Kalani Pe'a

Kalani Pe’a writes, arranges, and produces Hawaiian, Contemporary, and Soul music. He has won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Regional Roots album to date, one for each of his two CD releases, the only Hawaiian artist to win in this category. His first CD also won him a 2017 Na Hoku Hanohano Award (Hawaii's “Grammy”), making Hawaiian music history as the only album to win both a Grammy and Na Hoku.  Kalani is also an illustrator and has published five Hawaiian language children stories for immersion programs statewide under the direction of the Hale Kuamo’o Hawaiian Language Center at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo.

Kalani has a B.A. in Public Relations/News Editorial from Colorado Mesa University and took M.A. courses in Early Childhood Education. He uses his college degree as an independent music owner.