Lead Story in the Sunday Travel Section excerpt of article from The Oregonian, October 2, 2005.
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…
Hawaiian music more than “Tiny Bubbles” By Ann Campbell, Vancouver’s Georgia Straight weekly -July 2005…
…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…
Island Portrait: Hawaiian Renaissance Man George Kahumoku Jr By Tom Stevens, Maui No Ka Oi Magazine, Spring 2005
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…
What is slack key guitar (ki ho’alu)? By Louise Rockett, Lahaina News
“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,”…
Hawaii Unplugged By Douglas Anthony Cooper, Air Canada’s in-flight magazine, enRoute…
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, Maui Beat, Maui News…
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…
SLACK-KEY SERIES AT THE RITZ-CARLTON -by Robert Smith as printed in the Maui County Happenings section of Hawaii Magazine January/February 2004
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…
Home Sweet Home Talk Story feature, Maui No Ka Oi Magazine, Winter 2004
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 as printed in the Maui News, December 1, 2003
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…