Kamuela Kahoano

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

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

  1. ^ a b c "Kamuela Kahoano on MySpace".
  2. ^ "Kamuela Kahoano on Twitter".
  3. ^ "Analog(ic) home page".
  4. ^ "Interview with Honolulu Weekly".
  5. ^ "IS Magazine article about Kimo Kahoano, May 2001".
  6. ^ "Flickr reference to Ikaika Kahoano". 5 August 2009.
  7. ^ "IMDB entry for Ikaika Kahoano". IMDb.
  8. ^ "Flickr reference to Kamuela Kahoano". 5 August 2009.
  9. ^ "Honolulu Weekly interview".
  10. ^ "CDBaby page for album "Green Light Go"".
  11. ^ a b "Iolani School "Alumni Making Headlines"".
  12. ^ a b "Stream Dreams on iTunes". iTunes.
  13. ^ "Green Light Go home page".
  14. ^ "Na Hoku Award Winners 2011".
  15. ^ "Congratulations to the 43rd Annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards Winners | Maui Now".

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