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The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame is an organization dedicated to recognizing the cultural importance of the music of Hawaii and hula. Established in 1994, the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame promotes the appreciation and preservation of Hawaiian culture through educational programs and annual inductions honoring significant individuals, groups ...
Linda Dela Cruz (November 20, 1929 – March 15, 2007) was a Native Hawaiian singer known as "Hawaii's Canary" and acclaimed for the Hawaiian "ha'i" style of singing. She was honored as an inductee of the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame twice, once in 2006 as an individual and again in 2015 as part of the Halekulani Girls.
Haili Church, Hilo, Hawaii. Haili Church Choir was established in 1902, and is affiliated with Haili Church in Hilo, on the island of Hawaii, in the U.S. state of Hawaii.In 2001, the choir was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in recognition of its promoting and developing music endemic to the Hawaiian culture.
Kahalewai was well known for her sultry voice, her three octave range, and her stately manner. [5] [2] She performed on dozens of commercial records and recorded with Decca Records and Capitol Records [4] Her biography at the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame describes her as "the most widely-recognized and revered female singing voice in Hawai‘i during her memorable professional career.
A 1980 Hawaii House of Representatives resolution honored Rodrigues. [2] In 1986 she was awarded the Sidney Grayson Hoku Award, a lifetime achievement honor provided by the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. [7] Rodrigues was an honoree of the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 1995 as part of its inaugural group of inductions. [4]
Madame Alapai's protégés and students included Annie Leilehua Brown and the Hawaiian soprano-falsetto singer and composer Lena Machado. Known as "Hawaiʻi's Songbird", Machado was a leading performer of the Golden Age of Hawaiian music during the 1930s and 1940s, and was posthumously inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 1995.
He was interviewed at length in the late 1970s by Ron Jacobs on Hawaii Public Radio station KKUA, and the tape of the interview was donated in 1979 to the Hawaiian Music Preservation Hall and Academy. [22] In 2013 Nelson received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts. [23] [4]
The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame, formed in 1994, acknowledges the royal siblings as their patrons, [61] stating that the Royal Four were the progenitors of the music and arts culture that Hawaii has come to be known for. [1]