Mahoa Ia Hawai`i

Maui Jam

Track List & Samples

(Tracks with sample are bold.)

Album Notes

Produced as a very limited release in 2006, this is the debut CD for the duo of Al Nip and Jon Toda -- known as Maui Jam.

Al Nip and Jon Toda have been playing Hawaiian music on Maui for 23 years. They have shared their music with malihini and kama`aina at many Maui venues, including, the Ritz Carlton Kapalua, Westin Maui, Hyatt Regency, and Sheraton Maui.

Al Nip recently retired after thirty-one years as an educator at Lahainaluna High School. He has played music professionally on Maui since 1975 and enjoys sharing the culture and history of the islands through this medium. He loves kiho`alu and his style can be described in two words, "simple and sweet".

Jon Toda has been playing Hawaiian music on Maui for over twenty years. He is a skilled bass player but also plays guitar and `ukulele. He is employed at Seabury Hall, where he is the Technology Director and teaches `ukulele.