Kui Lee (songwriter)

The songwriter behind "I'll Remember You," made famous by Don Ho and recorded by Elvis Presley. Kui Lee wrote some of Hawaiʻi's best-loved modern songs before dying of cancer in 1966 at 34. Elvis's 1973 Aloha from Hawaii concert raised money for the Kui Lee Cancer Fund at the University of Hawaiʻi.

• Born July 31, 1932; died Dec. 3, 1966, at 34.
• Songs: "I'll Remember You," "Ain't No Big Thing," "The Days of My Youth," "Lahainaluna," "One Paddle, Two Paddle."
• Elvis Presley recorded "I'll Remember You" in 1966 and sang it live in the 1970s.
• The 1973 "Aloha from Hawaii" concert benefited the Kui Lee Cancer Fund, raising about $75,000 for cancer research at UH.
• Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame (2009); buried at sea off Oʻahu.

Source: Wikipedia: Kui Lee

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