Pomaika`i Lyman – I Ali`i No `Oe
Pomaika`i Keawe – granddaughter of Aunty Genoa Keawe and an amazing artist in her own right – takes her ha’i into the stratosphere on an episode of HiSessions…
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The Bass Player Becomes The Steel Guitarist
Ho`olohe Hou continues to honor the musicians of the Hawaiian Room – the New York City venue which for nearly 30 years delivered authentic Hawaiian song and dance to exceedingly appreciative mainland audiences. Our investigation into the Lani McIntire aggregation’s tenure in the Hawaiian Room has so far led us to believe that he worked this room – in various combinations – from 1938 until 1951. And we have made tremendous use of the discographical…
Read MoreNa Hoa – Sweet Lei Lehua
The falsetto phenoms sing a popular tune from their debut CD…
Read MoreIt’s here! Introducing the NEW Ho`olohe Hou Radio!
What’s new, how it works, and why a brand new radio station had to reinvent itself…
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Holunape
Holunape performs the song for which they were named…
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Remembering the Godmother of All Hawaiian Music…
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One of the cornerstones of Ho`olohe Hou Radio’s educational mission is its library of important dates in Hawaiian music history – the births and passings of entertainment legends, major show openings, historic concerts and festivals, recording sessions and record releases. That database is only bolstered by creator/host Bill Wynne’s exhaustive memory as he has been living Hawaiian music for over 40 years and can immediately put his fingers on a sound recording or video of…
Read MoreRarities
Ho`olohe Hou Radio was founded primarily not for entertainment’s sake but, rather, as a serious preservation effort. Over more than 40 years creator/host Bill Wynne has amassed a jaw-dropping Hawaiian music collection spanning 1904 to present day and comprising more than 25,000 recordings – many one-of-a-kind as they were shared with him from the private collections of Hawai`i’s legendary musicians themselves because they appreciate Wynne’s love of all things Hawaiian and his sincere desire to…
Read MoreHu`e Mana`o
“Hu`e Mana`o” might be translated as “let thoughts fly.” Noted Maui-born musician/composer Cody “Pueo” Pata named this segment in which Ho`olohe Hou Radio creator/host Bill Wynne discusses the finer points of Hawaiian music and its origins in and relationship with music from around the world. As a performer, despite specializing in Hawaiian music for over 40 years and demonstrating proficiency in steel guitar, slack key guitar, `ukulele, and falsetto singing, Wynne has also studied and…
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