Weldon Kekauoha
Born (1967-08-21) August 21, 1967
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

Weldon Kekauoha (born August 21, 1967, Honolulu, Hawaii) is a Grammy Award nominated, multi Na Hoku Hanohano Award winning Hawaiian singer, songwriter. and recording artist.

Young Weldon showed interest in music since a young age so his mother took him to sing in Honolulu Boy Choir, which took him into tours in the mainland, Canada and Mexico.[1] At the age four he received his first ukulele.[2]

In 1993 Kekauoha became a member of Mana‘o Company's reconstructed version.[3] Kekauoha released his first solo album called Hawaiian Man in 2000.[2]

Kekauoha has said that music in particular has been a very important element of saving Native Hawaiian culture.[4] Since 2020 Kekauoha has lived on Big Island with his wife Yuko Kekauoha.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Weldon Kekauoha biography". Last.fm. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Weldon Kekauoha". Big Island Now. June 3, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Roby, Steve (July 26, 2021). "Weldon Kekauoha's Dreamy Concert Under the Stars". Big Island Music Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Program Guide" (PDF). PBS Hawai‘i. 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2022.


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