Expecting Friends is the first solo recording effort by Jerry Santos,best known for his work in the group Olomana. The common thread that binds this project together thematically is love, whether for a single person, an area, an island or a universal feeling. The presentation comes in a variety of sounds, pulling from the areas of Hawaiian, country, folk and ballads. It's music filled with peace, love and harmony with a feeling of aloha.

This album received two Na Hoku Hanohano awards from the Hawaiian Academy Of Recording Arts:

• Contemporary Hawaiian Album Of The Year
• Male Vocalist Of The Year