Best of Slack Key Guitar for Hawaiian Sunsets

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🌺Listen to the Hula playlist on music streaming platforms here! : https://lnk.to/hawaiianslackkey

Featured Songs:🐚
00:00 - Kapalua Bay (Keola Beamer)
03:01 - Pauahi ʻO Kalani (Ozzie Kotani)
08:20 - Waltz Medley (Barney Isaacs & George Kuo)
13:03 - Punahele (Ray Kāne)
16:44 - Keʻala’s Mele (Leonard Kwan)
22:51 - Kalena Kai (Cindy Combs)
27:22 - Ahe Lau Makani (Dennis Kamakahi)
32:12 - Ua (Moses Kahumoku)
35:48 - Incoming: Instrumental (James “Bla” Pahinui)
40:45 - Beautiful ʻIlima (Martin Pahinui w/ George Kuo & Aaron Mahi)
44:56 - ʻAkaka Falls (Ledward Kaapana & Bob Brozman)
50:45 - Ka Makani Kaʻili Aloha (Cyril Pahinui)
54:46 - Pua Lilia (Barney Isaacs & George Kuo)
58:05 - Ka ʻŌiwi Nani (Ozzie Kotani)
1:03:14 - Keiki Slack Key (Ray Kāne)
1:06:34 - Whispering Hope (Cindy Combs)
1:11:58 - Yellow Bird (Leonard Kwan)
1:16:07 - Waikīkī Hula Medley (George Kuo)

Kī hō‘alu means “to slacken the key.” It is Hawaiʻi’s fingerstyle guitar tradition. Players loosen strings into open tunings like Taro Patch G and weave bass, chords, and melody on one instrument. The feel is nahenahe, soft and gentle, with shimmering harmonics, singing treble lines, and a steady heartbeat like bass.

This playlist leans into that sunset calm. It gathers hula favorites, lei songs, and instrumentals shaped by the Beamer, Pahinui, Kwan, Kane, Kuo, Kotani, and Kaapana traditions. Even without lyrics, each piece carries mo‘olelo — the story of place, family, and everyday aloha.

Whether you are watching slow motion surf, studying, or winding down for the evening, let these slack key voices bring you closer to the spirit of Hawaiʻi.
Mahalo for listening! 🌺