Kealoha

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2010 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards Opening Performance

A multigenre, multimedia collaboration that opened up the 2010 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards Show (Hawai`i's Grammys).  Featuring
O'Brian Eselu, Na Pualei O Likolehua, Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu, Keali`i Reichel, Kaumakaiwa Kanaka`ole, Anuhea, Mailani, Natalie Ai Kamau`u, Amy Hanaiali`i, Jake Shimabukuro, Henry Kapono, John Cruz, and Kealoha.  All English lyrics composed by Kealoha.


"Chances" - Live at the Green Mill

Performed live during a feature at Chicago's Green Mill Lounge (the birthplace of slam poetry) on August 10th, 2008.


"Dichotomy" - With Makana (Slack Key Virtuoso)

Dichotomy (Hawaiian in the 21st Century).  A collaboration between Kealoha and Makana (Guitar Virtuoso).  Performed live at the legendary Monarch Room to open the Hawai`i Writers Conference on October 2nd, 2009.


"Ka Leo O Ka Manu" - With Henry Kapono, Mick Fleetwood (from Fleetwood Mac), and the Wild Hawaiian Band

Performed live at the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards Ceremony 2010.  Music and Hawaiian lyics composed by Henry Kapono, English lyrics by Kealoha.


"Zoom Out" - Live at the HawaiiSlam Grand Slam Finals

Performed live during the HawaiiSlam Grand Slam Finals on April 2nd, 2009.  "Zoom Out" takes an existential look at the way we live our lives.


"Recess" - Live at HawaiiSlam's First Thursdays

Performed live for HawaiiSlam's First Thursdays, held at Fresh Cafe on February 4th, 2010. HawaiiSlam is the largest registered poetry slam in the world.


"You Can't Fool The Youth" - Hawai`i State Department of Health PSA

You Can't Fool the Youth. A PSA from the Hawaii State Department of Health. Featuring Kealoha, Ittai Wong, Alaka`i Kotrys, Mari Turk, Alex Lum, and Kelly Aldinger. Written by Kealoha.


Makana, Kealoha, iNTREPiD, and Lopaka - I Ho`ili Kamali`i Tour

In 2008, Makana founded I Ho`ili Kamali`i (IHK), a non-profit dedicated to bring culturally oriented music experiences into classrooms throughout Hawai’i.  Here is some footage from the 2010 IHK tour.

© 2009 Kealoha