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He was one of the few persons born in the 20th century to have full Hawaiian ancestry. [citation needed] His father was a kahuna. [1]Moe Keale was born on the island of Niihau, but raised on Oahu.
The awards are presented to the musicians exemplifying the best work in their class. Nominated 17 times and winner of 7 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards including “Hawaiian Album of the Year,” “Group of the Year,” and “Hawaiian Language,” Na Palapalai is on the playlist of everyone that loves Hawaiian/World music in the islands and abroad. A ...
Composer, the first one to popularize Hawaiian songs with English lyrics ("Hapa-Haole") [143] Sol Hoʻopiʻi: 1902–1953 1996 Steel guitar player [144] Alvin Kaleolani Isaacs: 1904–1984 1996 Original band leader of the Royal Hawaiians, composed over 300 songs [145] [146] Haunani Kahalewai: 1929–1982 1996
[18] [19] His album Bob Nelson Live at the Piano [20] won the 1986 Na Hoku Hanohano award for Instrumental Album of the Year. [21] [4] 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]
Dennis won several different Nā Hōkū Hanohano, meaning the distinguished/glorious stars, awards. His 1989 album, Hawaiian Soul, won the Nā Hōkū Hanohano award for traditional Hawaiian album of the year. In 1987, his album Ka Leo Kiʻekiʻe, meaning falsetto voice, won him the top male vocalist of the year award.
1999 - Na Hoku Hanohano Awards - Best Male Vocalist of the Year Nomination from the (Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts) for the album Ohana (Dancing Cat Records). 2001 - Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor, City and County of Honolulu designating August 19, 2001, Dennis Kamakahi Kiho'alu 2001, 19th Annual Slack Key Guitar Festival Day
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Kahele released his first solo album, [5] Kaunaloa, in 2011, which reached No. 2 on the Top World Albums Chart [6] and won Kahele five Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, including Male Vocalist of the Year. [7] He has released several charting solo albums since, and in 2014 released two volumes from his Music for the Hawaiian Islands series. [8]