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Hawaiian Style Love Songs from Neos Productions is a mix of Island Contemporary, Pop and Reggae love songs performed by popular island artists. With 17 tracks of feel-good island rhythms, this beautifully packaged compilation is a true product of Hawai'i. Featuring Hawai'i Music Award winners Justin, Norm, Reality, Herb Ohta, Jr.; Na Hoku nominees and winners Troy Fernandez, Kela Keala of Ekolu, Kawika Regidor, B.E.T., popular island style entertainers Ka'ala Boys, Florent Atem and more, Hawaiian Style Love Songs is jam packed with smooth grooves and island style aloha. Learn More

As many have come to know, Kūpaoa means “filled with sweet and heady fragrance.” Lihau Hannahs and Kellen Paik personified that name when their interwoven voices brought a new, fresh essence into the music field.

English Rose conjures up the image of a fresh, voluptuous flower blossoming out from old rootstock. It’s an apt reflection, as each song unfolds like its own petal of a larger bloom. Most are new originals, but with the familiar depth of an older lyrical and musical foundation. There are traditional favorites spiced with lively twists, and English songs, both light and loving. Each piece, each petal makes the collection bloom bigger and brighter. Learn More

Na Palapalai remains true to the oldest form of Hawaiian music. This is true “backyard” Hawaiian music.

Nominated 17 times and winner of 7 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards including “Hawaiian Album of the Year,” “Group of the Year,” and “Hawaiian Language,” Na Palapalai is on the playlist of everyone that loves Hawaiian/World music in the islands and abroad. A favorite of Hula dancers, Na Palapalai is internationally recognized for its highly spirited Hawaiian music.

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The founding members, Kuana Torres Kahele and Kehau Tamure, celebrate 15 years together as Na Palapalai with this exceptional release. Nanea combines new original mele from the duo with hula favorites touched by their falsetto magic. The 24 page booklet contains both the Hawaiian and English translations and incredible scenic shots of both Kuana and Kehau throughout their Big Island home. Contains the hits, "Ka Nae Pakalana" and "Ho'oipo Hula (Ipo Hula)." Learn More

Sean Na’auao has developed as an artist, composer and producer and this CD reflects the many hits he’s enjoyed showing us how many times he’s gotten it right.  As you listen to this body of work, you will find so many gems and understand why Sean Na’auao is richly deserving of all the Na Hoku Hanohano awards he’s won over the years.   

Sean can’t remember a time when music wasn’t a part of his life.  His career in music encompasses everything including composing original songs, producing himself and other artists, lead and background singer, bandleader, concert promoter as well as the founder of an independent record label, Poi Pounder.  As a founding member of the Mana’o Company, that made a huge mark on the local music scene and is still heard on radio today, Sean began his legacy of hits garnering radio play and sales.  His repertoire runs from the most contemporary of island music to the heartfelt traditional Hawaiian mele.

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Four extraordinary talents, one scene-shaking reggae band.

That’s The Green, four boys hailing from Hawaii who burst out 2010 with their self-titled debut album. Amazingly for a new band, the disc rocketed onto Billboard’s 2010 Year-End Top 10 Reggae Chart, was honored as iTunes’ Reggae Album of the Year, won Best Reggae Album at Hawaii’s 2011 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, and has sold over 20,000 copies.

The four members of The Green take pride in the pop-burnished roots reggae style they’ve cooked up—edgy enough to make tastemakers sit up and take notice, yet accessible to all ages “from little tiny kids, to people who just want to rock, to grandmas and grandpas who just love music,” says guitarist-singer Zion Thompson. Four distinct voices, four sharp songwriting talents, masterful musicianship, and monster grooves add up to one exceptional band with an unforgettable sound and a powerful story. Learn More

In her highly anticipated sophomore CD release ‘Ohai ‘Ula, multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner Kainani Kahaunaele and her Wish List Band team up with award-winning producer Shawn Pimental and engineer Michael Grande to present an impressive collection of new original mele that depict ancestral practices, honor genealogies and storied locales, reveal deep romances, and offer up some traditional and contemporary musical styles sure to please any music lover.

