Brother Noland: I myself had a period of time when I had that   opportunity to to go out there and try to share  Hawaiʻi to the world from another perspective,   you know.

And of course, music is our gift.

And  Makana, I think, at this particular time in his   life, understands that now, understands his gift,  because it's all these different doors that you   you have to cut through to get to the other side  and and it's all a process of your maturity.

So in   his last project that I had to call him, and when  I also saw him physically, you know, say how proud   I was and how how much I enjoyed, you know that  he can stretch the boundaries through slack key,   through Hawaiian music and even his messages.

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(instrumental music)   Bali kamahaʻo ʻĀina ʻo ʻili   i ke kai Bali kamahaʻo  I ke kai o Kanaloa (instrumental music)   Makahani i ke au moana I ke kai malinolino  Komo aʻe i ka mala pua Anuhea keʻala   He piʻina Ka mauna  Hale aliʻi Lanahia  He akua Ka wahine  Hoʻola Kana wai   Bali ʻāina ehuehu Laulauna I na kanaka o kauhale  He lau maewa ke pili I ka hanana Hoʻokeke ke aloha e kipa mai   Wawa Kanaka  I ka leʻa Haka moa  I luna Kaʻapeha  I lalo Lanakila   (instrumental music) Bali kamahaʻo  Ia ʻailana ʻihiʻihi mau Ku mau no i ke kulana mikihilina  ʻAilana o ka   haliʻaliʻa mau no   e   Makana:  I've been so blessed in my life to have  been encouraged, first by my parents, to to   nurture relationships with the kūpuna, with the  elders, and I spent a lot of time with my nana,   my grandma, when I was growing up.

And then when  I first started learning kī hōʻalu, I learned from   Bobby Moderow, Jr, who was a protege of Raymond  Kane.

And that was such a blessing, because Bobby   was 21 and I was 11, and Bobby and I had this  relationship that was so fun.

It was all about   having fun.

It became almost like escapism for  me, like I would leave my house on the weekend,   go out to Hawaiʻi Kai and stay with him, go  Zippy's, play slack key, play at Roy's with him,   and it was like all I wanted to do.

And I  remember when I was 13, I said to myself,   My life goal is to get my own gig.

And when I was  14, I had my first gig, a regular weekly gig.

(instrumental music) Acharamos foi o la vao  Em minha Busca d’algum E o   filho ficou em casa da lembrancas que sao vassos   Tra companho, tra companho Tra   com filhos, rapaz nao tenho Tra companho, tra companho  Tra com filhos, rapaz nao tenho (instrumental music)   A rua baixa, a rua cima Sempre com chapeu na mao  Namorava so que estavas, que sentavas Na minha sao   Tra companho, tra companho Tra com filhos, rapaz nao tenho  Tra companho, tra companho Tra com filhos, rapaz nao tenho   (instrumental music) A rua baixa, a rua cima  Sempre com chapeu na mao Namorava so que estavas, que sentavas  Na minha sao Tra companho, tra companho  Tra com filhos, rapaz nao tenho Tra companho, tra companho  Tra com filhos, rapaz nao tenho Tra com filhos, rapaz nao tenho  Tra com filhos, rapaz nao tenho (instrumental music)   (applause) Makana:  I love music because it uses a different  part of the brain that doesn't answer to   relationships and conditioning and human  agreements.

It's free from all of that.

I   just love the sounds.

I love creating.

Hey I heard your record the other day,  It was pretty cool, but I got say It could use some better hooks  And if you worked on your  love, it just might sound   Now, don't get me wrong, I'm your biggest fan, But you'll need a much better-looking man.

Get those girls up to your show, Date a model do some more, live rock-n-roll.

I’m a slow burning man with a fast-picking hand  From a slow-moving town having arms slowing down.

Back to the ground made it ignore the sound,  A sweet beat psycho dream, blow, blowing steam There's a God, his name is a bottom line.

If you put him in person, he'll do just fine Bit of insecurity.

You can have her for a fee When will it be?

I'm a slow burning man with a fast-picking hand From a slow-moving town having arms slowing down  Back to the ground, baby, ignore the sound Of sweet, recycled dream,   blow, blowing steam.

(instrumental music)   I'm a slow burning man with a fast-picking hand From a slow-moving town having arms slowing down  Back to the ground, baby, ignore the sound Of sweet, recycled dream, blow, blowing steam.

Baby they’re just blowing steam.

Leave it all behind.

Necksnap Blues.

Makana:  They used to call me the kī hōʻalu kid, you know,  the kid, or in school, I was known as slack key.

Hey, slack key how's it?

