Dayan Kai: Through My Eyes 

A Pono Project Event

Sunday, May 10, 2026
Starts at 7:00pm
Run time: 115 minutes with no intermission

About the Show

Presented by ProArts Playhouse

Treat the moms in your life to a special evening of music and talk story with the brilliant multi-instrumentalist Dayan Kai, as he shares his music and his experience of growing up blind on Maui.

Special low pricing made possible through the Pono Project.

About the Artist

Dayan (“DAY-uhn”) Kai is a true force of musical nature. An artist whose abilities and style know few bounds, Dayan is known for his soulful voice, powerful songwriting, and multi-instrumental prowess. “Dayan is perhaps one of the most complete and talented musicians . . . not only is he a dazzling multi-instrumentalist, but also a soulful vocalist with a stratospheric range and a poignant songwriter who knows how to heal with his compositions.”

Born on Maui, Kai grew up between Hawaii and California. His extensive musical adventures have taken him across the country and the world. He has played on the main stage of numerous musical festivals in the US, Canada and Australia including the High Sierra Music Festival, the Kate Wolf Festival, the Sisters Folk Festival, the Blue Mountains Music Festival, and the Strawberry Music Festival. Dayan has also released several solo albums of his original music and is a Blue Coast recording artist.
Dayan served as the musical director and performed in Burn’n Love, which was the #1 show in the state for several years.

“Dayan Kai is a talent mightily personified and an absolute joy to experience.”

About the Pono Project

The Pono Project is a series of live arts and culture events celebrating the diversity of the Maui community, promoting inclusion of marginalized persons, and educating on Maui’s history and challenges, bolstered by partnerships with other Maui nonprofits.

The Pono Project is supported in part by the County of Maui’s Office of Economic Development.