The Beatles started the same time as me. Then in the '70s, there were these huge tour buses everywhere. I enjoy it a lot. Ho cautioned, is not a constant. It is changing because its origins came from all the different people who came to Hawaii.
Hawaiian music is hybrid stuff.
It is a continuation of the influences of the outside world, and it was put together by embracing the melody lines of the outside world. Where the music will go, Ho said, is anyone's guess. There is Hawaiian music influenced today by reggae and rap. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin is counting down to year 2000 with this special series. Each installment will chronicle important eras in Hawaii's history, featuring a timeline of that particular period.