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Laupahoehoe Hula (3:31)
Auntie Irmgard got the rhythm for this song while vacuuming. One of the first songs George learned in the 1960s. Georges grandson, Aaron, often dances this song on mainland tours with George & Keoki Kahumoku.

Irmgard Farden Aluli
& Mary Puku'i

Taro Patch tuned down
two half steps to F

Kai Hanupanupa (2:48)
Many Hawaiians leave Hawaii searching for a better life but always return to the surging sea, kai hanupanupa.

Phil &
Ken Emerson

Taro Patch tuned down
two half steps to F

Royal Hawaiian Hotel (3:23)
At the 1999 Oahu Slack Key Music Festival at this hotel, George smuggled in some poke fish but was missing the essential limu (seaweed). He recalled the words to this song about limu on the hotels beach, and true to the song, there it was. The poke was complete!

Mary Pua'ala Robins

Drop C

Ulupalakua (3:29)
Classic Paniolo (cowboy) hula usually danced by men. In 2003, the bravest of Georges Guitar Workshop male students donned their lava lavas and danced this hula at the Maui Slack Key Festival. Slack key guitarist/composer Carlos Andrade lead the 44 Slack Key guitar students in song as Kalei Palakiko & George got up to lead the dance. They were a huge hit with the crowd. This song is dedicated to the Paul Konwiser & Sandy Wales Ohana.

John Pi'ilani Watkins

Taro Patch tuned down
two half steps to F

He Aloha Mele (3:03)
A song written for Ivas daughter. It was a hit hula song from the early 80's and danced by many of Georges nieces. Dedicated to Kanani Enos Hundly who danced for George on tour and who keeps the hula tradition alive within our Kona Ohana.

Iva Kinimaka

G Taro Patch modulating
to the key of C

Kawika (4:21)
The resurgence of Hawaiian culture in the 60's and early 70's and of the pride in being Hawaiian are embodied in this old chant written for King David Kalakawa set to new rhythm and melody and made popular by Peter Moon and the Cazimero Brothers in their band, The Sunday Manoa.

Traditional

Taro Patch fingered in the
keys of E minor & G Major,
and tuned down two half steps
to F, therefore sounding in the
keys of D minor & F Major

Lovely Hula Hands (2:27)
The beautiful dancer about whom this song was written danced this song for Georges concert at the Broward Center in Ft. Lauderdale FL in 2001. Dedicated to George's sister, Sharleen Kahumoku, who still has "kou lima nani e."

Alex Anderson

Taro Patch tuned down
two half steps to F

E Huli Makou (3:3)
Good fun, flirtatious hula used to pep up the audience. George introduces this song as a story about a musician who returns home late at night after work and asks his woman for some affection. Dedicated to Wally Akuna who makes the audience and this hula come alive!

David Chung

G Taro Patch

Ku'u Hoa (3:15)
Written by Grandpa Kapono Beamer for Grandma Damsey. Over five generations, the Beamer family has contributed significantly to Hawaiian music and culture. Keola and Moanalani Beamer reintroduced this song to George while touring together in 1996.

Kapono Beamer

Taro Patch tuned down
two half steps to F

Hula O Makee (4:34)
Waikiki was once swamp, taro patches and fishponds. People visited Makee Island, now today's Honolulu Zoo and Kapiolani Park. Made famous by Sonny Chillingworth and Gabby Pahinui.

William S. Ellis

Taro Patch tuned down
two half steps to F

Papalina Lahi Lahi (2:46)
Kaona (underlying meaning) song about rosy cheeks. In 2003, George's Annual Maui Guitar Workshop students played this with George and Slack Key guitarist/composer, Carlos Andrade, at the Maui Slack Key Festival while the workshop's beautiful and graceful wahine hula students performed with teacher Evalani Palakiko.

Traditional

G Taro Patch