The song Heha Waipio has an interesting background. Written by Sam Li`a Kalainaina, Jr. in Waipio in 1904 for a friend who neighbors were making fun of about a house he was buiding. They said it was too fancy Here’s an interview with Sam where he tells the story. His handwritten lyrics attached
It is nice and cool, but damn it’s humid. Light and variable winds brings this from down near the equator.
They totally recreated the Alfred Alohikea sound from his 1930s compositions
After my knee replacement my Dr Told me no running or jumping. I’ve complied and have taken over 24 million steps on it, so far
Light VOG today. $Million+ homes in the foreground. Not for locals. Catching glimpses of how lives there, No one from here.
The Apple Music algorithm has gotten much better when it does “continuing play” after an album. It’s pretty much keeping the same style and era as the album. I played Bill Kaiwa’s 1963 album and the songs that followed were spot on. Didn’t used to be so.
We don’t have county rubbish pick up in Hawaii County. The primary private `opala company in west Hawaii is PFI. The pick up day is Monday on Alii Drive Auwe Pilau loa
We never really had public shootings in Hawaii. Since SCOTUS gutted gun laws it’s almost daily.
Always had drug and criminal shootings
Just found the original recording of Hanohano Hanalei by Alfred Alohikea (the songwriter) from 1928. It’s the only recording of the prolific songwriter solo. He was born Sept. 10, 1884 & Died Sept. 15, 1936, he also served in the Hawai’i Territorial Legislature representing the Island of Kaua’i.
Just came across this interview with Ainsley Halemanu. Blast from the past. He played for us at the Princess Garden bar in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center in the middle of Waikiki in the last 80’s, I was GM. He’s family to my ex-wife. Quite the entertainmener and a character.