The Hawaiian Way - Ki Hōʻalu Slack Key (2010)
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.
Director: Eddie Kamae
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Eddie Kamae as Eddie Kamae |
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Kaupena Wong as Narrator |
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Alice Namakelua as Alice Namakelua |
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Fred Punahou as Fred Punahou |
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Gabby Pahinui as Gabby Pahinui |
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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 |
