Anne Ozorio asks (about Hawaiian music):

>Fascinating stuff!  How can we go about getting recordings?

Amazon has a surprisingly good selection.  Search in popular music by the
artists' names.  Also check out:

   www.islandbookshelf.com

I was exposed to Hawaiian music during a vacation there and have since
become a devotee.  I also recommend the Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau, and for a
pop slant, Hapa.  There's a very nice series of slack key guitar artists on
the Dancing Cat label.

len.