Cover Photo: Antonio Agosto Photo: Dervon Dixon
Photo: Brittney Baker
Kalani Pe‘a
Singer/Composer
FOUR-Time GRAMMY® AWARD WINNER! – Regional Roots – 2025, 2022, 2019, 2017
8-time Na Hoku Hanohano Award-Winner, including Male Vocalist of the Year
“Gifted with a gorgeous voice and a flair for composing resonant Hawaiian songs, his debut album established him as a major, innovative figure in contemporary Hawaiian music.” – Maui News
“Kalani Pe ‘a holds an important place in the history of Hawaiian music… [His] third album…displays the depth and brea of his talent as a vocalist and songwriter in vivid style.” — Honolulu Star-Advertiser
“One of Hawai’i’s brightest new stars…His soulful voice showcases his many influences from classical, R&B, and soul, but his ʻike (Hawaiian knowledge) and love for our culture keeps it right where it needs to be” — Jaz Kaiwikoʻo, producer and radio personality
Kalani Pe’a is a charismatic performer with a gorgeous voice, powerful presence, and captivating style. With his passion for perpetuating Hawaiian language and culture, his music features his original and classic Hawaiian songs alongside his affectionate bilingual (Hawaiian/English) arrangements of his R&B favorites – a nod to the western music he grew up with.
Kalani Pe’a’s most recent release Kuini just won him his 4th Grammy, the only Hawaiian music artist to win in the 2025 Regional Roots category. This year brought him 3 Nā Hōkū Awards as well, including Hawaiian Music Album. With his previous releases winning him 5 Nā Hōkū Awards, including the coveted Male Vocalist of the Year, his Nā Hōkū total is at 8. All his albums hit iTunes – Kuini at #1 — and Billboard’s World Music Charts. The Maui News praises his “distinguished …flair for Hawaiian language composition, a talent for fusing traditional and contemporary elements into his music and his wide, expressive vocal range.”
The Maui News praises “[his] flair for Hawaiian language composition, a talent for fusing traditional and contemporary elements into his music and his wide, expressive vocal range.”
He made his New York debut in February 2020 at a sold-out performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook, the first and only Hawaiian artist to be featured on the series. He returned to New York in 2024 for Carnegie Hall’s Musical Explorers program, for a full week of sold-out performances. Committed to his Hawaiian culture, he appears regularly at the prestigious Merrie Monarch hula competition, with his original songs featured by the winning Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela, among others.
August 2025 marks Kalani’s 10th Anniversary since the release of his first award-winning debut album, E Walea, which made Hawaiian music history as the first album ever to win both a Grammy and Nā Hōkū Award. This “Hawaiian contemporary soul” singer has been garnering awards and recognition ever since: Native Arts & Cultures Foundation, Artist in Business First Peoples Fund Leadership, Distinguished Alumni Award by his alma mater Colorado Mesa University, which also named its new music studio for him, WAA Native Launchpad Artist, and Maui Nui Hall of Fame. He was honored by the Hawai‘i State House of Representatives with an official proclamation in 2017: “It is vital that Native Hawaiian culture and the arts be perpetuated for future generations: Kalani Pe’a is a tourchbearer.”
Kalani Pe‘a’s Hawaiian Christmas
Celebrating good cheer with traditional, Hawaiian, and original songs of the season
Kalani Pe‘a’s Hawaiian Christmas show is a celebration of the warmth and special “aloha” of the Holiday Season, sharing much-loved songs from both western and Hawaiian roots. His Christmas Single earned him a Na Hoku award in 2021, and he released his first Christmas CD, Purple Hawaiian Christmas, in 2022 in time for the holiday season, winning him the 2023 Na Hoku Award for Contemporary Album of the Year.
“Peʻa totally commits himself to every song and is able to deliver with much passion using his wide vocal range”, noted Kalani’s award-winning record producer Dave Tucciarone.
