Hona heeded the call from Herbs management when the band were in disarray and his and Tama Lundon’s ‘Long Ago’, ‘Nuclear Waste’ and ‘Listen’ went on to be a prerequisite of backyard parties the nation over and a feature of Herbs shows long after his departure; just as vital as their previous ‘French Letter’ and ‘Dragons & Demons’.
Willie Hona was the ‘Jamaican’ singer of the 1990s remake of the catchy Griffins Gingernuts jingle.
Willie Hona and Bill Puru’s ‘To Be Māori’ and ‘I’m Coming Home To Aotearoa’ were included on the 1990 Te Iwi Song Quest compilation album Ngā Waiata O Te Iwi – Let The People Sing.