Weldon Kekauoha

Weldon Kekauoha (born August 2, 1967, Honolulu, Hawaii) is a Hawaiian singer and songwriter.

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 2022-10-07.
  2. "Weldon Kekauoha". Big Island Now. 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  3. Roby, Steve (2021-07-26). "Weldon Kekauoha's Dreamy Concert Under the Stars". Big Island Music Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  4. "Program Guide" (PDF). PBS Hawai‘i. 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
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