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Welcome to our complete listing of the Hawaiian Albums that we have reviewed in the past. Our reviews work a little different than most. If you see a review here, you know that we have it in our personal collection and is worth picking up. We rate the CD's with our unique Coconut scale of 1 to 5, where our top rating of 5 coconuts signifies a classic Hawaiian CD. For complete details on how the coconuts work, refer to the details at the bottom of this page. Because a large percentage of our e-mail are requests for CD recommendations, our reviews will typically focus on CD's ranked 4 and 5 coconuts, with a few 3 coconut CD's sprinkled in. Refer to our Hawaiian Music FAQ for a better understanding of the types of Hawaiian Music (the 4th column in the listings below).

Coconut Rating Artist/Group CD Title Hawaiian Music Type
Keola & Kapono Beamer Honolulu City Lights Contemporary
Brothers Cazimero The Best of the Brothers Cazimero Contemporary, Traditional
Ka'au Crater Boys On Fire Contemporary, Ukulele
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole Facing Future Traditional, Contemporary,Ukulele
John Keawe Heartfelt Slack Key, Contemporary
Keni U Da Kine Contemporary
Gabby Pahinui Gabby (Brown Album) Slack Key
Keali'i Reichel Kawaipunahele Contemporary
Keali'i Reichel Melelana Contemporary
Top Artists of the 1970's The Waimea Music Festival Slack Key, Contemporary, Traditional

How our rating system works

5 Coconuts - These CD's are must have CD's that every Hawaiian Music fan should have in their collection. They are classics that you will play over and over for years. The quality of the music is excellent.
4 Coconuts - These CD's are highly recommended. Although they are not necessarily classics, most Hawaiian Music Fans will really enjoy them.
3 Coconuts - These are CD's that some people will love, but others will not care for as much. Overall, though, they contain good quality music and are a nice addition to your collection.
2 Coconuts - These are good CD's, but won't appeal to everyone.
1 Coconut - These CD's would only appeal to a small percentage of people... like the artist's auntie ;-)

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