The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame is an organization dedicated to recognizing the cultural importance of the music of Hawaii and hula. Established in 1994, the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame promotes the appreciation and preservation of Hawaiian culture through educational programs and annual inductions honoring significant individuals, groups, institutions, chanters and songs.[1]
King David Kalakaua, Queen Liliuokalani, Princess Miriam Likelike and Prince William Pitt Leleiohoku II were siblings known as Na Lani ʻEhā, or The Royal Four, for their patronage and enrichment of Hawaii's musical culture and history. All four were composers. Their aggregate body of musical compositions in the Hawaiian language numbers in the hundreds. After the hula had long been banned by missionaries, Kalakaua restored it as a symbol of the Hawaiian culture. Kalakaua and Liliuokalani were the last monarchs of the Kingdom of Hawaii, but The Royal Four's legacy of music to Hawaii lives on through individual artists. The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame acknowledges the royal siblings as their patrons.[2]
Name | Image | Birth–Death< | --Leave parentheses/brackets in place per MOS:BLPLEAD--> | Notes | |
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Kalākaua | 1836–1891 | Lyricist for the state song "Hawaii Ponoi", honoring Kamehameha I (Henri Berger wrote the music). The last reigning king of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Helped restore the hula. The Merrie Monarch Festival is named in his honor. | [3] [4] | ||
Liliʻuokalani | 1838–1917 | Last reigning monarch of Hawaiian Kingdom. Composed "Aloha 'Oe" and hundreds of other songs and chants List of compositions and works by Liliʻuokalani | [5] [6] | ||
Likelike | 1851–1887 | Princess of the Hawaiian Kingdom, mother of Princess Ka'iulani. Composer and sponsor of musical events. | [7] [8] | ||
Leleiohoku II | 1854–1877 | Prince and Heir Apparent of the Hawaiian Kingdom List of compositions and works by Leleiohoku | [9] [10] | ||
Song title | Year | Notes | |
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2018 | Published 2003 Editors: Vicky Hollinger, Kimo Hussey, Puakea Nogelmeier, Carol Wilcox | [11] | |
The Queen's Songbook | 2018 | Published 1999 Editors: Dorothy Kahananui Gillett, Barbara Smith and Hui Hanai | [12] |
2012 | State song of Hawaiʻi, written by King David Kalakaua and Henri Berger | [13] | |
ʻĀlika | 2002 | Words & music by Charles Ka'apa | [14] |
Kalama'ula | 2002 | Words & music by Emma Kala Dudoit | [15] |
Wehiwehi 'Oe | 2002 | Words & music by Sylvester Kalama | [16] |
Hawaii Aloha | 1998 | Written by Rev. Lorenzo Lyons | [17] |
Kaulana Na Pua | 1998 | Written by Ellen Wright Prendergast | [18] |
Makalapua | 1998 | Written by Konia and Eliza Holt | [19] |
Na Ali'i | 1998 | Written by Samuel Kauhiwi | [20] |
Ua Like No A Like | 1998 | Written by Alice Everett | [21] |
Institution | Image | Year | Notes | |
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Kamaka Hawaii, Inc. | 2013 | Ukulele maker | [22] | |
Kawaiahaʻo Church | 2004 | Church of Hawaiian royal family | [23] | |
Kamehameha Schools | 2003 | Awarded for perpetuating Hawaiian music | [24] | |
Name | Image | Year | Notes | |
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Hawaiian Room musicians from the Lexington Hotel, NYC | 2019 | [25] [26] [27] [28] | ||
Beamer ‘Ohana | 2018 | Nona, Keola, Kapono | [29] | |
Ho‘opi‘i Brothers | 2018 | Richard Ho‘opi‘i (b.1941) and Solomon Ho‘opi‘i (1935–2006) | [30] [31] | |
Kahananui ‘Ohana | 2018 | Mother Dorothy Kahananui (c.1895–1984) and daughter Dorothy Gillett (1919–1996) | [32] | |
