Kealiʻi Reichel

Maui-born singer, songwriter and kumu hula whose 1994 debut album, Kawaipunahele, became one of the best-selling Hawaiian albums. He sings mostly in Hawaiian, leads Hālau Keʻalaokamaile, co-founded a Hawaiian-language immersion preschool on Maui, and has won many Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards and two Grammy nominations.

• Born June 26, 1962, in Lahaina, Maui.
• Debut: Kawaipunahele (1994), on his own Punahele Productions label.
• Founded his hālau at 18; it is now Hālau Keʻalaokamaile.
• Nā Hōkū Hanohano: swept major awards in 2004 (Keʻalaokamaile) and 2015 (Kawaiokalena).
• Grammy nominations for Keʻalaokamaile and Kawaiokalena.
• Co-founded Pūnana Leo o Maui, a Hawaiian-language immersion preschool; has played Carnegie Hall and opened for Sting and Céline Dion.

Source: Wikipedia: Kealiʻi Reichel

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