A twelve year-old kid sneaks into his older brother’s room down in the basement. In an immaculate black tolex-covered guitar case resting on the floor, lays the object of his fascination.. Confi… more →
Island NotesIslandNotes wrote 4 months ago: A twelve year-old kid sneaks into his older brother’s room down in the basement. In an immacul … more →
IslandNotes wrote 6 months ago: Did I peak your interest with such a provocative title? Heh, it’s getting tough to get heard o … more →
IslandNotes wrote 6 months ago: This post sort of began as a comment to Big Island Chronicle and a discussion concerning fast food b … more →
IslandNotes wrote 7 months ago: Homebred — Homespun — Homegrown — Homemade The word vernacular refers to a way of … more →
IslandNotes wrote 7 months ago: Here are seven Hawaiian songs that Wes Awana, Kahele Miura, and myself played up in Volcano the othe … more →
IslandNotes wrote 8 months ago: The Maku’u Market is held every Sunday from about 9am until 2pm in lower Puna. The place seems … more →
IslandNotes wrote 9 months ago: In contrast to yesterday’s discussion with Jay FitzGerald on issues of sustainability, the fol … more →
IslandNotes wrote 9 months ago: In the interest of fairness (or public discourse), today’s post features guest commentary from … more →
IslandNotes wrote 11 months ago: Having recently subscribed to Maui resident, Walter Becker’s newsletter, today’s email i … more →
IslandNotes wrote 1 year ago: Well, it’s finally happened. One of the..several readers of Island Notes has finally ponied up … more →
IslandNotes wrote 1 year ago: (Post-posting note: It occurred to me that the rap about ‘posts’ is that they are … more →
IslandNotes wrote 1 year ago: (recording of a spruce-topped concert ukulele w/low g-string, about 1mb file size) Playing the ukule … more →