Five Stars. Hawaiians of the 1970's regard Shells as pure Hawaiian musical poetry! Music of the heart that recalls those long lazy beautiful days at the beach, those lovely moonlit nights holding your girl in your arms, and the joy you felt in your heart whenever family came to visit. Truly Shells will remain deep within our hearts, forever more, as will The Surfers.

The Surfers - Al and Clay Naluai, Pat Sylva and Joe Stevens - were nearing the end of a career that dated back to the mid-1950s when they recorded Shells. On Shells, their beautiful seamless harmonies transcended even the most white-bread arrangements and did wonders on the stronger selections. Hi'ilawe takes on a new perspective when filtered through the Surfers' harmonies. The creative climax is the finale, a medley of hapa-haole classics that includes Waikiki and Little Brown Gal, then switches to Hawaiian fro Aloha 'Oe. The Surfers could not have had a finer epitaph.