That's my name.

So,  people would come up to me and tell me this,   like, oh, you know, let us into your bubble.

You're in this bubble.

We want to be in that   bubble with you.

What the hell is this lady  talking about my bubble?

Then I realized what   she was talking about.

I was like, wow, people  want to be included.

And that's when I started to   engage the audience that changed my life.

Then  another friend came up to me, I was about 14,   and he said, you know, your playing is amazing.

Move around a little bit, you know.

Move   around what I look like a dancer.

I don't need  to move around and, of course, reject, you know,   we don't want to change.

Then I started to move  around.

Now I can't stand still.

It feels like a   prison.

So really, so much of my style is due to  my openness, even though initially I was closed,   finally opening up to what people suggested,  accepting that the one, the creator, whatever   you want to call it, is within everyone.

And no  matter if it's something you want to hear or you   don't want to hear God is talking to you through  whoever is talking to you.

And learning to work   with that really shaped my music.

(instrumental music)   E ka moana nui kai hohonu E lana mālie kou mau ʻale  E ka makani nui ikaika  E pā aheahe mālie ʻoe E pā aheahe mālie ʻoe E nihi ka hele, mai hoʻopā Mai pūlale   i ka ʻike a ka maka Hoʻokahi nō makamaka ʻo   ke aloha  A hea mai ʻo ka lani a e kipa (instrumental music) E hele me ka poina ʻole E huli ē ke alo i hope nei  Eia kō lei kalaunu O ka ʻōnohi o Hawaiʻi  O ka ʻōnohi o Hawaiʻi E nihi ka hele, mai hoʻopā  Mai pūlale i ka ʻike a ka maka Hoʻokahi nō makamaka ʻo ke aloha  A hea mai ʻo ka lani a e kipa A hea mai ʻo ka lani a e kipa   (instrumental music) Makana:  The way I explain the direction of my music is  pretty simple.

I'm going in opposite directions   at once.

I'm going back in time and I'm going  forward in time.

And in going back in time,   I'm constantly digging deeper to access the roots  of where all this music comes from, be it Hawaiian   or the blues or any style flamenco.

I take all  of that and I build upon it.

But I can't just   go backwards.

Some people are traditionalists or  purists.

My nature, especially being in Gemini,   I have to go in opposite directions.

I have  to have a paradox.

Because to me, paradox is   what the world is about.

Like opposites create  each other.

So, in going backwards and learning   about my roots, I also go forward, and it gives me  more to create from a wider foundation to create   and pioneer new styles or new ways of creating  music.

And that's what my music is.

It's, it's,   it's a multi directional evolution.

Woke up just before the dawn  Saw my message light was on Heard your voice and felt the truth  In the words you left.

Part of me agrees with you  Yes, it’s time we are through Give this angel back his wings  It’s time for me to fly.

Every day you occupied  All the space inside mind Is that trying to find a way  To open up your heart.

Now your heart is open wide  I will move off to the side Guess I just was here to help  When you needed me.

So, goodnight friend, see you on the other side  Goodnight friend, goodnight.

When I was a younger man  I just couldn’t understand How a love could feel so strong  Without holding on.

Loving you let me see  What true was meant to be Helping me to finally see  How beautiful you are.

Goodnight friend, see you on the other side  Goodnight friend, goodnight.

If you like, I’ll come again  When I reach my travels end Every journey brings you back  To the place where you began.

There is only on true flame  One kind of love with many names All appearing in a dream  As you lay awake.

Close your eyes, let it be  I am you and you are me Make our reality drift into a dream.

So, goodnight friend, see you on the other side Goodnight friend, goodnight.

Goodnight friends, see you on the other side Goodnight friends, goodnight.

So, goodnight friends, we’ll  see you on the other side  Goodnight friends, goodnight.

So, goodnight friends,   we’ll see you on the other side Goodnight friends, goodnight.

Makana: I'm really thankful for   having the opportunity to live near the ocean,  because the ocean teaches me so much.

Now,   I'm not a fisherman like Brother Noland,  but I sit by the ocean, I go into the ocean,   and it teaches me to let go, and it teaches me  how to merge with everything else.

And that's   what my music is about.

It's really about unity.

It's really about bringing people together and   bringing the past together with the present  and the future, and just blurring the lines   of separation.

That's why it's hard to categorize  my music, because it's not about distinction or   identity.

It's about harmony.

Brother Noland:  I think that the torch, like the run  to the flame, is constantly evolving,   yeah.

And if he just stays on course, yeah, and  continues to evolve and develop, yeah, yeah,   he's definitely on the track.

(instrumental music)