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Click on album image for high resolution jpeg.  Formerly known as Skyler Blue, Siena Lee and Toast Tajiri made their first appearance as a duo singing background vocals on the Hawaiian Airlines video "Coolest Drop of Rain." The cover photo for this album was shot on location. |
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| Song List
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| Makena's Notes
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| Thank you God/Spirit for illuminating our path, for this sacred gift of music, and for offering us this part in it; we gratefully receive and embrace it. Our deepest gratitude (and an 'after 4' Peet's Coffee for the extra boost!) to Daniel Ho and Lydia Miyashiro for this amazing opportunity and for your love and encouragement! Thank you for the dinners, the laughs, allowing us to pick your brains...but most of all, thank you for your Friendship! Thank you to... - Faith Rivera, for being such a Divine example of Alignment and for your open heart and generosity. www.faithrivera.com - Mike and Steve for sharing your time, talent, and love, and for being there for us. - Da Hous! www.ohana-hou.com - Our Family and Friends back home in Hilo, Honolulu, Haiku, and Waikoloa, for your love and support! We miss you. - Our Friends, for being so flexible and patient with our schedule. To those who've worked our merch table, and we think every single one of you have at one time or another helped carry a stool, a mic stand, guitar, or mixer -- thank you! And to our disbanded SBC....FYF, chocolate truffles, and rare form...ah, the memories! - Our Fans and Podcast Listeners who come to the shows and listen to the episodes. - The furries: Maslow, Sam, Venti-Latte, Cumin, Song and www.PURRfectPartners.com - www.NaturalParadigms.com, for your vision and commitment. - Our sponsor www.SamAshMusic.com, for the support, supplies and encouragement. - And a very special thank you to those who deeply and truly believe in what we are doing with our lives. You offer a high and genuine support that just is what it is, because you are who you are. |
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| Song Notes
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It's Too Late (Carole King, Toni Stearn)
Because we shared the same view of music's place in our lives, we made the decision to form a partnership before we'd even heard how we sounded together. During one of Siena's visits to her hometown of Honolulu, where Toast lived at the time, we took a test drive on this song...the first we ever did together. Remembering Me (Siena Lee, Toast Tajiri) We started this song last year and finished it recently as we watched friends contemplate their relationship. So many relationships end, sometimes prematurely, when we forget who we are. Good Enough (Siena Lee, Toast Tajiri) When the one you love inspires you to be a better person, not just for them, but for yourself as well, it's a beautiful thing. Here's to that desire in each of us. Nobody Else (Daniel Ho, Corwin Hee) Very sentimental for us, this was written by Daniel Ho, and was the first song the three of us performed together. It also became affectionately known as "The Thank You Song" by a group of loyal supporters who would show up every Tuesday night at the local coffee house where we first got our feet wet. We'd often end the night with it, so to the Tuesday night crew: thank you from the bottom of our hearts! House at Pooh Corner (Kenny Loggins, bridge: Siena Lee, Toast Tajiri) We love this song for its gentle depiction of the bittersweet farewell to childhood. At the suggestion of a friend (thanks, Harold!) we put our own spin on it by adding some Hawaiian lyrics. "Na mele o na 'opio" means "The song of the children." Tell Me (Siena Lee, Toast Tajiri) This is about the insecurities that sometimes follow us. We can be in an amazing relationship and deeply hope this is it, and yet our fears get in the way... until we wake up and realize everything is actually, beautifully fine. That's Why I Keep Keeping On (Siena Lee, Toast Tajiri) We can feel put-upon and bogged down by the smaller incidents and struggles of life only when we take our eyes off the greater picture for too long a time. You (Siena Lee, Toast Tajiri) Sometimes we're so afraid of really telling someone how we feel. A lot of times we're afraid of rejection, but maybe sometimes it's less about rejection and more about letting go of the fantasies we have, of how we think life, or relationships, should be. I Won't Shed A Tear (Daniel Ho, Hope Mayo) We were rehearsing this song for a gig and about a week later, got a card from the neighbor thanking us for singing so loud. She was waiting that day to hear whether or not she had cancer; the song spoke to her and she was able to meet the doctor's call with a stronger Spirit (and the doctor's news was cancer-free). 'Ulupalakua (John Pi'ilani Watkins, 1947) This song is named after the district it describes on the island of Maui. It's funny because although our name MAKENA is also a place on Maui, neither of us is from there, but we love this song! Waikiki Hula (Helen Ayat/Traditional) Written for the Waikiki residence of Prince Kuhio (1871 - 1922). We both spent time working at Waikiki's Hilton Hawaiian Village before we knew each other; this song reminds us of the wondrous hustle and bustle of this world-famous destination. If you visited during the '90s, maybe we were a part of your visit... |
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| Credits
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Record label: Daniel Ho Creations Makena's contact info: www.MAKENAmusic.com www.Concerts4Cats.com thegirls@makenamusic.com P.O. Box 3280 Redondo Beach, CA 90277 |
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