In the final decades of the Hawaiian monarchy, and for a decade or two afterward, the violin, viola, cello, zither, autoharp and Western flute were integral parts of Hawaiian music.
The Conversation talked to Noah Haʻalilio Solomon, president of the Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings last week. He had just come from the Hawaiʻi State Archives to see the 10,000-piece collection donated by the late Michael Scott of Canada. The Hawaiian language educator says he was just overwhelmed.
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