A long-time member of Hawai'i's music scene (he played his first Waikiki gigs with Aloha Dalire and Kawika Trask back in 1994), Kalani Miles has released his first solo recording - an EP entitled He Mele No Papa, Songs for Dad - dedicated to his late father, Mitchell Miles, Sr. who had long wanted to record some songs but passed in 2017 before he got the opportunity. The seven song EP begins with Miles, Sr.'s favorite song, "Waipahe'e", and you can hear him singing briefly at the beginning of the song with music pulled from a casual recording at a back-yard party. The EP consists of three original songs and four cover songs that were some of Miles Sr.'s favorites.
 
A Maui police officer by day, Miles is a two-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award finalist, first with the group Matagi on their debut CD, and later for a collaboration on a single entitled "Sincerely" with Hawai'i's iconic legend Fiji. He also released a CD with the group Hoala. A self-taught 12 string guitarist (he also plays bass and 'ukulele), Miles was inspired by the Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau, Ho'okena, the Brothers Cazimero, Roddy Lopez of the Pandanus Club and more. Early in his career he traveled with the Hawai'i Visitors Bureau promoting Hawai'i abroad, and he currently continues to perform live at venues across Maui during the evening hours.
 
In recording this EP, Miles called upon a wide variety of musician friends from several islands to lend their talents, including: Kevin Brown (kiho'alu guitar); Mike Casil (percussion); Kason Gomes (backup vocals, guitar, ukulele, and bass); Keola Grace (upright bass); Keani Kahuhu (cello); Sonny Lim (steel guitar); Kaulike Pescaia (ukulele); Nalei Pokipala (background vocals); Wailau Ryder (guitars and bass); and Dwight Tokumoto (acoustic steel guitar).
 
The EP was produced by Miles and recorded and engineered at I-Vibe Studio by Michael Casil. It is available on all digital outlets.

​As he prepares to release his third album ("We Will Rise") of all original music, Maui's Anthony Pfluke has released the album's first single "World Undone". Written in 2016, Pfluke said, "I’ve always enjoyed sharing the message of this song, but now seems like the time for it to be featured as the first single off my album." The song's refrain, "trying to find my way back to the place I was born... in a world that's come undone" is particularly appropriate to the times we're now living in.
 
Although only 20 years old, Pfluke has been playing 'ukulele since he was ten, and has a wealth of experience performing at venues all over Maui, the west coast, and in Japan. Influenced by a variety of artists including Ledward Kaapana, Bob Marley, Mike Love, Trevor Hall, John Mayer, Ed Sheeran, and Dennis Kamakahi, he has performed with and opened for many of Hawai'i's top names, as well as performing alongside artists such as Willie Nelson, Steven Tyler, and Jack Johnson at the “Concert for Our Lives" in 2018. He has also performed at slack key festivals and events such as the APP World Tour stand up paddling competition.
 
Pfluke's first teacher was Kumu Kealoha Delos Santos, and multiple Grammy® winner George Kahumoku Jr. mentored him on slack key guitar. Four years ago, Kahumoku said, "I've watched his talent grow into one of the shakers and movers of the next generation of Hawaiian music. Sometimes I forget that he is still a 16 year old, because he already plays and sings like a pro."
 
"World Undone" was produced, recorded, and engineered by multiple Grammy® and Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winner Dave Tucciarone. Pfluke is on vocals and plays ‘ukulele and guitar. Contributing artists include Kapono Nā’ili’ili (percussion), and Dave Tucciarone (bass). It is available on all digital outlets.