In December of 1934 Sol Ho’opi’i recorded “My Isle On Hilo Bay”, his first commercial recording on electric steel guitar. By February of 1936, when his contract with the Brunswick label expired, he had accumulated a total of fourteen classic tracks with his ‘Novelty Four’ and six with his ‘Novelty Five’. 

Here, along with four sides backing Lena Machado, you can enjoy in chronological order his complete 1934-36 electric guitar output. Our sound-clip is taken from the quartet’s brilliant version of “Opelu”