Keali'i Reichel burst upon the Hawaiian music scene with his debut album, Kawaipunahele, back in 1994. What on the surface may appear to be a case of "overnight sucess" is anything but that. Keali'i's years of work and dedication to the perpetuation of Hawaiian language, culture, hula, and chanting led him down the road to stardom. The overwhelming success of his subsequent releases firmly established him as the preeminant Hawaiian artist of the 1990s.

The foundation of Keali'i's knowledge are the lessons he learned from his maternal grandmother, whom he spent countless weekends with as a youth. His education continued as he studied under Peter Day while attending Lahainaluna High School. Later, Keali'i studied under kumu hula and master chanter Pualani Kanaka'ole Kanahele, daughter of the legendary kumu hula and Hawaiian scholar "Aunty" Edith Kanaka'ole. With Pualani's blessing, Keali'i founded his own halau hula (hula school).

Keali'i helped found and was the first director of the Punana Leo o Maui, and later served as director of the Bailey House Museum in Wailuku as well as the Maui Historical Society.

Though touring often takes him to outer islands, the US mainland, and even the Far East, Keali'i's feet stay firmly planted on Maui soil.

You can purchase any of Keali'i Reichel's releases below, and part of the purchase price will help go to support NahenaheNet. For a CD, click on the "Buy From Amazon.com" link, and for digital downloads from the iTunes Music Store, click on the iTunes link. You must have iTunes installed on your Mac or PC for the link to work.

Keali'I Reichel Releases

	Keali'i's first release shook the Hawaiian music universe and instantly established him as a force in the genre. It is probably his best-selling release, and many of the mele (songs or Hawaiian poetry) from this release are now standard repertoire for contemporary Hawaiian musicians.		Keali'i's most recent release of all new material was a big winner at the 2004 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, and includes his familiar mix of new compositions, Hawaiian standards, some English language material and chant.
	Melelana translates as “floating song” which can poetically mean "lullaby." This CD is full of Keali'i’s soulful and romantic ballads, original compositions and bombastic chants. The theme is love in all its forms, wrapped gently in this buoyant package.		Lei Hali'a, or "Lei of Memories," was Keali'i’s second release and contains contemporary Hawaiian music grounded in traditional language and poetry, along with original compositions, chants, and a few familiar english songs. There is something for everyone here.
	Keali'i's third CD was released in 1997 and nominated for five Hoku Awards. E O Mai received the Haku Mele Award for Puakea Nogelmeier's composition "Nematoda." Keali`i tackled the issues of Hawaiian sovereignty and the AIDS crisis. The romantic title track remains an all-time favorite.		Keali'i will release "Kamahiwa - Keali`i Reichel Collection," a compilation of Keali'i's music on October 11, 2005. The collection will focus on the haku mele, the Hawaiian poetry and contemporary composers, of Keali'i's previously released CD's. This will be a two-CD set, with the second disc containing all the recorded chants from previous albums, plus two chants from "Na Kumu Hula - Look To The Source."

• The Official Keali'i Reichel Website

We are proud to announce the addition of the Keali'i Reichel Online Songbook. We have a lot of song lyrics from all three of Keali'i's releases and audio files online as well!