2017 | Alvin Kaleolani Isaacs and his sons: Alvin Issacs Jr., Leland “Atta” Isaacs, Norman Isaacs, | [33] | ||
2017 | Kekuhi Kanahele-Frias (mother), Pualani Kanaka'ole Kanahele (grandmother), Nalani Kanaka'ole (great aunt), Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole (daughter) | [34] | ||
Halekulani Girls | 2015 | Alice Fredlund, Sybil Bright Andrews, Linda Dela Cruz | [35] | |
Hawaii Calls | 2014 | Radio show | [36] | |
Ka Leo Hawai‘i | 2012 | Recording artists Alan Akaka, Daniel Akaka Jr., Haunani Apoliona, Haunani Bernardino, Malia Craver, Ainsley Halemanu, Larry Kimura, Lance Koyama, George Kuo, Aaron Mahi, Keoki Maguire, Lolena Nicholas, Mary Kawena Pukiu, Kalena Silva. | [37] | |
Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau | 2012 | Recording artists | ||
Olomana | 2011 | Founded in 1973 by Jerry Santos and Robert Beaumont | [38] | |
2010 | Formed by pianist Richard Kauhi in 1947 | [39] [40] | ||
Hui Ohana | 2009 | Formed by Ledward Kaʻapana with brother Nedward Kaʻapana, mother Tina Kaʻapana and cousin Dennis Pavao | [41] | |
2008 | Formed in 1962 by Noelani Kanoho Mahoe. Other members included | |||
2006 | Duo formed in the 1970s | [42] | ||
2005 | See Kahauanu Lake | [43] | ||
Haili Church Choir | 2001 | Helped develop and promote Hawaiian music | [44] | |
1999 | Established in 1836 by Kamehameha III and still active playing on the grounds of Iolani Palace | [45] | ||
Relevant historical events coinciding with the time frame of the chanter prophesies:
Name | Image | Birth–Death< | --Leave parentheses/brackets in place per MOS:BLPLEAD--> | Year | Notes | |
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1837–1937 | 2011 | Chanter in the court of Kalākaua, chanted for Queen Emma. After Kalakaua's death he retired to his home and married three times to professional hula women | [51] [52] | |||
1858–? | 2011 | Kauai chanter recorded by ethnomusicologist Helen Heffron Roberts in the 1920s | [53] | |||
1929–2022 | 2008 | Chanter, dancer, teacher, composer and recording artist. NEA National Heritage Fellowship in his honor. Protege of Mary Kawena Pukui. | [54] | |||
Ka'opulupulu | c. 1773 | 2000 | Chanter and prophet who advised Kahahana against giving away Kualoa land on Oahu to Kahekili II of Maui. Kahekili II declared the priest a traitor and had both the priest and the priest's son killed. Prophesied the conquest of Hawaii by the white man, the end of the monarchy, and the extinction of the Hawaiian race. | |||
Kapoukahi | 2000 | Prophesied that Kamehameha I would be ruler over a united kingdom. | ||||
Kapihe | 2000 | Offered prayers over newborn Kamehameha III, believed to be stillborn. Prophesied the end of the kapus (taboos). Other prophesies are believed to have foretold of the coming of the missionaries and subsequent downfall of the Hawaiian monarchy. | ||||
Hewahewa | 2000 | High priest under Kamehameha I and Kamehameha II, later converted to Christianity. Helped Ka'ahumanu and Keōpūolani end the kapus. | ||||
Keaulumoku | 1716–1784 | 1995 singularly 2000 with group | Chanter and prophet. His prophesies included Kamehameha I's unification of the islands, conquest by the white man, destruction of the temples, the downfall of the monarchy and extinction of the Hawaiian race. | [55] [56] | ||
Name | Image | Birth–Death< | --Leave parentheses/brackets in place per MOS:BLPLEAD--> | Year | Notes | |
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1924–1960 | 2021-22 | Steel guitar virtuoso | [57] | |||
2022 | [58] | |||||
2022 | Hula Kumu (teacher) | [59] | ||||
2022 | Hula Kumu (teacher), songwriter | [60] | ||||
2022 | ||||||
2022 | ||||||
1807-1886 | 2022 | Missionary, composer of "Hawaii Aloha" | [61] | |||
2022 | Composer | [62] | ||||
2019 | ||||||
2019 | ||||||
