Ron Artis Family

Ron Artis sadly passed away from a heart attack just a little over 6 months after I met him and his great family. Rest In Peace, Ron. You have touched the lives of many, and will continue to do so through your wife and children.

You're in Hawaii... you're on the north shore...you go to Haleiwa because its a cool little town...and you MUST go see Ron and his family. First off, I am amazed at the parenting. They are great kids. They have been blessed with a great path and Ron is leading the way. Will they be famous? They already are. Do they need to be discovered? They already have been. I have since forgotten their names (except for Thunderstorm who blows a mean harmonica) but I will never forget their music.So put an hour away at their house and be prepared for a private concert by one of the best musical families you will ever see. Do not miss them.

A trip to Hawaii is miserably incomplete without a visit with the Artis family! These are the most humble, talented, genuine folks you will EVER meet! We are great friends with them and they NEVER cease to amaze me! Great music, awe inspiring, God given talent, awesome fellowship...I will miss them when we move :( :(I go to their place when I need "woosa" time, I take my journal and just hang out...and listen...and write. No matter what situation I am facing, they always have a message that speaks straight to the heart. LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!

I agree words are hard to describe the amazing feel you get from this glorious family and their generosity and just plain great feeling you get when you leave. They are true Hawaiians happy and just amazing talented souls. . It doesnt matter if I am on a different island I make sure I come and visit the Artis familia.It is seriously something one must experience in life before they die to meet and hang with this family.

Omg, this kid's amazing!! Played tonight at Waimea valley.. Out of this world good. What excellent music comes from this humble human.. Blown away.

Love, love, love the Artis family! They are so AMAZING!!! Met them in 2007Tori Jay

We love this place and the people. We first met the Artis family back in April of 2010. We were fortunate enough to meet Ron Artis before his passing. We fell in love with the family and their spirit. We recently moved to the island and that was the first thing I wanted to do. I wanted to introduce my son to them and their music because he loves music. They were closing when we arrived but they stayed and talked to us for a few hours despite being closed. Spirit played a few songs and it was beautiful. If you ever want to hear amazing music from truly remarkable people, this is where you HAVE to go. And a very special thanks to Praise Jesus/ Mama Artis for spending so much time with us and helping us adjust to the island. Y'all embody the ohana spirit. This is a place you have to visit if you love music. You can't beat it. Oh and Stafanie Artis does amazing artwork. Seriously, everyone needs to go here at least once.

I honestly am having a hard time coming up with words to describe this place and this family. I spent a total of about 15 minutes of my life here and will never forget it. When driving down the main strip in Haleiwa you can't miss this house. They have tons of brightly painted surfboards covering the front yard along with other pieces of their art around. We walked up the walkway and out came one of the kids. This is a family of 11 kids who are all very talented and sooo polite. The kid, who's name is escaping me right now, told us about his family and what they do. Then we went inside and he said they would start playing in about 10 minutes. As soon as you walk in every family member comes up and introduces themselves and asks about you and where you are from. I work for Apple and was wearing an Apple shirt so they started talking to me and showing me their computers. I mentioned I was excited to hear them play and bam! they jump up and start playing. Another family member comes over and gives us barstools to sit on and we just sat there, listened, and enjoyed one of the most amazing things ever. It was a family playing music, huge smiles on their faces, and clearly a lot of love there. I leaned over to the Mom and said you should be a proud Mother, she replied "I am blessed" and walked away. Just humble and amazing.It's hard to really describe what happens there. It's just one of those things, times in life, when you just sit and enjoy and see the goodness in people. They do sell CDs but it's totally optional and you just drop twenty bucks in the jar if you want one, it's the honor system but that's how they support this place. As I said before, we were only there 15 minutes but it was a total highlight of our trip and will go back any time we're there. Thank you to the Artis family, amazing!!

Highlight of our trip! My friends and I got a little turned around looking for the coffee/chocolate factory and our GPS thankfully led us to this beautiful family! I got out to ask directions of Mama Artis and myself and my friends spent two wonderful hours getting to know some of the Artis family. Stephanie showed us her amazing artwork and Praise Jesus and Spirit played the piano and sang for us. We are so impressed with the talent in this family and the kindness and love they have for each other and for the world. What a wonderful example of who everyone should strive to be. Thank you Artis family for making our trip special!Renee, David, Lourie and Janice from South Carolina

I justo had the opportunity to see Ron II and his brother in concert at the Rochester International Jazzfest (TWICE!!) in upstate N.Y. They are fantastic and inspiring!! Love, love, love them!! Now that I've read some of these reviews, I can understand where they came from....Amazing family!!