Makana is an internationally acclaimed Slack Key guitarist, singer, composer, philosopher, activist and one of Hawai‘i's cultural ambassadors to the world. He is considered the youngest authority on his art form and recognized as one of the top guitarists in the US by Guitar Player Magazine
The People
March 2003 / Esquire Magazine
“Born and raised on Oahu, Henry Kapono (left, whose last name means “righteous”) has played alongside musicians like Dizzy Gillespie. Slack-key guitar music, indigenous to Hawaii, has been around longer than the blues, and Makana, right, is considered the greatest living player.”
