George Kahumoku Jr.

GEORGE KAHUMOKU JR.

George Kahumoku Jr. celebrates nearly 20 years of his famed weekly Slack Key Show on Maui, which produced 4 Grammy-winning CDs.

With over 25 solo,collaboration, and compilation CDs to his name, George founded the Hawaiian Music Institute at University of Hawai‘i-Maui College to preserve the legacy of Hawaiian music and prepare the next generation for music careers. 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, which led to his film biography Seeds of Aloha.

For nearly 20 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 of Hawai‘i.