Jim ’Kimo” West

I talk to Grammy Award winning slack key guitarist Jim Kimo West about his new album and touring with Weird Al. The first collaboration of Hawaiian falsetto singer Leokāne Pryor and Grammy®- winning guitarist Jim Kimo West takes the listener on a journey from the Hawaiian ocean to the mountaintop called Lanihuli (Swirling Heavens). Since humans arrived on the islands, 95 of 142 bird species found nowhere else have become extinct on Hawai'i. 33 of Hawai'i's remaining 44 endemic birds are listed under the Endangered Species Act; 11 of those have not been seen for decades and are likely extinct. A portion of the proceeds from Lanihuli goes towards efforts to protect Hawaii’s fragile ecosystem. www.jimkimowest.com