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"JAZZ ISLAND"
Performed by GINAI

Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Decmeber 30, 2005...Black Hawaiian Records is pleased to announce the release of "JAZZ ISLAND", the long awaitaed solo jazz project by GINAI, featuring the Honolulu Jazz Quartet (HJQ). Flashback to 2000, when the Hawaiian Swing band, Hula Joe and the Hutjumpers, featuring GINAI as "Gin Rummy" won a Na Hoku Hanohano Award for Jazz Album of the Year. Next, she made waves opening for Bruce Hornsby and the Range and Lou Rawls as the Waikiki Shell. She was the featured vocalist with Matt Catlingub's Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack for one summer, which lead to a spot in the Honolulu Symphony Pops, opening for Diana Krall. GINAI has been a regular feature at the Hawaii International Jazz Festival and is a New-Jazz Soul recording artist in Japan. Songwriting credits include Na Leo Pilimehana's "Pocketful of Paradise" and "Sugar Cane Shack". GINAI is recognized by audiences and critics alike as one of the Hawaii's premier Jazz/R&B vocalists. The HJQ is outstanding as they see the tone for the mainstream jazz CDC with a touch of Hawaiian spirit added by Robert Shinoda's phenominal arrangements that jazz it up Hawaiian style.

Them There Eyes ~ Puamana/All Blues ~ Take Five ~ Land of Make Believe ~ Whisper Not ~ Blue Moon ~ Jazz Island ~ Days of Wine And Roses ~ Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me ~ Poor Butterfly

Compact Disc: JAZZ ISLAND-GINAI
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"MEMORIES OF OLD HAWAI'I"
Performed by Auntie Ida Keli'i Chun

Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Decmeber 29, 2005... Hula Records is pleased to introduce a new generation of Hawaiian music fans to the voice of Auntie Ida Keli'i Chun - an artist well known to long time residents of our state.  The latter will recall the lu'au favorites, hula standards and beautiful ballads sung by the songbird who first recorded "Ahulili" and sang with the likes of Joe Kahaulelio, George Naope and Lei Collins; toured Canada and the U.S. with Ray Kinney in the '50's; and later played for Maiki Aiu Lake's noted halau.  The former will be struck by the sweet voice of this lovely lady who has entertained audiences for nearly six decades.  They will come to know the songs popularized by Auntie, composed by Auntie, and even one rescued from near extinction by her timeless recording.  All will enjoy sharing Auntie's memories of old Hawai‘i.

Be Still 'Oe ~ A Ka La'i Au I Kuhiau ~ Ku'u Aloha E ~ Ahulili ~  Pauoa Liko Lehua ~ Ka Uahi O Ko Paka ~ Mele 'Ai Pohaku (Kaulana Na Pua) ~ Ka Nani O Kamananui ~ Ka'ahumanu ~ Kalihiwaena Aloha  ~ 'Eleu Mikimiki ~ Memories of Old Hawa'i

Compact Disc: CDHS-625
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"KA 'UPU ALOHA
alone with my thoughts"
Performed by Aaron J. Salā

Honolulu, Hawai‘i, December 27, 2005... Hula Records is proud to announce the release of "KA 'UPU ALOHA - alone with my thoughts", the debut recording by rising star AARON J. SALĀ, whose artistry has brought a new energy and style to Hawaiian music.  Aaron's highloy acclaimed piano styling is evident on award-winning albums by Na Palapalai, Raitea Helm, 'Ale'a, and Weldon Kekauoha, and his creative arranging style has been lauded at the annual Kamehameha schools Song Contest.  In his debut album, Aaron steps forward to showcase his talent as a solo artist with an accent on piano and vocal interpretations of new songs by Hawai'i composers such as Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, Kihei de Silva, Randie Kamuela Fong, Keawe Lopes and Kaumakaiwa "Lopaka" Kanaka'ole.

