Kalapana II

Kalapana would gradually reveal a deeper understanding of traditional Hawaiian music. Its members were leader Malani Bilyeu (guitar, vocals), Mackey Feary (guitar, vocals), a born singer-songwriter, Kirk Thompson (keyboards, vocals), whose talents ranged from sophisticated funk to black music, and David John Pratt (guitar, vocals). Four young music lovers who dreamed of tomorrow while playing Honolulu clubs were introduced by management staff intent on forming a self-contained band. Kalapana came together around 1973. Precisely because its members came from different backgrounds, their music brought those differences into a sympathetic balance. Most of the debut album was written by Feary, then 17, and Bilyeu, then 23.

This second album, from 1976, includes ‘Juliette,’ one of the songs that best represents Hawaiian rock. In Japan at the time, this entire musical world was described as surf rock. Feary left around the time of the album's release, and the band's intense, brief existence came to an end.