George Kahumoku Jr.
Guitar and Vocals

George Kahumoku Jr. lives on Maui with his wife, Nancy, maintaining their 3-acre farm, growing fruit and vegetables, dry land taro (for his famous home-made poi) and tending goats, chickens, ducks, and sheep. With over 25 solo, collaboration, and compilation CDs to his name, George celebrates nearly 20 years of his famed weekly Slack Key Show on Maui, which produced 4 Grammy-winning CDs. He founded the Hawaiian Music Institute at University of Hawai‘i-Maui College to preserve the legacy of Hawaiian music and to prepare the next generation for careers in music. A renowned storyteller, George collaborated on the book A Hawaiian Life and its sequel with long-time friend Paul Konwiser to capture his hilarious, entertaining on-stage stories. This project led to his film biography, Seeds of Aloha. For the past 18 years, George Kahumoku Jr.’s Annual Maui Slack Key Guitar and ‘Ukulele Workshop creates one of the great musical learning experiences in the Islands today, and embodies George's belief in sharing, celebrating, and perpetuating the unique music and culture that is Hawai‘i. http://kahumoku.com/