Episode description

Danny Kaleikini is a radio, TV, and recording artist, including performances in two motion pictures. He won the TBS award at Tokyo's Intemational Song Festival and was the first non-Japanese to perform at Hiroshima's Peace Music Festival. He's performed at New York's Carnegie Hall and was honored by the Honolulu Centennial Commission as one of a Hundred Individuals who helped shape Honolulu. Recently, the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame honored Danny with the Lifetime Achievement Award. He was officially proclaimed Hawaii's Ambassador of Aloha by Governor John Waihee in 1988. Recently, the Kahala Hotel and Resort dedicated the area in front of the Hotel as Danny Kaleikini Square and installed a Bronze Plaque. 

Danny's message is: "Aloha ke kahi I ke kahi" ("Love is everywhere. Love is where you find it. It comes from the pu'uwai, the heart.") Make Aloha a way of life. Be a part of the Aloha Spirit. Share the love. He passed away January 6, 2023. He was 85 years old.

Photo Courtesy Anthony Consillio