradition
Reggae, rock, and hip-hop thrive here too. Role-based posts work no matter what you play.
On the ground
Where Honolulu plays.
A quick map of the Honolulu scene: the indie-reachable rooms and the shops that keep it running. Bandry connects you to the players who fill them, and the Resources tab pins the rest near you.
Venues worth knowing
The Republik
A Kapiolani-corridor flagship near Kakaako, around 1,200 cap, the room for touring indie, rock and hip-hop plus strong local bills.
Hawaiian Brian's (HB Social Club)
A Kakaako entertainment complex with multiple live rooms, mid-size and friendly to local acts of every genre.
Nextdoor
A Chinatown nightclub on Hotel St with a 40-foot screen, an intimate room for indie, hip-hop, metal and late-night DJ sets.
Bar 35
A Chinatown beer bar and small stage on Hotel St, casual gigs, dancing and First Friday energy in a tight space.
The Dragon Upstairs
A tiny Chinatown jazz lounge above Hank's Cafe on Nuuanu Ave, live jazz, Latin nights and a New Orleans feel.
Blue Note Hawaii
A Waikiki supper club at the Outrigger, 326 seats, polished jazz plus reggae, rock and top island artists.
Record stores, studios and rehearsal
Hungry Ear Records
Record store. A Kakaako shop at SALT, Hawaii's oldest record store, the largest new-vinyl stock plus rare Hawaiian, rock and reggae used LPs.
Easy Music Center
Gear shop. On S King St near downtown, Hawaii's oldest music store since 1939, a deep guitar, drum and ukulele inventory.
Island Sound Studios
Recording studio. Honolulu's full-service commercial studio on Keahole St, Grammy-credited rooms, bookable for tracking and mixing.
Rendez-Vous Recording
Recording studio. The longest-running studio in Hawaii, Na Hoku-winning engineer Pierre Grill, bookable recording, mixing and mastering.
Groove Studio
Rehearsal. A Mokauea St practice room with full backline and 24/7 access, hourly band rehearsals, a working musician's space.
A starting map of the local scene, not a directory or an endorsement. Rooms and shops change, the people you meet on Bandry are how you stay current.
Who's on Bandry in Honolulu
Every role in one place.
Find your people
Looking for a specific role?
Resources tab
The places, not just the people.
Beyond the bulletin, Bandry's Resources tab pulls in nearby studios, rehearsal spaces, venues, repair shops, and music stores from Apple Maps. Everything you need to actually make the record, all in one app.
Looking for a specific place? Recording studios, rehearsal space, music stores, instrument repair, music venues, or vinyl pressing near you.
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Finding musicians in Honolulu
How do I find musicians in Honolulu?
Post what you're looking for on Bandry's Honolulu bulletin and set your reach to local. Musicians within your radius see it, and when someone's interested they link up, sharing their contact info so you can reach out directly and take it off-platform. No DMs and no inbox to manage.
Is Bandry free to use in Honolulu?
Reading the Honolulu bulletin and endorsing posts are free forever. Posting your own ad and linking up run on a subscription, $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, after a 14-day free trial of everything. Bandry never takes a cut of any gig or arrangement you work out.
What kinds of musicians and pros are on Bandry in Honolulu?
All of them: drummers, guitarists, bassists, singers, and keyboard players, plus producers, mixing and mastering engineers, photographers, videographers, designers, and studios. Honolulu's scene runs deep, and role-based posts cover the whole chain from forming a band to finishing a record.
How close are the Honolulu musicians Bandry shows me?
As close as you set. Bandry's local posts are radius-gated on both sides, so you only see people who can realistically make it to a rehearsal or session, whether that's across Honolulu or out into the rest of Hawaii.