Raiatea Mokihana Maile Helm (born 8 August 1984) is a

Hawaiian music The music of Hawaii includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop. Styles like slack-key guitar are well known worldwide, while Hawaiian-tinged music is a frequent part ...

vocalist from Molokaʻi,

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. She has earned four

Na Hoku Hanohano awards The Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, occasionally called the Nā Hōkū Awards or Hoku Awards, are the premier music awards in Hawaii.Berger, John"A night of Na Hoku Hanohano" ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser''. May 22, 2011.Haug, Kawehi"Hoku awardees shine ...

, as well as two Grammy nominations for Best Hawaiian Music Album. Helm is best known for her Leo Kiʻekiʻe (Hawaiian falsetto). Helm started her music career when she was 16. At 18 she released her first album, ''Far Away Heaven,'' which was critically acclaimed and won her the

Na Hoku Hanohano The Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, occasionally called the Nā Hōkū Awards or Hoku Awards, are the premier music awards in Hawaii.Berger, John"A night of Na Hoku Hanohano" ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser''. May 22, 2011.Haug, Kawehi"Hoku awardees shine ...

Female Vocalist of the Year Award and the Most Promising Artist Award. Her second album, ''Sweet and Lovely'', earned her four more Na Hoku Hanohano awards, as well as a Grammy nomination for Best Hawaiian Music Album at the 48th Grammy Awards, making Helm the first Hawaiian female vocalist nominated for a Grammy. Her third album, ''Hawaiian Blossom'', earned her further Na Hoku Hanohano awards, as well as a second Grammy nomination. Her 2016 album, ''He Leo Huali, A Pure Voice,'' also won her a Na Hoku Hanohano Award. Helm has recorded with a number of other Hawaiian music artists, such as

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, and

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. She studied music at the

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa The University of Hawaii at Mānoa (University of Hawaii—Mānoa, UH Mānoa, Hawai'i, or simply UH) is a public land-grant research university in Mānoa, a neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is the flagship campus of the University of Haw ...

. Raiatea Helm is a descendant of King

Kamehameha I Kamehameha I (; Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; – May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Th ...

, thru Chiefess Keanolani, daughter of Abigail Maheha and Lot Kapuāiwa, who reigned as

King of Hawaii Kamehameha I established the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1795 after conquering most of the Hawaiian Islands. In 1810, Kaumualiʻi became a vassal of Kamehameha I, who therefore emerged as the sole sovereign of the island chain of Hawaiʻi. His dyna ...

from 1863 to 1872. She is the daughter of Zachary Helm and Henrietta Helm, and the niece of Hawaiian musician and sovereignty activist, George Helm.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Helm, Raiatea 1984 births Living people Singers from Hawaii Hawaiian music Mountain Apple Company artists Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners 21st-century American singers

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