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We’re happy to present to you our ‘Best Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar’ Compilation featuring 50 of the greatest Hawaiian Slack Key tracks. Perfect for relaxation, focus, meditation, or background ambiance. This traditional Hawaiian fingerstyle technique creates warm, melodic sounds that capture the spirit of the islands. Featuring legendary slack key masters Keola Beamer, George Kahumoku Jr, and George Kuo, this collection is a true celebration of Hawaii’s musical heritage. Listen to the Compilat

Moses Kahumoku – “Hiʻilawe” (Slack Key ʻUkulele) A moment that reminds you why the Hawaiian tradition of kī hō‘alu lives far beyond the guitar. Here, Uncle Moses Kahumoku takes up a custom Kanile‘a tenor ʻukulele he’d never played before—recorded outdoors in Pāhala on November 6, 2011—and in a single take, lets “Hiʻilawe” flow as if the instrument were a lifelong friend. This famous mele, composed by Sam Li‘a Kalainaina of Waipi‘o Valley in the early 1900s, tells of love beneath the twin waterfa