2019 | ||||||
2019 | ||||||
2019 | ||||||
2018 | ||||||
2017 | Ceremonial conch shell blower | [63] | ||||
1949–2010 | 2017 | Actor, radio personality, real name (Victor Hoonani Opiopio) | [64] | |||
2017 | Radio personality | [65] | ||||
2017 | Radio/TV personality | [66] | ||||
2017 | Vocalist | [67] | ||||
2017 | Actress, musical performer | [68] | ||||
1959–1997 | 2017 | Musical performer | [69] | |||
1892–1944 | 2016 | Musician, composer and arranger | [70] | |||
died 2008 | 2016 | Recording industry producer & translation credits for Hawaiian songs. | [71] | |||
1958–2006 | 2016 | Hula instructor, Hawaiian culture expert, founder of the Moloka'i Ka Hula Piko festival | [72] | |||
2016 | Dancer, model, fashion designer | [73] | ||||
1937–2023 | 2016 | Live entertainer and musician, actor | [74] | |||
1920–2005 | 2015 | Lap steel guitar | [75] | |||
c. 1913–1999 | 2015 | Songwriter, Violet "Aunty Lei" Collins | [76] | |||
1955–2012 | 2015 | Singer, kumu hula | [77] | |||
1903–1978 | 2015 | Authority on ancient Hawaiian culture, curator of Huliheʻe Palace; State of Hawaii's Order of Distinction for Cultural Leadership | [78] | |||
1952–1987 | 2015 | Kumu hula | [79] | |||
c. 1952–2004 | 2015 | Kumu hula | [80] | |||
1932–1994 | 2014 | Slack-key guitar, vocalist | [81] | |||
1932–1998 | 2014 | Hula dancer, vocalist, daughter of Vickie K. I'i Rodrigues | [82] | |||
1925–2014 | 2014 | Author, genealogy, hula and chant expert, professor of Hawaiian studies. | [83] | |||
c. 1933–2017 | 2014 | Miss Hawaii 1952, hula dancer | [84] | |||
2014 | Songwriter, Kumu Hula, and Associate Professor of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaii | [85] | ||||
1930–2007 | 2013 | Singer | [86] | |||
1872–1920 | 2013 | Composer | [87] [88] | |||
1915–1978 | 2013 | Kumu hula, dancer, chanter and teacher, who was considered the high priestess of the ancient hula | [89] | |||
1918–1990 | 2013 | Hawaiian entertainer, singer, hula dancer, musician, teacher, radio-TV personality, producer and author | [90] | |||
1902–1986 | 2012 | Composer of "Sweet Leilani" | [91] | |||
1905–1992 | 2012 | Falsetto singer | [92] | |||
1928–2009 | 2012 | Kumu hula master | [93] | |||
1873–1965 | 2011 | Hula instructor, with ties to Queen Emma of Hawaii | [94] | |||
1916–1999 | 2011 | Vocalist, musician, musical director of Hawaii Calls, arranger for Alfred Apaka | [95] | |||
1881–1975 | 2011 | Big Island performer and promoter, composer known as "the poet of Waipio Valley" | [96] [97] | |||
1892–1987 | 2011 | Kumu hula, lei maker, slack key guitar performer | [98] | |||
born 1920 | 2010 | Author and scholar of Hawaiian culture, adopted daughter of Mary Pukui | [99] | |||
1913–1995 | 2010 | Composer who wrote "Waikiki" | [100] [101] | |||
1881–1961 | 2010 | Ukulele virtuoso | [102] | |||
born 1961 | 2010 | Vocalist, composer | [103] | |||
1856–1906 | 2009 | Songwriter, published under the names Sylvester Kalama and Sylvester Thomas Kalama. Composer of "Maui Girl", "Wehiwehi Oe", "Kaleleonālani (Flight of the Royal Ones)", "One, Two, Three, Four", "Pua Mikinolia" | [104] | |||
1953–2014 | 2009 | Composer, vocalist, slack key guitarist | [105] | |||
1925–1984 | 2009 | Hula master | [106] | |||
1932–1966 | 2009 | Composer, recording artist | [107] | |||
1846–1911 | 2008 | Musician, composer, member of the Royal Hawaiian Band; agent of Her Majesty Liliuokalani | [108] | |||
1885–1939 | 2008 | Singer with the Royal Hawaiian Band, wife of Alfred Alohikea. She sang under the name "Lizzie Alohikea". She retired from the RHB on Aug. 31, 1937 | [109] [110] | |||
1922–2011 | 2008 | Musician composer, singer, pianist with the Haili Church Choir | [111] | |||
1925–1978 | 2008 | Falsetto singer, musician, band leader | [112] | |||
