Born and raised in Hana, Pekelo Cosma graduated from Hana High School and served six years in the Army. Well-known in Hana as a master slack key guitarist, Pekelo was discovered by larger audiences with the release of his debut album, “Going to Hana Maui” in 1992. Pekelo was also a member of the Sons of Hawaii & in 2007 Pekelo received a HOKU Award in the Haku Mele category. Pekelo was a true Kiho`alu Slack Key artist & composer & is dearly missed by his family, friends & the Hawaiian music community. He is one of a kind…
Read MoreHana Trip
This photo gallery is of our trip to Hana visiting grave site of both Sheldon and Pekelo, and other sites.
Pekelo and the Big Island Boys
We had the opportunity to film Pekelo and the Big Island Boys as they performed. We hope you enjoy watching and listening to this piece as much as we enjoyed making it!