The title song is a deeply personal original. Among the others are Hawaiian and hapa-haole standards and several from other Polynesian nations.
Bond has a warm and appealing voice.
She and producer Kata Maduli share credit for the effective contemporary arrangements. Maduli's all-star band does great work in support. That fact makes an otherwise problematic selection a meaningful facet in a fine musical portrait. THE liner notes say Haleakala released a self-titled debut album in 1972. Whenever these tracks were done this album is almost worthless as a retrospective since no further information is provided on the group's history.