The first Hawaiians arrived by water craft - huge double-hulled outriggers. Today's Hawaiian culture includes watercraft of all sorts, and this week, we're floating on a raft of songs about some of them: paddleboards, canoes, and steamerships.
|
|
|
|
|
|
This week's program is for the birds! Hawaiian birds, that is. Listen to songs about the avian natives of Hawai'i in this hour devoted to the winged singers of the Islands.
|
|
|
We're all winners when the Hawaiian Academy of Recording Arts selects the best of the best for the annual Na Hoku awards. Today we listen to just some of the winners of the 35th annual awards, concentrating on awards for traditional Hawaiian music, including Song of the Year (Na Vaqueros by Kuana Torres Kahele), Album of the Year (Kaunaloa by Kuana Torres Kahele), and Male Vocalist of the Year (yep, that would be Kuana Torres Kahele). No, it's not an all-Kuana show; plenty of other musicians are represented. Tune in to find out who won!
|