One of the new entries, incredibly, is "E Ku'u Morning Dew," a tune co-authored by Kamae, who has recorded it himself for the first time, his idiosyncratic voice embracing the lyrics with wistful reflection. It's always a jewel when the composer sings his own melody.

"Ka 'Opae" is midseason Sons, with a then-young, circa mid-'70s, Kamakahi rendering the ditty about 'opae, or shrimp, with Keale's indelible harmonica adding a country-western tingle. Also old-school: the splendid "Ka Lama 'Ae One," blending Hawaiian and English lyrics.

New-old elements intertwine on the atmospheric "place" song, "Ua Nani 'O Nu'uanu," which deals with the gentle Nu'uanu rain. Kim's falsetto solo voice brings justifiable historical framework via Kamae's adaptation of a mele inoa (name tune), a chant about the favored spot of Kamehameha IV in the 1860s.

Kamae's vocal dynamics bring life and sweetness to "Kehaulani," with that harmonica chiming in as a second "voice."

The palaka cover design, representative of Kamae's garb of the past and the present, is a bonus treat.

Benitez also puts his own spin on Anne Murray's old hit, "You Needed Me," and makes it all his own. Of course, he's right on target on his Hawaiiana, adding a soulful and spirited reading to Lum Ho's mele, "Ka Meheu O Ke 'Ahi Lapalapa," about the meandering lava that flows from land to sea, creating new land.

Kapena these days is all about family; while dad Kelly sang "Don't Say Goodbye" in his younger years, daughter Kalena Koo, 16, now does the solo in the remake. It's the lone remake in a collection of newly remastered original tracks, tweaked for a new listenership. And the focus is the many facets of love, not the party-hearty, sometimes Jawaiian sound, of Kapena of earlier encarnations — though original members Tivani Tatofi and Teimomi Tatofi will provide flashbacks moments (and sounds) on a number of vintage ditties, like "Bring It on Home to Me," "Blue Darling" and "Somebody Loves You."

The glue in Kapena, of course, is leader-wizard Kelly, who has matured and changed with the trends and motifs over the past few decades.