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Lehua Kalima of Na Leo Pilimehana releases her first solo CD!

Rising in Love is classic Lehua. Original, rich in romance and supported by an amazing band featuring Shawn Pimental on guitar & drums, Michael Grande on keyboards & piano, Imua Garza on electric & acoustic guitar, Randy Aloya on bass, Kaleo del Sol on guitar & vocals, Jay Dee Mannes on pedal steel, Michael Paulo on - saxophone and Jon Porlas on percussion. While still performing as a vital part of Na Leo, Lehua Kalima spreads her wings releasing this much-demanded solo CD debut.

Lehua’s talent extends beyond the sultry tone it lends to the group’s sound and her lyrics have been award winning and memorable. Prevailing with three Na- Ho- ku- Hanohano Awards for Best Song of the Year in 1996 for “Flying With Angels,” in 1999 for “Rest of Your Life” and in 2001 for “Saving Forever,” Lehua thrives in an unmatched category as a lyricist.

While at Kamehameha Schools, Lehua Kalima joined with two good friends, Nalani Choy and Angela Morales to form Na Leo Pilimehana. In their senior year, they won a huge radio competition in Honolulu, Brown Bags to Stardom, playing in front of thousands at the Waikiki Shell. Nineteen albums and 20 Na Hoku Hanohano awards later, they continue to record and perform throughout the world.


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Bumbye, the long-awaited 3rd album from multi-Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning duet, Kūpaoa. Bumbye is the duo's best collection of songs yet! The husband/wife team has been praised by critics for their close harmonies, two beautiful voices and clean acoustic arrangements. The eclectic assortment includes old favorites like Hawaiian Soul, Sweet By and By, and Sonny and Cher's I Got You Babe, as well as 9 original songs. The title track, Bumbye, written by multi-Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning songwriter, Puakea Nogelmeier and featuring legendary songstress, Kuʻuipo Kumukahi, highlights the pair's playful side and their growing musical synergy.

Those who are fans of Kūpaoaʼs music are sure to love this newest assembly of songs and those discovering them for the first time will be quick to fall in love with this talented pair.

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2006 GRAMMY NOMINATED CD - "Sweet & Lovely," Raiatea Helm's follow-up recording to her multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award winning debut CD "Far Away Heaven," made history as Raiatea Helm became Hawai'i's first solo female vocalist to receive a Grammy Nomination. This groundbreaking CD also received 4 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (Hawai'i's equivalent to the Grammy Awards) as well as her repeat honor as Female Vocalist of the Year. Even more impressively, at barely 21 years of age, Raiatea Helm received the coveted Favorite Entertainer of the Year title. Her 2006 Grammy Nomination as well as her multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Awards has already guaranteed Raiatea Helm's place in Hawai'i music history. Raiatea also reveals the enormous breadth of her talent with Track 14, her sultry rendition of the jazz standard "At Last."

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Honey-Boy follows Kekuhi's release, "Kekuhi", which garnered her a Na Hoku Hanohano Award as Female Vocalist of the Year. There is an indefinable energy that flows from Kekuhi Kanahele's latest release, "Honey-Boy". These dynamics are ever present throughout the release and illustrate the multi-faceted personality of Kekuhi as an artist.

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A ground breaking collaboration between Hawaii's top selling female vocalist Amy Hanaialii and top performers/composers Jeff Peterson, Cyril Pahinui, Dennis Kamakahi, Sonny Lim and Chino Montero in the slack key guitar tradition.

One of the wonderful things about music is its ability to bring people together to share a connection that reaches beyond borders and boundaries. Music can immediately bond souls and create common ground. What happens when kindred spirits who share a deep respect for each other and Hawaiian culture come together to share their music in collaboration? We believe this recording is a great example of just this – creativity, camaraderie, spontaneity, passion, joy, laughter, gratitude, and above all aloha. We hope this recording is as much a joy to listen to, as it was to create.

