🌿🎸 Kawika Kahiapo — “East Side Slack Key” (@hisessions HI*Sessions Acoustic Live) HI*Sessions turns off the vocal mic and lets Kawika Kahiapo do what he does best: pure kī hōʻalu. “East Side Slack Key,” first released on his 1996 debut solo album Alana, is a laid-back instrumental built on a steady, rolling thumb pulse and singing treble lines that feel like a slow drive along the windward side. It is all touch and tone—nothing rushed, every note given time to ring. Kawika is one of the key sl

The Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar of Ledward Kaapana — Sample Lesson Ledward Kaapana is widely acknowledged as one of the most exciting and accomplished masters of kī hōʻalu (slack key guitar). In this special sample lesson, Led invites you into his world of open tunings and improvisational mastery. Playing in his signature style, Ledward’s technique combines two-finger picking and alternating bass—reminiscent of great blues and country players, but infused with the distinct licks and harmonies of t