"Clearly, he's a world-class talent" - Star Bulletin


"There is an aura about Makana while he is on stage. His heart is completely apparent in his music and this transcends into a command of his audience." - Scott Macgowen, O'ahu Island News


"Slack key guitar music, indigenous to Hawai'i, has been around longer than the blues, and Makana is considered the greatest living player." - Esquire Magazine