Hale a Laka (Randie Kamuela Fong) ~ Mele kākepakepa aloha (Kaumakaiwa "Lopaka" Kanaka'ole) ~ Lei ana 'o Mānoa i ka nani o nā pua (Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett) ~ E ho'i ke aloha Ra'iātea (Randie Kamuela Fong) ~ Nani Kaluako'i (Randie Kamuela Fong) ~ Ehuehu mai nei 'o Mānoa (Kehei de Silva) ~ My Romance (Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart) ~ He 'ono (Bina Mossman) ~ 'Ā 'oia! (John K. Almeida) ~ Hanohano Mānoa (Keawe Lopes) ~ No vai teire reo (Tehuitua & Tapua) ~ Ka 'upu aloha (Kaleikaumaka)

Compact Disc: CDHS-642
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"ALOHA FESTIVALS FALSETTO CONTEST
WINNERS VOL. 6"
Performed by 2004's Award-Winning Falsettos

Honolulu, Hawai‘i, August 2005... Hawaiian falsetto singing (leo ki'eki'e) is a musical gift to both the singer and the listener. Singers who have mastered this difficult Hawaiian art form, have mesmerized audiences worldwide. The ha'i (vocal break) heard in Hawaiian falsetto singing is intentional and related to yodeling. Where Europeans and most American singers would strive for a smooth transition between notes, Hawaiian singers use the ha'i, or split note, for emphasis or to express emotion. 2004's winners are featured on this year's compilation album: Matthew Kupuka'a from the Big Island's Clyde "Kindy" Sproat Storytelling and Falsetto Singing Contest; Lawrence Pau, from Oahu's Aloha Festivals Hawaiian Falsetto Contest; and Ruben "Kai" Ho'opi'i, from Maui's Richard Ho'opi'i Leo Ki'eki'e Contest.

HAU'ULA (Lawrence Pau) ~ KALOALOA (Matthew Kupuka'a) ~ I KONA (Kai Ho'opi'i) ~ KU'U HOA (Lawrence Pau) ~ KAHAKULOA ~ PUA LILILEHUA (Matthew Kupuka'a) ~ IPO HULA (Kai Ho'opi'i) ~ KE AHI WELA (Lawrence Pau) ~ KA LEHUA I MILIA (Kai Ho'opi'i) ~ PUA LILIA ~ KU'U HOA HOLOLIO (Matthew Kupuka'a) ~ KAHEALANI (Matthew Kupuka'a)

Compact Disc: CDHS-638
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"MORE AUTHENTIC ISLAND SONGS BY MAHI...HAWAII'S MOST REMARKABLE VOICE"
Performed by Mahi Beamer

Honolulu, Hawai‘i, June 30, 2005... "In response to the warm reception that greeted his first album, this new collection is designed very much along the same lines.  Again Mahi has chosen a program largely made up of songs written by his...grandmother, Helen Desha Beamer.  Hulas, chants, love songs, wedding songs - all are evocative of the rich, romantic flavor of the Islands' eternal lure..." - Honolulu Advertiser, May 6, 1962 "This reissue from the vaults of Capitol Records taps the pure and radiant voice of the indelible Mahi Beamer, whose selections here are largely from the pen of his grandmother, Helen Desha Beamer.  The tone is classic, post-statehood Hawai'i...These oldies percolate with the authentic readings fron the heart and soul of a Hawaiian who knows his stuff. - Wayne Harada, Honolulu Advertiser, July 24, 2005 "With 12 pages of annotation, including song lyrics, translations and cultural information, this re-issue is aperfect introduction to Mahi Beamer and his music." - John Berger, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 2, 2005

MAHAI'ULA ~ PUA MALIHINI ~ PU'UWA'AWA'A ~ KEAWAIKI HULA ~ MOANI KE ALA ~ HE MAKANA ~ KA'AHUMANU ~ LEI O HA'ENA ~ KE HA'A LA PUNA ~ KINUE ~ HALEHUKI ~ KEAWAIKI

Compact Disc: CDHS-406
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"NA MELE OHANA"
Performed by Vickie Ii (Rodrigues) and Her Family

Honolulu, Hawai‘i, June, 2005...In our parent's and grandparents' day, Hawaiian song lyrics were handed down from person to person and kept in family song books.  Some lyrics were shared witht hsoe outside famiy, other were not.  This rare recording represents the first time that "Auntie" Vickie opened her songbook for anyone other than family and close friends.  The enclosed lyrics were transcribed from pages written in her own hand.

PUA MALIHINI ~ HILO ONE ~ PUA O KAMAKAHALA ~ LATITU ~ DRINKING MEDLEY: KAMAU KIAHA, E INU E, INU I KA WAI ~ HE INOA NO KAIULANI ~ KALAMAULA ~ FAIR HAWAII ~ HALIILUA ~ KU'U PUA LEHUA ~ RADIO HULA ~ KU'U PUA MIKINOLIA

Compact Disc: CDHS-501
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