Kamuela Kahoano (born December 27, 1980) is a singer/songwriter, painter/visual artist and music producer from Honolulu, Hawaii. His music has elements of acoustic, folk, indie and alternative with Hawaiian influences. [1] He performs solo and was formerly the lead singer of the band Analog(ic). [2] [3] He is an accomplished player of both the ukulele and guitar, playing both left-handed; he also plays the djembe. [4] Kahoano claims many influences, including Coldplay, U2 and the Beatles. [1]
Kahoano is a board member of the Ryan's Light Foundation.
Early life
He comes from a family of entertainers. [1] His father, Kimo Kahoano began his career as a Polynesian fire knife dancer and continued as an actor, singer, DJ and emcee. His mother is Lynette Kahoano. [5] His older brothers, Ikaika [6] and Haku, [7] worked in the entertainment industry. [8]
Kahoano grew up in the Kapahulu neighborhood near Waikiki, and started playing music at 6 years old on a ukulele given to him by his grandmother. [9]
Kamuela attended Iolani School, graduating in 1998. He obtained his bachelor's in Music Composition in 2004 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. [10]
Career
His debut album, Green Light Go, was released January 2007. [11] His latest, Stream Dreams, was released July 14, 2010. [12] He toured with the Slack Key Festival (2017–).
He records for Green Light Go [13] / Kahoano Productions. His production company is Green Light Go HI Productions.
Discography
- Green Light Go (January 2007) [11]
- Grumpy (She's Grumpy It's My Fault) (single, 2007)
- Manalani (Ukulele Solo) (single, 2007)
- Stream Dreams (July 14, 2010) [12]
- Portraits (CD, 2017) Became a 2018 Na Hoku Hanohano Nominee.
- Higher (CD, 2019) 2020 Na Hoku Hanohano Winner for "Best EP (Extended Play)"
- Wot?! (CD, 2019) 2020 Na Hoku Hanohano Nominee for "Best Contemporary Album".
- Love You Anyway (single, 2020)
Awards
Kahoano won a Na Hoku Hanohano Award in 2011 for Rock Album of the year. [14]
Kahoano won a Na Hoku Hanohano Award in 2020 for "EP ("Extended Play") of the Year" for "Higher" [15]
References
- ^ a b c "Kamuela Kahoano on MySpace".
- ^ "Kamuela Kahoano on Twitter".
- ^ "Analog(ic) home page".
- ^ "Interview with Honolulu Weekly".
- ^ "IS Magazine article about Kimo Kahoano, May 2001".
- ^ "Flickr reference to Ikaika Kahoano". 5 August 2009.
- ^ "IMDB entry for Ikaika Kahoano". IMDb.
- ^ "Flickr reference to Kamuela Kahoano". 5 August 2009.
- ^ "Honolulu Weekly interview".
- ^ "CDBaby page for album "Green Light Go"".
- ^ a b "Iolani School "Alumni Making Headlines"".
- ^ a b "Stream Dreams on iTunes". iTunes.
- ^ "Green Light Go home page".
- ^ "Na Hoku Award Winners 2011".
- ^ "Congratulations to the 43rd Annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards Winners | Maui Now".
Further reading
- Kamuela Kahoano on Facebook
- Kamuela Kahoano singing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's version of "Somewhere over the Rainbow" on YouTube
- Interview with Kamuela Kahoano at the Na Hoku O Hawai`i Music Festival, May 2010