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