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 (Album) (CD, 2017) Became a 2018 Na Hoku Hanohano Nominee.
  • Higher (EP) (CD, 2019) 2020 Na Hoku Hanohano Winner for "Best EP (Extended Play)"
  • Wot?! (Album) (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

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Iolani School "Alumni Making Headlines"".
  12. 1 2 "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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