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The genre gradually faded in popularity until the Hawaiian Renaissance led to renewed interest in Hawaiian music, including hapa haole. [ 4 ] [ 13 ] Although it had beginnings in Hawaiian traditional music and ragtime, the genre evolved alongside American popular music, and now comprises other styles, including swing , rock and roll , and rap .
This partial list of city nicknames in Hawaii compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Hawaii are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
Hawaiian vocabulary often overlaps with other Polynesian languages, such as Tahitian, so it is not always clear which of those languages a term is borrowed from. The Hawaiian orthography is notably different from the English orthography because there is a special letter in the Hawaiian alphabet, the ʻokina .
Robert Alexander Anderson (often given as R. Alex Anderson) (June 6, 1894 – May 30, 1995) [1] was an American composer who was born and lived most of his life in Hawaii, writing many popular Hawaiian songs within the hapa haole genre including "Lovely Hula Hands" (1940) and "Mele Kalikimaka" (1949), the latter the best known Hawaiian Christmas song.
Music awards of Hawaii (1 C, 3 P) Musicians from Hawaii (9 C, 62 P) Native Hawaiian musicians (82 P) S. Songs in Hawaiian (10 P) V. Music venues in Hawaii (7 P)
Lena Machado (October 16, 1903 – January 23, 1974) [1] was a Native Hawaiian singer, composer, and ukulele player, known as "Hawaii's Songbird". She was among the first group of musical artists honored by the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 1995.
In 2008 a notable compilation of hits from the 1930s-1970s was released, Hawaii's Falsetto Poet, a title which referred to his nickname. [2] [3] There is a Bill Lincoln Record Shop in Hawaii on 304 Lewers Street in Honolulu. [3] The club where he performed is named La Hula Rhumba, located at 744 Lunalilo Street, also in the Hawaiian capital. [3]
Solomon Hoʻopiʻi Kaʻaiʻai (/ ˌ h oʊ oʊ ˈ p iː i / hoh-oh-PEE-ee Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˌhoʔoˈpiʔi]; 1902 – November 16, 1953) was a Native Hawaiian lap steel guitarist. A virtuoso, he was one of the most famous original Hawaiian steel guitarists, along with Joseph Kekuku , Frank Ferera , Sam Ku West and "King" Bennie Nawahi .