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Kalani Peʻa
Kalani Peʻa (born April 13, 1983) is a three-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter of Hawaiian music. He released his first album, ''E Walea'', in 2016, which won the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, 2017 Grammy award for Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album, Best Regional Roots Music Album. Peʻa released his second album, ''No 'Ane'i'', in 2018, which won the Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Peʻa is also an educator, a ''Native Hawaiians, kanaka'', and promotes Hawaiian language and culture. He is a supporter of Hawaiian language, Hawaiian-language immersion schools. Early life and education Peʻa was born in Hilo, Hawaii and was raised in Pana‘ewa, Hilo, Hawaii. He comes from a musical family and his mother, Pua Leonard, introduced him to music to help him with words. Peʻa started singing as a young boy due to a speech impediment, later stating that music saved his life. His father, Arthur Pe‘a, also expose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilo
Hilo () is a census-designated place (CDP) and the largest settlement in Hawaii County, Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, which encompasses the Hawaii (island), Island of Hawaii. The population was 44,186 according to the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the state of Hawaii and largest settlement in the state outside of Oahu. Hilo is the county seat of the County of Hawaii and is in the District of South Hilo. The city overlooks Hilo Bay and has views of two shield volcanoes, Mauna Loa, an active volcano, and Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano. Mauna Kea is the site of some of the world's most important ground-based astronomical Mauna Kea Observatories, observatories. The Hilo bay-front has been destroyed by tsunamis twice. The majority of human settlement in Hilo stretches from Hilo Bay to Waiākea-Uka, on the flanks of the volcanoes. Hilo is home to the University of Hawaii at Hilo, University of Hawaii at Hilo, ʻImiloa Astr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
