Best Male Musician Kanoa Local boy Louis Kanoa Kukaua has a fearless approach to his music. Sometimes he’s acoustic on guitar, sometimes he’s playing with high-tech gadgets. He could be with a band or without–he’s equally entertaining either way. Not afraid to try new stuff, he publishes music and acts on his Youtube channel, and this year he’s focusing on his own unique … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2013: Best Male Musician on Maui: Kanoa
Best Male Musician on Maui
MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Male Musician on Maui: Kanoa Kakaua
Best Male Musician Kanoa Kukaua Is there a more creative, talented, harder-working male musician on the island these days? Yes, Willie K won the Na Hoku award this year for best rock band, and he’s great. But Kanoa is one hell of an entertainer. He's the main guy in Gomega, but his solo work is fantastic, too. His album Makin Thru the Breakthru is incredible. But go … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Male Musician on Maui: Kanoa Kakaua
MauiTime Best of Maui 2011: Best Male Musician on Maui: Willie K
MALE MUSICIAN Willie K http://www.williek.com http://twitter.com/UncleWillieK Uncle Willie K is the Wonka of on-isle ear candy. His operatic pipes and six-string samurai skills never fail to both bring down the house and its patrons to their feet. Whether solo or with his band, he’s a magic man when it comes to Maui music and is the only person on Earth who’ll make you … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2011: Best Male Musician on Maui: Willie K
MauiTime Best of Maui 2010: Best Male Musician on Maui: Willie K
Willie K Catch yourself singing “Kachi Kachi Music Makawao” as you head up Haleakala Highway? Or “You Ku’uipo” when possessed by the trilling thrills of love? Thank Willie Kahaiali’i. Oh wait, you have, by again voting him best of the kane crooners. He’s the only Maui boy I know who can waltz up to a karaoke mic and take over the night with his own tunes (as I’ve luckily borne … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2010: Best Male Musician on Maui: Willie K
MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Male Musician on Maui: Willie K
MALE MUSICIAN Willie K Having worked with the likes of Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt and Cecilio and Kapono while scooping up multiple Na Hoku Hanohano awards, Willie Kahaiali’i resides in that tier of Maui musicians whose accomplishments are louder than the actual music. But rest on his laurels he does not. With tons of gigs on-island, including an occasional appearance at … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Male Musician on Maui: Willie K