We’ll conclude our mini-series of decade hopping as we remember how on August 21st, 1959, Hawaii entered the union as a State, and at that time, the beautiful and traditional Hawaiian music seemed as healthy as ever.
After all, Alfred Apaka had become an international icon and the poster boy of Hawaiian music.
But, just 6 months later, on January 30, 1960, Alfred Apaka died suddenly and unexpectedly. In a few more years, the Beatles invasion was in full swing. and traditional Hawaiian music was fighting for its life.
Today, we’ll listen to rare out-of-print recordings from Territorial Airwaves archives.
This week's playlist:
1- Kona Kai Opua – Jesse Kalima & Group
2- Here Is Happiness – Teddy Tanaka
3- Maka Hilahila – Don Ho & Aliis
4- Legend of Lehua – Sam Kapu & Lei Men
5- Coeds – Pat & his Paddlers
6- Going Home – Buddy Fo & his Group
7- Hanohano Olinda – Leina’ala Haili
8- Kaleponi – Sonny Chillingworth
9- Kuhio Bay – Wainani Kanealii
10- Ko’ula – Kahauanu Lake Trio
11- Pua Tuberose – Sunday Manoa
Length: 54:33 Released on: 09-26-2014 Artist/Compiled by: 1960s Hawaiian Recordings
The Fabulous Fifties - 1950s
The 1950s opened as a time of hope, as both the nation and the islands recovered from World War II.
Hawaiian music’s recovery was led by Alfred Apaka.
Honolulu boomed, sprouting parking meters, the Lunalilo Freeway, the Pali Tunnels, the Ala Moana Shopping Center, and a jet age airport. The race towards statehood was underway, and the Territory of Hawaii would soon be just a memory!
Today, we’ll listen to rare out-of-print recordings from Territorial Airwaves archives.
This week's playlist:
1- Keep Your Eyes On The Hands – Haunani Kahalewai
2- Analani E – Alvin Kaleolani Isaacs
3- No Huhu – Jules Ah See
4- Leahi – Richard Kauhi Trio
5- My Little Grass Shack – Johnny Spencer’s Kona Koasters
6- On The Beach At Waikiki – Pua Almeida
7- Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai – Andy Cummings
8- I Got Hooked At A Hukilau – Prince Kawohi
9- Silhouette Hula – Moroni Medeiros
10- Blue Hawaii – Honey Kalima
11- I Wish They Didn’t Mean Goodbye – Alfred Apaka
Length: 54:06 Released on: 09-19-2014 Artist/Compiled by: 1950s Hawaiian Recordings
The Post War Forties - 1940s
The 1940s opened as a continuation of the 1930s with a Hawaiian craze still sweeping the nation.
But, on December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked, and everything changed forever.
Personnel and equipment flooded in, as Hawaii became a staging area for the war in the pacific theatre.
Once peace returned, Honolulu experienced a post war boom. Baby Boomers were being born, new radio stations were signing on, traditional fish ponds were being filled in, subdivisions were being built, hotels were being opened, new businesses were being started, supermarkets were being launched, and our first “Miss Hawaii” was named. The island were undergoing rapid growth, and the Territory of Hawaii would never be the same again!
Today, we’ll listen to rare out-of-print recordings from Territorial Airwaves archives.
This week's playlist:
1- You’re At A Luau Now – Mel Peterson
2- Hola E Pae – Andy Cummings
3- E Ku’u Lei, My Darling – Lena Machado
4- Hanohano Olinda – Linda Dela Cruz
5- Noho Paipai – John Kameaaloha Almeida
6- Beautiful Mahealani Moon – Pua Almeida
7- Ho’okipa Paka Hula – George Kainapau
8- Leahi – Bill Ali’iloa Lincoln
9- Pua Lilia – Joe Keawe
10- Kahelelani – Nora Keahi Santos
11- Moanalua – George Pokini’s Hawaiians
Length: 54:26 Released on: 09-12-2014 Artist/Compiled by: 1940s Hawaiian Recordings
The Thrilling Thirties - 1930s
The 1930s opened in the midst of the great depression.
Families in Hawaii suffered the same hard times felt on the mainland. But by the mid-1930s, Hawaii was in full recovery. The weekly “Hawaii Calls” radio show went on the air, and the world discovered Hawaii.
The Kalani’anaole Highway opened, skirting the southeastern tip of O’ahu. Ala Moana Park and the Civic Auditorium were unveiled. The Kodak Hula show premiered and the first and regular air mail to the West Coast was inaugurated. Big Bands and electrified steel guitars exploded into Hawaiian music, and the Territory of Hawaii would never be the same again!
Today, we’ll listen to rare out-of-print recordings from Territorial Airwaves archives.
This week's playlist:
1- Pua Hinahina – John K. Almeida
2- Ho’oipo Hula – Lena Machado
3- Pua Aloha – Ray Kinney
4- Ho’oheno Keia No Beauty – Andy Iona
5- Honolulu Tomboy – Moana Serenaders
6- Ke Ka Upu – Harry Owens & his Royal Hawaiian Hotel Orchestra
7- Tomi Tomi – Johnny Kaonohi Pineapple & his Native Islanders
8- He Mana’o He Aloha – George Kainapau
9- Lili’u E – Julia Nui’s Kama’aina
10- My Hawaiian Summer Rose – Eddie Bush
11- Hula Breeze – Sol Ho’opi’i
Length: 54:51 Released on: 09-05-2014 Artist/Compiled by: 1930s Hawaiian Recordings
Roaring Twenties - 1920s
The 1920s were a time of new prosperity, where the young Territory of Hawaii built the full grown city of Honolulu.
While Johanna Wilcox became the 1st woman to register to vote in Hawaii, Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalani’anaole passed away.
KGU became Hawaii’s 1st radio station. The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, the Hawaii Theatre, the Aloha Tower, and the Honolulu Stadium all opened.
“May Day Is Lei Day in Hawaii” was created.
But the Great Depression would close the decade, and the Territory of Hawaii would never be the same.
Today, we’ll listen to rare out-of-print recordings from Territorial Airwaves archives.
This week's playlist:
1- Ama Ama – Sam Alama
2- Palolo – Kane’s Hawaiians
3- Kaleponi Kalama’s Quartette
4- Hanohano Hawaii – Waikiki Stonewall Boys
5- Hanohano Hanalei – Alfred Alohikea
6- Mai Ka’i No Kaua’i – Madame Riviere’s Hawaiians
7- Na Pua O Hawaii – George Ku Trio
8- Na Moku Eha – Hoot Gibson’s Hawaiian Foursome
9- Hula Blues – Johnny Noble’s Hawaiians
10- King Kamehameha – South Sea Islanders
Length: 55:06 Released on: 08-29-2014 Artist/Compiled by: 1920s Hawaiian recordings
