Close The Distance Band

Alternative pop band from Honolulu, HI Close The Distance is an Alternative Rock band from Honolulu, Hawaii.

The group features sisters, Kira (lead guitar/vocals) and Ezri (bass/vocals) Santos, and Payton Sekigawa (drums). Close The Distance made their way into the Honolulu music scene in the Spring of 2018 after the members decided to retire their previous band name (EMKE) following the departure of their longtime band member and friend. "It was difficult saying goodbye to something we had been for such

05/12/2026

Kawaii Kon vlog is finally up on our youtube channel! Thank you guys so much for another amazing con 🫶🏻
And we can't thank Photolukehawaii - on YouTube & Chase Yamauchi for always filming!

Photos from Close The Distance Band's post

05/07/2026

Any suggestions on some new anime to watch while we recover from this post-con sickness?? 🤧🥲👀

05/06/2026

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05/05/2026

We’re all recovering from post-con sickness 🥲😭 but it’s back to work!

05/02/2026

We can't believe it's already been one week since Kawaii Kon 😭
We try to learn a few anime songs each year for Kawaii Kon. We hope you guys liked this year's medley! We had so much fun putting it together 🫶🏻
Special thanks to Chase Yamauchi & Photolukehawaii - on YouTube for filming!

04/27/2026

Thank you for another amazing weekend! See you next year 😉❤️‍🔥

04/24/2026

Sneak peek at some of our new merch that will be available at Kawaii Kon 👀🫶🏻
We're performing on FRIDAY at 9PM in the main events room! See you there!

Artwork by Jimmy Sparrow

04/23/2026

Took a break from con prep last night for 🥲🫠 Now it’s back to work! See you guys on FRIDAY 🫶🏻❤️‍🔥

04/21/2026

So excited to be back! We're performing on FRIDAY at 9PM 😉 See you there!

Welcome back Close the Distance!

Close The Distance is an Alternative Pop band from Honolulu, Hawaii. They made their way into the Honolulu music scene in the Spring of 2018 after the members decided to retire their previous band name (EMKE) following the departure of their longtime band member and friend. While under their previous band name, the trio had the opportunity to open for huge acts such as Kansas, Switchfoot, ONEREPUBLIC, and Halestorm while also receiving invitations to appear at the music industries’ prestigious NAMM Show in Los Angeles, CA to perform with artists such as Andy Mckee and Journey’s Neal Schon. As a result of their LA concerts, the band was awarded a musical endorsement by Yamaha Music Corporation of America.

To see Close the Distance perform, purchase your weekend membership at kawaiikon.com.