The most popular Hawaiian artist of the 1990s Kealii Reichel has artfully balanced obligatory concessions to American pop music with the heartfelt qualities of traditional Hawaiian chanting a style that places tremendous importance on conveying inten…

By 2002 the Brothers Cazimero a duet comprised of bassist Robert and guitarist Roland Cazimero had played together for more than 25 years with a soothing laid-back style that earned them numerous fans in Hawaii They recorded over 20 albums on the Mou…

The most popular entertainer in Hawaii until his tragic death in 1997 Israel Kamakawiwoole formed the traditional Makaha Sons as a teenager in the mid-70s went out on his own in more of a contemporary style by the 1990s and released four immensely po…

The Hawaiian pop vocal trio Na Leo Pilimehana the voices blending together comprised Nalani Choy Angela Morales and Lehua Kalima longtime friends who began singing together while still teenagers In 1984 as high school seniors they entered the annual …

Alfred Aloha Apaka 1919 -- 1960 was one of the influential performers in the history of Hawaiis popular music Although he recorded for less than a decade Apaka set the standards for modern Hawaiian music with his joyful baritone vocals and highly ent…

Don Ho employed his talents as a middle-of-the-road pop singer and musical ambassador for Hawaii to launch a mainland career that included half a dozen chart albums numerous television appearances and engagements at top venues starting in the mid-60s…

Kauai -based multi-instrumentalist Cindy Combs is one of the few women to master the slack key guitar tradition of Hawaii A former student of influential slack-key guitarist Keola Beamer Combs continues to grow as a player blending traditional Hawaii…