Patrick Landeza, an award-winning slack-key guitarist with an upcoming show at Yoshi’s in Oakland, curated the “Hawaiians in Hayward” exhibit.
Patrick Landeza is a certainly a nominee for the title of Bay Area’s busiest man.
Yet his students know him for his daytime gig at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward, where he has just taken on he new role of program/outreach coordinator. “I first thought about it years ago, when the community members were getting older,” Landeza says. “The change between the Hawaiian community and those who love all things Hawaiian became evident. Community members started shifting events geared not only to ‘just’ Hawaiians or Hawaii folks but to non-Hawaiians and people that enjoyed the culture. With Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest, Alaska all flying to Hawaii from the Bay, the culture was being exposed more than ever.
“I’ve done a lot of things in my life but to curate an exhibit and to tell the stories of those that came before me was both an honor and a privilege,” Landeza says. “I call my school son, I taught him since he was a ninth grader at Moreau Catholic,” Landeza says. “He’s a piano player and I felt he had the skills and temperament to play Hawaiian steel guitar. So I had him study under the master, Alan Akaka, and I said I’d pay for two months. After two months, Alan said that I didn’t need to pay him anymore — he’d take him on full-time because he was so talented and a fast learner.
“Performance wise, I’ve slowed down because of my new position at Moreau Catholic High School,” he says. “The Yoshi’s shows have always meant a lot to me — this is my second year in a row and I love partnering up with them for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander month.
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