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Send us your feedback here-->F&HFEEDBACKKevin Chang AKA Mr. Chang discusses his new album “Boxers and Bootleggers”, musical influences, life as a musician in Hawaii, and Hawaii’s connection to Idaho Spud candy bars.

Kevin Chang AKA Mr. Chang discusses his new album “Boxers and Bootleggers”, musical influences, life as a musician in Hawaii, and Hawaii’s connection to Idaho Spud candy bars.

1. Kevin Chang is an attorney, film producer, singer-songwriter & Co-Director of a Hawaiʻi non-profit organization Kua‘āina Ulu ‘Auamo (KUA: kuahawaii.org ). Formerly a solo practitioner in the field of entertainment law and civil litigation he continues to perform as a singer-songwriting act known as Mr. Chang ( https://www.facebook.com/mrchangmusic, Twitter @mrchangmusic ) and a member of the band Kupa‘āina (citizen of the land; https://www.facebook.com/kupaaina ) which has spent the last 20 years performing, writing and contributing to a voice about Hawai’i in the world. Some of his -and Kupaʻāina’s- music were featured on national and local television and a number of artistic and philanthropic efforts. \

2. Hui Ohana-*Hui Ohana means "group of the family" in Hawaiian. This name is appropriate because all in the trio are related. The 70's saw the blossoming of the Hawaiian Renaissance, and Hui 'Ohana was a key part of that return to traditional Hawaiian culture and music. In 1972, the group “Hui Ohana” exploded onto the Hawaiian music scene with their debut record, “Young Hawaii Plays Old Hawaii”. *

3. Dennis Pavao-Dennis Pavao, was one of several Hawaiian musicians who, during the 1970s, led a Hawaiian music renaissance, reviving Hawaiian music, especially "ka leo ki'eki'e".
4. Gary Haleamau-Gary Haleamau grew up at Hu'ehu'e Ranch in North Kona on the big island of Hawaii. Family gatherings included music, and Gary's father Karin Haleamau, a paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) and ki ho'alu (slack-key guitar) player, encouraged his son to join in. **
5. 'Aunty' Genoa Leilani Adolpho Keawe-Aiko was a Hawaiian musician. Aunty Genoa was born on the island of Oʻahu in the Kakaʻako district of Honolulu and grew up in Lā'ie. **
6. Gabby Pahinui-April 22, 1921 – October 13, 1980) was a slack-key guitarist and singer of Hawaiian music. Born into a struggling family, Gabby was born Charles Kapono Kahahawai Jr. and later hānaied with his brother and one of his sisters to Philip and Emily Pahinui and raised in the impoverished district of Kaka'ako in Honolulu in the 1920s ("all tin roofs and kinda falling apart").
7. The Sons of Hawaii-The Sons of Hawaii was a Hawaiian musical group that grew popular to mainstream audiences from the 1960s through the 1990s.

8. Dennis Kamakahi-Dennis David Kahekilimamaoikalanikeha Kamakahi was a Hawaiian slack key guitarist, recording artist, music composer, and Christian minister.

9. Ledward Kaapana-Kaapana (born August 25, 1948) is a Hawaiian musician, best known for playing in the slack key guitar style. He also plays steel guitar, ukulele, autoharp and bass guitar, and is a baritone and falsetto vocalist.

10. Tyrone Wells-Tyrone Wells still sort of chuckles to himself when he thinks about the fact that making music is his “job." He has been at this “job" for well over a decade, and is just now beginning to shake off the discomfort and stress of the days when he had a real job (TJ Maxx - lead of the ladies department in Spokane, WA).

11. Jack Johnson-Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975 is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, record producer, documentary filmmaker and former professional surfer. Johnson is known primarily for his work in the soft rock and acoustic genres. In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. Johnson has reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart with his albums Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George in 2006, Sleep Through the Static in 2008, To the Sea in 2010 and From Here to Now to You in 2013. His album In Between Dreams peaked at number two on the chart in 2005 and again in 2013.

12. Hawaii Aloha Song-"Hawaiʻi Aloha," also called "Kuʻu One Hanau," is a revered anthem of the native Hawaiian

13. Malama Pono-Malama pono is short for e malama pono which means "take care", or " take care of yourself". A common way that Hawaiians say goodbye. “It is Proper (Right) to Take Care of Your Light (soul)” In other words Keep your Light Bright!!!

14.Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band- From its beginnings as a junior college, Boise State has developed a long tradition of excellence in music. In 1932, the music department created an orchestra. Concurrently the small student body started a pep band to play at athletic events. The pep band was an on-again, off-again endeavor throughout the 1930s. The band members played in street clothes at the home football games and received partial academic credit for their efforts to rally Bronco fans to support their team.

15. Hula Music-Hula /ˈhuːlə/ is a Polynesian dance form accompanied by chant (oli) or song (mele, which is a cognate of "meke" from the Fijian language). It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The hula dramatizes or portrays the words of the oli or mele in a visual dance form.

16. Aloha ‘Oe-by William Smith and Walter K. Kolomoku, 1915. Words and music by Queen Liliʻuokalani.

17. Idaho Spud Bars-The Idaho Spud is a candy bar made by the Idaho Candy Company. It has been produced since 1918 and is distributed primarily throughout the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

18. Craters of The Moon National Park-Craters of the Moon is a vast ocean of lava flows with scattered islands of cinder cones and sagebrush. Craters of the Moon is in south-central Idaho, midway between Boise and Yellowstone National Park.

19. Owyhee River-The Owyhee River is a tributary of the Snake River located in northern Nevada, southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon in the United States. It is 280 miles long.

20. Haole-one who is not descended from the aboriginal Polynesian inhabitants of Hawaii; especially : white. Haole first became associated with the children of European immigrants in the early 1820s.

21. Poke-is diced raw fish served either as an appetizer or as a main course and is one of the main dishes of Native Hawaiian cuisine.

22. Ward’s Rafters-Ward's Rafters, on Maunaloa near 15th and 16th in Kaimuki, was Honolulu's iconic underground music venue for 24 years. Established in 1994, it was often Honolulu's only consistent live music venue. Attentive and discerning audiences were the rule. Guests brought their own wine, beer, and noshes, contributing to the calabash on the way out. Naturopath Laurence Ward, son of founder Jackie Ward, has run the venue for the past nine years. It closed the end of February 2018.

23. Steve Turre (Conch)-Stephen Johnson Turre is an American jazz trombonist and a pioneer of using seashells as instruments, a composer, arranger, and educator at the collegiate-conservatory level.

24. Ukeke-Consisting of a thin, bent piece of wood and one or more strings of gut or sennit (coconut fiber), the ‘ūkēkē was traditionally used to accompany mele (song) and oli (chant).

25. Hawaiian Reggae-Hawaiian reggae has and continues to be defined by the bands and artists from these islands who produce and play music for the world.

26. Kahulanui-a Grammy nominated Hawaiian Swing band from the Big Island of Hawaii.

27. The Kahuna Band-The World's Greatest Hawaiian Ukulele Songs by The Kahuna Band

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