Sam with Eddie and Myrna Kamae before the world premiere of "Those Who Came Before"

Wow – what a night! Getting to see Eddie and Myrna’s latest documentary (“Those Who Came Before”), which  chronicles the musical mentors in Eddie’s life, for its premiere was something I will never forget. It is such a privilege to know them, and even more special is the gift of music Sam carries with him, in part inspired by seeing Eddie play with the guys (Sons of Hawaii). Eddie and Myrna are exceptionally special people, and they draw like-hearted people to them. It was such a treat to meet many of their friends as they filed out of the theater afterwards. Sam had a lei on and folks were coming up saying “Oh! It’s Sam, the star!” because he was featured at the end playing his uke with Eddie. This was also Sam’s first time ever to see a movie in a theater, so you can imagine the excitement over a tub of popcorn and some slugs of diet soda! I am surprised he made it through the documentary ;0 I am looking forward to the documentary’s release on DVD next year so we can enjoy it again and again – it is a real treasure getting to hear Eddie’s firsthand accounts of meeting his teachers and how they led him to this lifelong pursuit of creating music as a way to preserve the Hwaiian culture. We are so thankful to have shared time enjoying music with Eddie, Myrna, Madeleine and Rodney the videographer. Sam is even listed as a “featured musician” in the credits! Wow 🙂 Mahalo nui loa, Eddie and Myrna and Madeleine!

Catch “Those Who Came Before” at the Sunset on the Beach in Waikiki next Sun Oct 24 – (it’s free) music first, then the screening starts at dusk. I can’t think of a better place to see it than on the beach at sunset!