Hawaiian music fans get three Blue Note shows as Troy Fernandez revives the Ka'au Crater Boys sound, good news for anyone who grew up on 1990s island music.

• Fernandez is relaunching the group as "The Second Chapter" and is still auditioning players, especially a bass player.
• The original duo with the late Ernie Cruz Jr. helped spark a new wave of interest in the ukulele and shaped a generation of local musicians.
• Fernandez credits his style to copying what he saw older players do on video as a kid, then figuring out his own version.
• He remembers Cruz as the best singer in Hawai'i, and the thrill of first hearing their own song playing on a passing radio.

Outlook: The first of three Blue Note Hawai'i performances is set for late October, with the full lineup still coming together.