Cultural Quest   (excerpt –full article available here…) Go beneath the surface to see a Maui and Oahu that’s rich in tradition By Ann Campbell Hawaii is more than just…

…I’m here on a bit of a cultural lark. Truth be told, I never really “got” the whole Hawaiian music thing. (I blame this on my parents, who dragged me…

Guitarist, writer, teacher, artist, farmer, fisherman, father George Kahumoku just won’t say “won’t.” When George Kahumoku, Jr., was five years old, he lived with a hanai (adoptive) aunt who had…

“To me, slack key is a ‘one man band’ – bass strings, guitar strings, loose strings and heart strings – all combined to produce melodies of Hawaiian Heart and Soul,”…

Slack key is inextricably linked to cow culture. Captain George Vancouver brought a mini-herd of bovines as a gift for the Hawaiian king, Kamehameha the Great, in 1792. Since the…

Slack key greats make audience part of the family at the Ritz By JON WOODHOUSE Playing in the intimate setting of the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua’s indoor amphitheater theater reminds slack key…

If you’re a fan of Hawaiian slack key guitar, plan to attend one of the Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert Series held every Tuesday in the amphitheater at…

Hear that?   A gentle strumming coming from Kapalua; sweet, soulful riffs mixed with laughter and melody? Ki ho’alu, Hawaiian slack-key guitar, has come home, thanks to a new concert series…

    The essence of island life by George By LIZ JANES-BROWN, Staff Writer George Kahumoku Jr. defies the stereotype of a laid-back Hawaiian. A dynamo who exists on very…