Jack Johnson and Friends: Best of Kokua Festival

Jack Johnson and Friends – Best of Kokua Festival is a live album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson released in Germany on April 13, 2012, and worldwide on April 17, 2012. All songs on the album were recorded live during the six years of Kōkua Festivals. 100% of the profits from this release will be going to fund the Kōkua Hawai'i Foundation which supports environmental, art, and music education around the world. The download of the album includes the bonus track "The 3 R's".
Jack dedicated the album to the keiki of Hawai'i.

Track listing

"Better Together" Jack Johnson 4:24*
"Cry! Cry! Cry!" Ziggy Marley 4:03*
"A Pirate Looks at Forty" Jack Johnson & Dave Matthews 3:52
"Mudfootball" Jack Johnson 3:56*
"Constellations" Jack Johnson 3:44*
"Take It Easy" Jackson Browne 3:59*
"Island Style" John Cruz 3:57*
"Breakdown" Jack Johnson 4:13*
"Further On Down the Road" Taj Mahal 5:00*
"Welcome to Jamrock" Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley 4:17*
"High Tide or Low Tide" Jack Johnson & Ben Harper 5:04*
"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" Willie Nelson 3:17
"I Shall Be Released" Eddie Vedder, Jack Johnson & Zach Gill 4:43
"Banana Pancakes" Jack Johnson 3:18

Bonus track available with the digital download of the album:

"The 3 R's" by Jack Johnson with Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Paula Fuga, Mason Jennings and Go Jimmy Go live from the 2008 Kōkua Festival.

Release date: Germany, April 13, 2012
Worldwide, April 17, 2012

An asterisk denotes video available on the Best of Kōkua Festival website.

Kōkua Festival dates, venues and musicians

2004

January 3, originally planned for Turtle Bay, then moved to Kualoa Ranch, but "held" at the Blaisdell Arena.

Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom & Willie K, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Makana, DJ Logic

2005

April 13 Maui Arts and Cultural Center & April 16 Waikiki Shell

Jackson Browne, John Cruz, Ozomatli, G. Love & Special Sauce, Kawika Kahiapo, Kaukahi

Kōkua Festival 2004/2005 was a DVD released by the Jack Johnson Music website. 100% of the profits will go to the Kōkua Hawai'i Foundation.
Mudfootball, Island Style, and Take It Easy are videos on the Best of Kōkua Festival website.

2006

April 19 Maui Arts and Cultural Center & April 22 Waikiki Shell

Willie Nelson and the Planetary Bandits, Ben Harper, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Henry Kapono, Paula Fuga and the One Love 'Ohana Band, ALO

Welcome to Jamrock and High Tide or Low Tide are videos on the Best of Kōkua Festival website.

2007

April 21 & 22 Waikiki Shell

Eddie Vedder, Boom Gaspar, Ernie Cruz, Jr., Matt Costa, The Girlas

Constellations is a video on the Best of Kōkua Festival website.

2008

April 19 & 20 Waikiki Shell

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Paula Fuga, Mason Jennings, Go Jimmy Go

Kōkua Festival 2008 was a 60-minute documentary directed by Emmett Malloy.
MSN produced a Live Kōkua 2008 streamed over the internet.

2010

April 23 & 24 Waikiki Shell

Ziggy Marley, Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues Band, Jake Shimabukuro, Anuhea

Further on Down the Road, Better Together, Breakdown, and Cry, Cry, Cry are videos on the Best of Kōkua Festival website.