​THE HAWAIIAN LEGACY FOUNDATION

THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE
The Musical Journey of Eddie Kamae

 

Those who came before tells the story of a young Hawaiian ʻukulele virtuosoʻs journey of musical self-discovery and how it turned into a 50-year pursuit of Hawaiian cultural and musical traditions.

 

The documentary pays tribute to the music of Hawaiians whose gifts of knowledge helped guide Eddie Kamae. His pursuit led him to some of the most respected gatekeepers of the Hawaiian Renaissance: the great author and translator Mary Kawena Pukui, the "Songwriter of Waipiʻo" Sam Liʻa, "Aloha Chant" author Pilahi Paki, and hawaiian cultural resource Lilia "Mama" Hale. One by one, they entrusted him with key pieces of Hawaiʻi's musical heritage - inspiring him to understand, perform, and pass that heritage on to the children of Hawaiʻi. 

 

Those Who Came Before: The Musical Journey of Eddie Kamae, is the 10th documentary from Eddie and Myrna Kamae's celebrated and multiple award-winning Hawaiian Legacy Series.