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    Hawaii lost the last of the greatest family in slack key guitar, the middle son of Gabby, Bla Pahinui. Take a drive thru the area he loved, the beaches he used to take care of for the parks dept.& enjoy a heartfelt song about the loss of the Hawaiian’s land, more important than ever with the current battles going on…

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    Back in the 80's the Hawaii rock & punk scene had one common name that seemed to be involved in every cool band. His name was Frank Orrall and we all knew he was going to go on to bigger and better things. Eventually he left Hat Makes the Man, Mumbo Jumbo, and a bunch of other local bands and started Poi Dog Pondering…

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    Taj like Ry was super influenced by Gabby. He called him “Pops” like the locals. This is a Gabby song Ry played on the original covered by Taj.

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    Back in the 70's Ry Cooder came to Hawaii to learn more about slack key guitar and hooked up w/ the godfather himself of the genre, Gabby Pahinui.

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    Before he was Footloose he was hanging loose w/ his buddy Jim Messina in Maui! Watch out for da centipedes, my sister just got bit in her bed! Loggins and Messina - Lahaina

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    I wonderful song about one of my favorite beaches, I named my daughter after. Jeff Peterson - Makena

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    Hawaii lost another music legend on Saturday. The son of one of original father’s of slack key guitar, Gabby Pahinui, Cyril was an amazing player and person. Sometimes these guys would get together and play guitar for days in the backyards of Waimanalo. A hui hou uncle Cyril!

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    So the Eagles are coming to Hawaii, Jack Johnson is replacing Glen Frey. Here is what that might sound like

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    Love these guys and a similar band, the Gravel Spreaders

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    This one is for my buddy Lemmy who sent me an interview with our former guitar teacher. Never knew of one of his favorite bands, now I do & you will too...X Japan - Weekend

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    Aloha Friday DUAN Ohana! Positive vibes from the late great Mikey Dread - Roots and Culture

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    Since I rarely get to post here anymore, here is one more to make you smile for the weekend. Richard Cheese has a Hawaiian persona called Johnny Aloha. He teams up w/ the great Greg Sardinha for his version of Rock Lobster

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    Aloha Friday DUAN ohana. Here’s one from the new generation of great Hawaiian wahine singers, Raiatea Helm - Ke Kani Hone O Na Manu

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    Honorary Hawaiian Ziggy Marley - Beach in Hawaii

    Yes but reality tv loving true Americans need shit wrapped up in one season. 

    Soon’s rocks but Dong Yang Inn will always be my favorite Korean!  Especially after dawn patrol country run.

    Bruddah Allan, you got the vienna sausage right but try Spam or better yet, do the Pocho sausage (Haoles call it Portuguese sausage or Linguica) with your eggs and save the bacon to make your fried rice!  Broke da mouth!

    Rainbows is the best, I lived off the Chili plate in the 80's, it was $2 for a full days worth of calories.  Starving college kid, scrape my change to buy one and decide if I should go to class or go surf!  Side note for the Haoles, chili must have rice underneath & mac salad on the side.  Even people that grew up in…

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    It is great weather, time to kick back in da back yard w/ a cold one and some braddah Ledward!

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    Hawaiian slack key master Makana plays James Taylor’s Fire & Rain