TOURS with 3-pc tto 4-pc band (guitar, bass, drumkit, keyboards)
Tour Schedule
2025
Kalani Pe’a’s Hawaiian Christmas
Fri Dec 5, 2025 – Reser Center for the Performing Arts, Beaverton OR
7:30 PM
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Sat Dec 6, 2025 – Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts, Corvallis OR
7:00 PM
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Sun Dec 7, 2025 – Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland WA
7:00 PM
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Sat Dec 20, 2025 – Hawai’i Theatre Center, Honolulu HI
7:00 PM
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2026
Sun Feb 15, 2026 – The Baker-Baum Performance Hall at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, La Jolla CA
Presented by the La Jolla Music Society
3:00 PM
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Sat Feb 21, 2026 – Covey Center for the Arts, Provo UT
2 shows: 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
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Past Tour Dates
2025
Sat Oct 25 2025 – HUSD Performing Arts Center, Hayward CA
Sun Oct 26, 2025 – Blue Note Napa, Napa CA
Fri July 18, 2025 – Private Event, Kapolei HI
Sat May 17, 2025 – Anaina Hou Community Park, Kilauea HI
Portion of proceeds Benefit Project Vision Kaua’i
Sat May 3, 2025 – Hawai’i Theatre Center, Honolulu HI
May Day is Lei Day
Sun April 27, 2025 – Private Event, Oahu HI
Sat Feb 22, 2025 – The Palladium, Carmel IN
Presented by The Center for Performing Arts
Fri Feb 28, 2025 – Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel-By-The-Sea CA
Sat Mar 1, 2025 – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, Tracy CA
Mon Jan 13, 2025 – Sony Concert Hall, New York NY
APAP Showcase – with Taimane Gardner
2024
Kalani Pe’a’s Hawaiian Christmas
Fri Dec 6, 2024 – Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton WA
Sun Dec 8, 2024 – Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds WA
Sat Dec 14, 2024 – Downey Theatre, Downey CA
Aloha Everywhere Concert Series presented by HIC Lifestyle
Sat Dec 21, 2024 – Hawai’i Theater Center, Honolulu HI
Sat May 4, 2024 – Hawaii Theatre Center, Honolulu HI
May Day is Lei Day
Thurs Mar 14, 2024 – Nightingale Concert Hall, University of Nevada, Reno NV
Fri, Jan 12, 2024 – APAP Showcase, Hilton Midtown, New York NY
2023
Sun Dec 10, 2023, The Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, Maui, HI
Guest Artist with the Maui Pops Orchestra
Sat Dec 16, 2023, Anaina Hou Community Park, Kilauea HI
Sat Dec 23, 2023, Hawai’i Theatre Center, Honolulu HI
Fri Dec 1, 2023, Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton OR
Sat Dec 2, 2023 – Water Street Plaza Amphitheatre, Henderson NV
Tue Dec 5, 2023, The Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Utah Valley University, Orem UT
Wed, Oct 11, 2023, Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland WA
Fri Oct 13, 2023, The Barclay (Irvine Barclay Theatre), Irvine CA
Sat Oct 14, 2023, California Center for the Arts, Escondido CA
Sat, Aug 5, 2023, Makapu’u Twilight Concert, Waimanalo HI
Fri, Feb 3, 2023 – University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT
Wed, Feb 8, 2023 – Heard Museum, Libby Amphitheatre, Phoenix AZ,
Fri, Feb 10, 2023, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga CA
Sun, Mar 12, 2023 – Guest Artist, Maui Pops Orchestra, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului HI
Sun April 30, 2023 – Lei Day Show, Hawai’i Theatre Center, Honolulu HI
2022
Thurs, Dec 1, 2022 – Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds WA
Fri, Dec 2, 2022 – Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton OR
Sun, Dec 4, 2022 – Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley CA
Fri Dec 23, 2022 – Hawaii Theatre Center, Honolulu HI
Sun, May 1, 2022 – Hawai’i Theatre Center, Honolulu HI, Lei Day Show
Sun Jan 23, 2022 Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas NV (2 shows)
2021
Sun, May 2, 2021, Hawai’i Theatre Center, Honolulu HI –rescheduled from May 2020, Lei Day Show
2020
Fri, Jan 31, 2020, Discovery Theatre, Anchorage AK, Presented by Anchorage Concert Association
Tues, Feb 25, 2020, Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant, Minneapolis MN
Thurs, Feb 27, 2020, Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Presents, The Appel Room, New York NY
2019
Thurs, Nov 14, 2019, Green Music Center at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park CA
Fri, Nov 15, 2019, The Sofia, Sacramento CA, Presented by SBL Entertainment
Sun, Nov 17, 2019, The Triple Door, Seattle WA
Thurs, Nov 21, 2019, Moss Performing Arts Center, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction CO
Sat, Nov 23, 2019, Daniels Hall, Denver CO, Presented by Swallow Hill Music
Fri, May 3, 2019, Hawai’i Theatre Center, Honolulu HI
Fri, Jan 25, 2019, Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland OR
Sat, Jan 26, 2019, The John G Shedd Institute, Eugene OR
Tues, Jan 29, 2019, Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley CA
Wed, Jan 30, 2019, Harris Center for the Arts, Folsom CA
Sat, Feb 2, 2019, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff AZ, Presented by Greenhouse Productions
Wed, Feb 6, 2019, Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix AZ
Fri, Feb 8, 2019, Irvine Barclay Theater, Irvine CA
2018
Thurs, Mar 2, The John G Shedd Institute, Eugene, OR
Sat, Mar 24, The Sofia Theater, Sacramento, CA
Sun, Mar 25, Flynn’s Caberet and Steakhouse, Felton, CA
Wed, Mar 28, Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR
Sun, Apr 8, Blue Note Hawai’I, Honolulu, HI
Fri, Nov 9, Blue Note Hawai’i, Honolulu HI
Kalani Pe’a WAA/AMW Showcase Mini-performance
E Na Kini
Program: Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song
Music Video: Ke ʻAʻa O Nā Lani