What a great tour! Our longest, most grueling day was driving from our dear friendsʻ home in Virginia all the way to Boston, an 8-hour drive, and then playing 2 back to back shows at Club Passim.
We are blessed to have on our team Karen Fischer, who is our booking agent. She heads and attends regional and national booking events that help us get bookings nationwide in the continental USA as well as in Canada.
When I was growing up, in Kealia, we attended Puka’ana Church (A United Church of Christ) across the street, about a football field away from our home. All 26 cousins, uncles, aunties, and our grandparents would sing Hawaiian Hymns and play Hawaiian music every Sunday.
When I grew up in South Kona Kealia, we had no refrigeration. Everything was either salted, smoked, or dried to help preserve our fish, beef, pork, or lamb meats. One Thanksgiving when I was 13 years old, we decided to have Kalua Turkey for our family.
George Kahumoku Jr. was born and raised in a large extended Ohana, or family, with 26 cousins, his great grandfather Willy Kahumoku and his great grandmother Tutu Koko’o Lottie Haae Kahumoku, in Kealia, South Kona, in the early 1950’s.
Renowned as Hawaii's “Renaissance Man,” George Kahumoku, Jr. presents his latest creation: a songbook featuring ten of his original compositions, enriched with captivating stories and illustrations.
This song was written for my dear friend, Mele Anna Meyer, and her two sons Jeffrey and JJ Pritcher who lived in Leleiwi near Keaukaha in Hilo, Hawaii.
As the trade winds bring warmth and aloha to our islands, we take this special moment to celebrate
and honor the fathers in our lives. Father's Day is a time to recognize the unwavering love, strength,
and guidance that fathers provide.