The Hawaiian Way - Ki Hōʻalu Slack Key

The Hawaiian Way - Ki Hōʻalu Slack Key (2010)

The Art and Tradition of Slack Key Music

  • Genre: Documentary, Music, History
  • Release Date: 2010-07-20
  • Runtime: 1h 0min
  • Production Company: The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Eddie Kamae

Summary

This film is a moving journey into the beauty and meaning of Hawaiian slack key music. Award-winning director Eddie Kamae"s rare combination of master musician and cinematic storyteller is the key to showing how Hawaii"s cultural traditions and the ki ho"alu guitar intertwine - and opening the door to a greater love of that music. Candid interviews and archival images combine with the music of many virtuoso performers, from legendary Fred Punahou and Gabby Pahinui to Raymond Kane and today"s Ledward Kaapana, to tell the slack key story from the 1830s to the present. It shows how this music perpetuates family tradition as songs, techniques and special string tunings are passed from one generation to the next.

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  • Eddie Kamae

    as Eddie Kamae
  • Kaupena Wong

    as Narrator
  • Alice Namakelua

    as Alice Namakelua
  • Fred Punahou

    as Fred Punahou
  • Gabby Pahinui

    as Gabby Pahinui
  • Ledward Kaapana

    as Ledward Kaapana
Directing Eddie Kamae Director
Production Myrna Kamae Producer
Production Rodney A. Ohtani Producer
Writing James D. Houston Writer
Camera Rodney A. Ohtani Director of Photography
Editing Dirk Fukushima Online Editor
Production Dennis Mahaffay Production Consultant

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