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About Faith: Originally from Lai’e, Oahu, Faith Ako is the premier female Hawaiian artist and long-time resident of Northern California who has been performing and preserving Hawaiian music for more than a decade. She has brought her deep soul tones and island blends to appreciative audiences throughout the greater Bay Area, Southern California, Boston on the East Coast and her home state of Hawai’i. Learn more at https://faithakomusic.com/

At the end of the Talk Story, unfortunately due to technical issues the questions were not all captured. Please see a few questions Faith was graceful enough to answer following.

Q: When you travel back to Hawaii, what is the first thing you do?

I head on Nimitz highway to Chun Wah Kam and get baked manapua.

Q: In the Bay Area, where do you get your local Hawaii/Hawaiian food fix?

The Ako Ohana makes their own. There’s a lot of locals that cater here in the Bay Area. I think we are spoiled so we just make the luau food from home, best kine!

Q: Favorite song and why?

I would say any Cazimero Brothers song for sure, they always bring my heart home to O’ahu.

Q: Favorite kind of flower/lei?

Pikake!

Q: Besides Hawaii and the Bay Area, where would you want to live?

East Coast, Boston, Martha’s Vineyard