kamakakēhau Fernandez on Clubhouse

Bio

If anyone could be described as having “Hawaiian heart and soul,” it is indeed Kamakakehau Fernandez. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, a 6 week old African American infant was adopted and brought to the shores of Maui, Hawaiʻi by Robyn Nae’ole, It is here that his new family and home shaped “Kamakakēhau” into one of Hawaiʻi’s refreshing talents.
Kamakakehau was one of the featured performers on the 2004 “Aloha Festivals Falsetto Contest Winners – Vol. 5” CD; after winning Richard Ho’opi’i’s falsetto contest in 2003,he was the 2012 winner of 4th Annual Kani Ka Pila Grille Talent Search; and he worked with multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano (Hawai'i's version of the Grammys) award-winning producer Dave Tucciarone on his debut solo album "Wahi Mahalo," for which Kamakakehau won the 2013 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Music Award for Extended Play - EP,Album of the year.
Kamaka’s education played a huge part in his love and appreciation for the Hawaiian culture and music. He is a graduate of the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program Also an educator amongst many teaching Hawaiian language,’Ukulele and many other skills to do with Hawai’i’s culture all in effort, to keep Hawai’i’s language alive and thriving. He is proud to be a fluent speaker of the Hawaiian language in which Kamaka has also done voice over work for the Hawaiian language version for one of Disney’s
featured films “Moana”.
Though his heart and soul is Hawaiian,he still holds honor and respect for his African American roots. Each culture is unique in their own way with sacred values and traditions,yet both are of high regard in the eyes of
Kamakakēhau Fernandez.