Kuamo'o Battlefield and Burial Grounds

Keola Beamer stands on Kuamo'o Battlefield and Burial Grounds September 3, 2015 in the Kona District on the Big Island of Hawaii. Beamers, who is a descendants of a Hawaiian Chiefness who is buried on the property, founded the non profit organization, Aloha Kuamo'o 'Aina, which hopes to manage the land once it is purchased. The Trust for Public Lands is raising money to purchase the land to preserve the historical and cultural significance for Native Hawaiians and all the people of Hawaii. (Photo by Marco Garcia for The Trust for Public Lands)

2016-09-06 | Keola Beamer

How did you discover your interest in Slack Key Guitar? Was it hearing the music on a CD that you got for Christmas? Or maybe you heard Slack Key music on a radio program? Or maybe you heard Keola’s music in the George Clooney film, “The Descendants”?

In this charming 2 minute Hawai’i Public Radio - “Story Corps”, Keola shares how he first discovered his love for Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar. It was under a mango tree, in the back yard of a family gathering in Nu’uanu. It’s an interesting story with a bit of a twist!

Keola - Finds Slack Key -Hawai'i Public Radio

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Kuamo'o Battlefield and Burial Grounds