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Kaimanahila (4:50)
Waikiki classic hula about the district near Diamond Head and the surf.
It is a favorite of Hawaiian families and Japanese visitors.

Andrew Cummings
& Charles E King

Drop C

Wahine Ilikea (3:04)
Dennis wrote this while traveling to Halawa Valley, Molokai with Eddie Kamae. The cloud cover lifted revealing several waterfalls. Dennis calls the mist the wahine ilikea (fair skinned woman). George & Daniel Ho played this song for Puanani Edgars halau in Ventura, CA when they performed for the halau's uniki (graduation ceremony).

Dennis Kamakahi

Taro Patch tuned down
two half steps to F

Ka Uluwehi O Kekai (3:23)
George recorded this in 1979 with Edith Kanakaole on Hi'ipoi I Ka Aina Aloha (Cherish the Beloved Land) which won the coveted Hoku Award for Best Traditional Album. In California & New York, George & Daniel have invited dancers (sometimes 30 or 40 answering the call) who fill the stage presenting their many versions of this hula standard. Dedicated to Halau O Kekehi, Aunty Edith's halau in Hilo, her daughters Puanani and Nalani, and granddaughter Kekuhi.

Edith Kanaka'ole

Taro Patch G

Pua Lililehua (3:47)
A love song for Aunty Maiki. From 1962 to 1968, George worked for David "Lippy" Espinda washing cars and pumping gas. Lippy loved the Kahauanu Lake Trios music and played it all day while George worked.

Mary Kawena Puku'i &
Kahauanu Lake

Taro Patch tuned down
two half steps to F

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (3:06)
George played here from 1974 to 1993. He wrote this song for the huge Renovation Celebration Party. Following the temporary closing of the hotel, George moved his family to Maui where he performed for ten years at the Westin.

George Kahumoku Jr

Taro Patch tuned down
two half steps to F

E Hihiwai (3:51)
Another classic composition by Dennis, this one about fresh water
shell fish found on the island of Molokai. A Kahumoku Family favorite!

Dennis Kamakahi

Drop C

Hale Olu (4:41)
A Hale Mele Inoa (house song). George wrote this about Paul Fagan's beautiful home in Hana. The name Hale Olu was given to Paul's beach home by Aunty Irmgard Farden Aluli. This song is dedicated to Paul, Helene, and Duke Fagan.

George Kahumoku Jr

Taro Patch tuned down
two half steps to F

Ka Lehua I Milia (4:13)
This song was introduced to George by hula dancers and lei makers, Mahelua and Kalehua, who visited the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. George learned it so they could dance it at the hotel.

Mary Kawena Puku'i
& Maddy K. Lam

G Taro Patch modulating
to the key of C

Hawaiian Hula Eyes (3:11)
George learned this song for Leolani Lowry, Kumu of Hula Halau Ka Lei Wehi O Ka Mailelauloa, in which George's wife, Nancy, was a student. George liked the choreography and so learned the song in order to feature the halau at his Watsonville shows where he was an Artist in Residence for the Pajaro Valley Performing Arts Association.

William Harbottle
& Randy Oness

Taro Patch G

Lei Nani (3:18)
This song has been in George's family for many years and was popularized by Slack Key legend, Gabby Pahinui, in the late 1960's.

Charles Namahoe

Taro Patch capoed up 3 frets
to B Flat

Kealia (4:22)
George's Tutu wrote this about their family ahupua'a (land from the mountain to the ocean) on the Big Island of Hawaii where George's dad was born, where George was raised, and where the extended family lived together for years.

Lottie Koko'o Ha'ae Kahumoku

Taro Patch tuned down
two half steps to F