Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 8, 1 August 2008 — Dedicated to a very special plaee, wahi pana [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Dedicated to a very special plaee, wahi pana

By Francine Murray Bruadcast/Media Cuurdinatūr Haleakalā Riley Lee and Jeff Peterson Peterson Productions

Imagine being on the slopes of majestic Haleakalā and gazing down at the clouds basking below. The faint murmur of Hosmer Grove wafting up, beautiful and serene is nature's melody. Listening to Ieff Peterson's "Hosmer's Grove" transports you there. Remnants of the grove

are still inside the Haleakalā Nahonal Park, an experimental forestation planted by Ralph Hosmer nearly a century ago. The new CD release is dedicated to the plaee where Ieff Peterson grew up, Haleakalā. The 15 tracks include songs composed by extraordinary artist Queen Lili'uokalani, Dennis Kamakahi, Mary

Kawena Pukui and Maddy Lam, R. Alex Anderson, William Sheldon and David Nape, Frank Hewett, Kui Lee, Helen Parker, Claude Malani and lohn Noble, as well as four originals. The CD is an instrumental collaboration by the 2008 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winner and 2005 Grammy Award winner Peterson and the first ever non-Japanese shakuhachi dai shihan, or grand master, Riley Lee. The Japanese bamboo flute and the kl hō'alu kīkā, slack key guitar, synchronize delightfully in this Maui-inspired eolleehon. Piek up Haleakalā today and then kiek back and relax. Lee and Peterson have also collaborated on the CDs Haiku, Bamboo Slack Key and Maui Morning. Peterson's recent Nā Hōkū Hanohano award was for the album Pure Slack Key. For more information, visit www.jeffpetersonguitar.com. ^

Jeff Peterson at Michel's at the Colony Surf

Thurs.-Sun., 6:30 p.m. Peterson performs jazz with Ernie Provencher on Friday nights. For reservations, eall Michel's 923-6552.

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