Nā Kau ʻElua | The Two Seasons was composed for oboist J. Scott Janusch in celebration of a new oboe constructed by Howarth of London from Kauila wood (alphitonia ponderosa) native to Kōkeʻe, Kauaʻi, and from a tree thought to be 200-300 years of age. The concerto combines musical materials from Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” (1721) and 12 lunar months’ worth of inspired everyday uses of kauila wood, a now precious wood, by the people of old Hawaiʻi (poʻe kahiko). The Suite from Nā Kau ʻElua | The Two Seasons showcases six (of the original 12) movements, in a 22-minute concerto, and the chamber version premiered in 2024 at the Kauaʻi Community College Performing Arts Center in a “homecoming” concert for the kauila oboe.