68. Kalani Pe'a: Hawaiian immersion schools, winning Grammy Awards, and being your true self.
Episode description
Kalani Pe'a is a three-time Native-Hawaiian Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter from the Big Island of Hawai’i. His debut album “E Walea” won him his first grammy award in 2017 for Best Regional Roots Music album and a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award for best Hawaiian contemporary Album, making Hawaiian history as the only album to ever win both a Grammy and a Nā Hōkū. He sings everything from classical, musical, ballads, R&B, soul to traditional and original Hawaiian music displaying wide-ranging talents as a songwriter and music composer. This Kanaka is also a fluent Hawaiian language speaker and has illustrated and published five Hawaiian language children stories. In this episode we talk about growing up in a Hawaiian immersion school, the Hawaiian language, how he started in music, coming out to his family, and so much more. Enjoy!
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