Geroge Manoa Huddy Song titled: "Waikanai'o" - With Lyrics - By Hui Ohana

Little is known about George, other than accounts told by close friends and family and even those are getting more rare to come by.

It was said by a popular musician here in Hawaii, that George Huddy could write a great mele in minutes, on one occasion he walked outside stared up at the mountains and in 10 minutes came back in wrote a hit song of theirs, and just gave it to them, here, this is for you!

George was born on Kauai' where his father and his grandfather had their congregation atop the Moloa'a region known as the Kilauea district that dates back to the late 1800's.

Geroge along wiht his sibblings, (While some of the Huddy's still reside there) was raised in Anahola. From an early age, George learned how to play the guitar as well as other instruments. This carried on in his life until his passing in 1974 on Oahu.

George, from te age of 19, up until his late 20's worked for "Smith Boats" a tourist attraction that featured live entertainment.
venue that rode on the Wailua river in a huge Tiki boat. Later on he would make the journey over to Oahu like many musicians seeking fame and notoriety would do, and successfully made connections in this industry playing numerous venues for years until his drinking habit affected his health and he went into decline. George passed away alone, I nelieve he never married and has no children.

The Huddy family has a small graveyard settled at the turn of to the beach area known as Pila' there on the corner behind a fenced yard where his grandfather's church once stood before a fire, is the grounds where the Huddy's are burried. The property is defined by as4 foot high chainlink fence around it and several tall pine trees.
I spoke with George's sister once, she told me when he passed away, he was living alone in an apartment somewhere in Honolulu, the year I believe was 1974, this is where George passed away. She paid to have his body flown to Kauai where she laid him to rest in the above mentioned family plot.

Researching George Manoa Huddy is not an easy task and online, there is only one small photo of him available which is incorporated into the intro of this video

Mahalo for reading...

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