"Cloud Warriors"

February 13, 2009 - Honolulu Star Bulletin

Keli'i Tau'a has been known since the 1970s as a Hawaiian composer and occasional recording artist. David Kauahikaua has had a high-profile career for two decades as Frank DeLima's keyboardist, although his showroom credits go back much farther. In short, Tau'a and Kauahikaua both bring solid musical credentials to this highly significant project. Read more.....

"Cloud Warriors"

February 5, 2009 - Maui Weekly

The story goes like this: Two men, both Hawaiian musicians, met over dinner at a friend’s cozy Kula home. They discovered a mutual love for music and became inspired to collaborate artistically. In that mutually held vision, they would create a musical product—a unique blend of storytelling and harmonic accompaniment—never before heard on the Hawaiian musical scene.

Late last year, with the assistance of their ‘ohana, they birthed that “product.” Read more.....

"Island soul permeates local musicians’ new CD"

January 8, 2009 - Maui News

The combined talents of a respected kumu hula and composer whose early recording projects included chanting with the Gabby Pahinui Band and collaborating with Roland Cazimero, and a veteran producer/ arranger who has worked with the likes of Don Ho, Loyal Garner and Frank De Lima, have produced a fascinating, unique CD honoring our island.

Sung entirely in Hawaiian (with English translation included), "Cloud Warriors" explores Maui's many treasures with a collection of original songs cast in a contemporary musical setting that embraces jazz and pop influences. Read more.....

"'Cloud Warriors' soars with a new take on Isle tales."

December 12, 2009 - Honolulu Advertiser

Tau'a, the wordsmith with the wisdom of numerous Maui stories, asked Kauahikaua, with his fertile music mind, to help interpret and re-imagine these tales for a new kind of Island experience. All tunes are the collaborative efforts of the pair; Tau'a composed one of the 12 tracks alone. All are sung in Hawaiian, with an enlightening liner booklet with lyrics and brief descriptions of content, but it's the force and the energy of the tunes that set this one apart from the field. Read more.....