Episode 10 -- Slack Key Guitar + Swimming the Ala Wai

One year ago this month, as many as 10 million gallons of raw sewage were dumped into the Ala Wai Canal in Waikiki following a sewage line break.  In our exclusive investigation (at least we hope nobody else has been foolish enough to do this), Stewart has gone swimming in the canal to test whether it is in fact as clean as government officials now say it is.

We also talk to Charles Michael Brotman of the Big Island’s Palm Records about the albums Slack Key Guitar and the Grammy-winning Slack Key Guitar Vol. 2. Plus, we have Chris Watson on DeSoto Brown and a shout-out to teen surfing champion Carissa Moore.

Featured music from Slack Key Guitar and Slack Key Guitar, Vol. 2: Kiho’alu Jam/Sonny Lim, Celtic Summer/Bryan Kessler, Saddle Road/Kevin Teves, Dolphin Days/Charles Brotman, Keiki Slack Key/John Keawe, Noe Noe Uakea/Keoki Kahumoku, Julia’s Whisper/C. Brotman.

Podcast theme music composed and performed by Michiko Singh. Podcast art by Dietrich Varez: Click Hawaiian®Art, © 1996-2001 Varez/Coconut Info. www.coconutinfo.com. Blogpage photo courtesy U.S. Library of Congress.