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2008 GRAMMY NOMINATED CD -  "Hawaiian Blossom" is Raiatea Helm's third CD in her series of award-winning recordings. This remarkable collection of Hawaiian classics and original compositions continues Raiatea's tradition of stunning vocalization and resulted in her being recognized with an historic 2nd Grammy Nomination! (Raiatea received her first Grammy Nomination for "Sweet & Lovely" in 2006). "Hawaiian Blossom" was also praised with another Na Hoku Hanohano Award to add to her collection of 6 previous Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (Hawai'i's equivalent to the Grammy Awards). Raiatea Helm's breathtaking talent has also emerged in her love of jazz. Her growth as Hawaii's premier songstress can be heard in Track 13, the jazz classic "Taking A Chance On Love."

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Uluwehi Guerrero’s brand new CD release, “Uluwehi Sings Na- Mele Hula Aloha- beloved hula songs”, is now available! A Na Hoku Hanohano award winner and long time Kumu Hula of Halau Hula Kauluokala from Maui, Uluwehi’s latest album includes 16 wonderful songs, all sung in Hawaiian, some rarely recorded, and all perfect for Hula! It’s Uluwehi’s first CD in 8 years, and already listeners are raving it is well worth the wait.

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Does anyone remember Aaron Kaleo Agsalda as a member of "the five-time Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning band, the Krush" back in the days when the Krush was actually winning Hokus?
Neither do I, but whatever Agsalda may have contributed to a later version of the group, he is unquestionably ready for prime time as a solo act here. Think Kenny Rankin, think Michael Franks; those are the musical footsteps he's following.

The opening song introduces Kaleo as an accomplished singer-songwriter. All the pieces are originals, and any of them would be a natural fit on any "easy listening" radio station. Kaleo's voice is the key element here, but there's a song or two that also shows his talent as a guitarist as well. Todd Adamski (electric guitar/bass), Wendell Ching (drums) and Rocky Holmes (sax/flute) provide instrumental support and forge the musical links to Rankin, Franks and even, at times, Kalapana.

Kaleo's music stands on its own merit as a singer-songwriter's perspectives on life and love. His images certainly mirror the feelings of romantics everywhere. And although much of his musical bag is soft and romantic, several songs describe the painful and frustrating sides of love in convincing style.

The album art adds a touch of mystery. There's a map of Oahu with 10 numbered locations. Do the song numbers tie in to those places? It seems that that's for him to know and for us to find out.
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The second release from Keali'i Reichel features the radio hits "Lei Hali'a," "Toad Song," and "Every Road Leads Back To You" (with Robi Kahakalau). Na Hoku Hanohano award winner for Male Vocalist and Hawaiian Album. Learn More

"Mele Pana, or songs of place, are an important part of the repertoire of music from Hawai‘i and have guided me time and time again as I discover new ways of expressing my aloha for this precious land. Even when I have traveled far from home I still feel a connection to my island roots. I offer this music with deep gratitude to the islands and people of Hawai‘i for shaping the landscape of my soul and being the source of so much of my musical inspiration." - Jeff Peterson

Internationally acclaimed guitarist Jeff Peterson has established himself as one of the leading slack key guitarists of his generation taking the music from his roots in the ranch lands of upcountry Maui to concert stages around the world and the big screen in the recent Oscar-winning film The Descendants starring George Clooney.

For more information on the artist and songs on this recording please visit Jeff's website at www.JeffPetersonGuitar.com

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Keali'i Reichel's debut album catapulted him into the Hawaiian music spotlight. Winner of Na Hoku Hanohano awards for Hawaiian Album, Album of the Year, Male Vocalist and Most Promising Artist.

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This rare 12-track collection is the opportunity to experience Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole, the voice of Hawai‘i’s new generation. With this album, Kanaka‘ole—a three-time Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner—finds himself setting the pace, raising the bar and pushing the standards—yet again—challenging not only himself but his contemporaries as well. Accompanied by a passionate, unmatched love of his culture and the power that lies within his lineage, Kanaka‘ole is blazing a new trail in the 21st century while paying homage to those who have come before him, a theme that resonates with this, his third album.

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