1912–1982 | 2008 | Composer known as "The Song Bird of Maui" | [113] | |||
1937–2008 | 2008 | Mentor and teacher of Hawaiian culture at Saint Louis High School, Chaminade University and Hawaiian Academy of Arts, Music, and Dance | [114] | |||
1910–1970 | 2008 | Composer, Minister of Music, Haili Church Choir | [115] | |||
1944–2016 | 2008 | Recording artist | [116] | |||
1934–2011 | 2007 | Recording artist | [117] | |||
1920–1980 | 2007 | Ukulele virtuoso, vocalist | [118] | |||
1927–2017 | 2007 | Ukulele virtuoso | [119] | |||
1898–1977 | 2007 | Founder of Hula Records, composer, member of Harry Owens band. | [120] | |||
1944–2018 | 2007 | Vocalist and musician who began in the 1960s with Sunday Manoa | [121] | |||
born 1941 | 2007 | Recording artist discovered by Don Ho | [122] | |||
1928–1983 | 2007 | Falsetto Hall of Fame member, hula master, a judge at the Merrie Monarch Festival | [123] | |||
1929–2017 | 2006 | Falsetto singer | [124] | |||
1925–1991 | 2006 | Opera singer who also sang hapa haole songs, sang as a duo in Los Angeles with James Shigeta | [125] | |||
1929–2007 | 2006 | Falsetto singer, activist for native Hawaiian rights | [126] | |||
2006 | Vocalist | [127] | ||||
born 1930 | 2006 | Vocalist with operatic range, performed in various venues in Waikiki. Noted for her rendition of Kamehameha Waltz | [128] | |||
1884–1936 | 2005 | Kauai musician, composer; married to Lizzie Alohikea | [129] | |||
1913–1989 | 2005 | Falsetto singer | [130] | |||
2005 | Composer | [131] | ||||
1932–2011 | 2004 | Composer, musician prominent in the Waikiki music scene | [132] | |||
1900–1972 | 2002 | Vocalist who performed across multiple media. Discovered other performers such as Alfred Apaka and Eddie Kamae. | [133] | |||
1921–1980 | 2002 | Vocalist, slack key guitarist, recording artist | [134] | |||
1918–2008 | 2001 | Falsetto singer, recorded in the Hawaiian language for 49th State Records | [135] | |||
1910–1985 | 2000 | Composer, vocalist with Alfred Apaka and Webley Edwards | [136] | |||
1897–1985 | 1998 | Recording artist, composer of what have become standards of Hawaiian music | [137] | |||
1911–2001 | 1998 | Composer, wrote "Puamana" | [138] | |||
1894–1995 | 1998 | Composer of "Lovely Hula Hands", "Mele Kalikimaka" and many others | [139] | |||
1893–1990 | 1998 | Composer, organized the first Hawaii girls glee club | [140] | |||
1870–1913 | 1998 | Composer, member of the Royal Hawaiian Band | [141] [142] | |||
1879–1933 | 1996 | Composer, the first one to popularize Hawaiian songs with English lyrics ("Hapa-Haole") | [143] | |||
1902–1953 | 1996 | Steel guitar player | [144] | |||
1904–1984 | 1996 | Original band leader of the Royal Hawaiians, composed over 300 songs | [145] [146] | |||
1929–1982 | 1996 | Mezzo-soprano who was a featured vocalist with Alfred Apaka | [147] | |||
1867–1944 | 1996 | Bandmaster of the Royal Hawaiian Band | [148] | |||
1919–1960 | 1995 | Baritone singer who popularized romantic Hawaiian ballads during the 1950s. | [149] | |||
1882–1952 | 1995 | Composer and recording artist | [150] | |||
1844–1929 | 1995 | Led the Royal Hawaiian Band from 1872 until his death. Wrote the melody to Kalakaua's song Hawaii Ponoi. | [151] | |||
1909–1992 | 1995 | Recording artist and composer of "Hawaiian Cowboy", "Sophisticated Hula" and "Polynesian Love Song" | [152] | |||
1874–1932 | 1995 | Inventor of the steel guitar | [153] | |||
1874–1950 | 1995 | Composer | [154] | |||
1903–1974 | 1995 | Vocalist, composer, soloist with the Royal Hawaiian Band | [155] | |||
1895–1986 | 1995 | Author of the Hawaiian Dictionary, chanter, composer | [156] | |||
1912–1987 | 1995 | Vocalist who translated lyrics between the Hawaiian and English languages | [157] | |||