Photo: Candace Freeland    www.candacefreeland.com       E Komo Mai!      Welcome! Jim "Kimo" West is one of ki ho ‘alu’s most unique talents. A virtuosic player and prolific composer, his delicate, heartfelt playing technique and his generous output of new, exciting slack key guitar originals puts him solidly in a category of his own. enter

"Go West and you'll find slack-key paradise"

Wayne Harada, Honolulu Advertiser

"It is so refreshing to hear some original compositions that are unique, well crafted and sincere and from the heart... Varied and rich! I love all the tunes and have a hard time picking favorites."

Kapono Beamer, Hawaiian music legend

"Kimo West is able to transport his listener to a more simple time in Hawai'i with his music. A journey on the wings of ki ho'alu slack key guitar floating somewhere close to where the heart of the islands reside."

Kamaka Brown, producer, writer and Hawaiian Pidgin English storyteller