KALA'E CAMARILLO
2024 Nā hōkū hanohano
Award Winner
Kala'e's song, "Sands of Old Lahaina," was awarded three Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards for Music Video, Single, and Song of the Year. Hawaii News Now's Billy V featured a story on Kalaʻe regarding the awards he received that night.
HI Sessions - Child of These Islands
Kala'e performed the title track of his third project, "Child of These Islands," on the popular YouTube Channel called HI Sessions, which features some of the top talent Hawai'i has to offer.
Wedding Music Video
Hawaii Symphony Orchestra
On June 17th, 2017, Kala'e married his wife, Layla, daughter of renowned Hawaiian musician, Rupert Tripp Jr. (Nalu/Kohala). Layla, a musician herself, can often be found making special guest appearances at Kala'e's gigs. For their wedding, they recorded a cover of "Honestly" by Ekolu and filmed a music video as their same day edit.
Kala'e had the honor to perform a concert at the Hawaii Theatre while being accompanied by the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Here he is performing his original song, "Be Like You."
"Sands of Old Lahaina"
Two days after the devastating Lahaina fires, Kala'e wrote this song to shine light and provide hope that "She will rise again."
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