Customer Reviews

All the Best from Hawaii

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Yep, track 16 sold me on this lovely album. My wahini did the poi the rest of way through! I was never a big fan of Hawaiian music until I happened upon this CD. All the songs have a unique sound, but all bring the fresh Hawaiian air right into the room. A must-have for any CD collection!

Reeve's review which termed this the music of racism couldn't be more wrong. Having lived 30 yearsin Hawaii I can tell you that this is the real thing embodying the spirit of aloha. Mr. Reeves has had his brain corrupted by the racism and greed of Haunani Trask, an part-Hawaiian lawyer, professor and female chauvanist. The modern music he talks about is just Hawaiian hippie junk mixed with the music of a very few talented people.

This is the best 20 selections from Hawaii for [this price] on the market today. It covers the whole range of music played in the islands.

For the price, this is a nice collection of instrumental and vocal Hawaiian tunes. This package lacks liner notes, so "who knows" who sang that lovely version of "Lovely Hula Hands?"

If you want a nice collection of kitsch mainlander Hawaiian music. This is it. Actually very good musically and vocally.

My mother-in-law had a Luau for her 75th birthday and we needed some Hawaiian music! This C.D. was great! Highly recommend it!

My wife and me went to Hawaii and she loved the music on the hotels review channel. This is extremely close to that standardized Hawaiian music. very cool!

THIS IS THE TYPE OF MUSIC THAT YOU WOULD HEAR IN HAWAII IN THE 70"s , THE REAL DEAL, WHEN DON HOE WAS KING OF THE TINY BUBBLES, YOU WILL LOVE IT.

it was ok cd but Arthur Lyman is much more authentic

It is exactly this type of music that perpetuates the degrading and predatory stereotypes of Hawai'i. The whole cd -- and others like it -- is packaged in the same way tourism is packaged: Hawai'i is a sweet, safe place with a servile culture, peaceful history, and disconnection from the "real world." Don't believe any of it. Hawai'i was invaded by the United States in a military coup and native Hawaiians subsequently stripped of power and respect. This is the music of that domination -- like all insidious racism, it is perpetuated "innocently" by reducing an entire people and culture to a cartoon. The real Hawai'i lies beyond Diamond Head in Makaha, Moili'ili, Hanalei. If you want to really know Hawai'i and Hawaiian music, purchase the music of Keali'i Reichel and Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and really listen to them. You'll be doing yourself and a millenium of a strong people a favor.

And while you're at it, go look up the author Haunani-Kay Trask!