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Interfret (Internet News)(Reprinted from the HSGA Quarterly, Winter 98 issue) Members, here's something to brag on: HSGA's website has been awarded the SNAP Editors' Choice "in recognition of its excellence in design, content and editorial presentation." Snap As for you, Gerald Ross, you're really making us work to find the answers to your questions in HSGA's "Talk Story Forum". Goodo! The rest of you, stop in for a visit and a chat, there's some good info there, and experts like John Ely and John Tipka to offer some tips and advice. An alt.music.hawaiian news group contributor reported recently that he'd found a "GREAT Internet book source" where he actually found the out-of-print "Hawaiian Music and Musicians, An Illustrated History" by Dr. George Kanahele. Have no idea if copies are still available anywhere at all, but this is a good place to try: If you're interested in learning the Hawaiian language, Aunty Leilani's site is excellent. She gives lessons in an easy format with phonetic pronunciations and translations. Go to Especially for our European members: HSGA member Werner Bauhofer has collaborated to create "Hawaiian I-Slanters" steel guitar strings, made of carbonium steel. Dogal, the trade name of the family company in Venice, Italy that makes them, has been making instrument strings since 1866... not exactly new to the business. Some very interesting history of the Dogal name, and the ancient craft of string making at the Dogal site Some issues back, we raved about the book "Musical Images of Hawai`i" which gives the lyrics of many traditional Hawaiian songs in three languages: Hawaiian, English and Japanese. Mahiai Beamer has also written short comments about each song and its kaona. Definitely a book to own and/or give as a gift. Illustrated with wonderful Hawaiian nature scenes. Claudia Cannon of the distributor "Booklines" informs us you can now buy the book from them online. Their website is HSGA * HAWAIIAN
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