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Hawaiian Music, Language and Technology. With A Dash of Ethnomusicology. Kia kaha te reo Māori, Kū Kia‘i Mauna!

Author: Keola Donaghy

I am a faculty member in the music department at University of Hawai‘i Maui College and assist with the administration of the Institute of Hawaiian Music. Outside of my work at the College, I am very active in the Hawaiian music community. I am a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (“Grammy Awards”) and a former member of the Board of Governors of the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts (“Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards”). I attended Kīhei Elementary and St. Anthony High School on Maui. Our family moved to Hilo in 1994 when I enrolled at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. I received a Bachelor of Arts in Hawaiian Studies from UH-Hilo in 1999, a graduate certificate in Telecommunications and Information Resource Management from UH-Mānoa in 2000, and Master of Arts in Hawaiian Language and Literature from UH-Hilo in 2003. I also hold a Ph.D. in Music (Ethnomusicology) from the University of Otago in Dunedin, Aotearoa (New Zealand), where my wife, daughter and I spent six months during 2008. I co-wrote all but one Hawaiian song and was assistant producer on Kenneth Makuakāne’s recent solo debut, Makuakane. You can hear cuts of those songs on Kenneth’s website. I was honored to have a Christmas song I wrote, “Ke Aloha Kalikimaka” recorded by Keali‘i Reichel on his Christmas release, Maluhia. My composition “Nā Hōkū Pio ‘Ole” was selected as the theme song for the 30th anniversary Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. Some of my compositions have been recorded by Kainani Kahaunaele, the De Lima ‘Ohana, Mailani Makainai, The Pandanus Club, Steven Espaniola, Patrick Landeza, and O’Brian Eselu. I love to work the fringes of Hawaiian music by combining Hawaiian language lyrics with musical styles which are not often used to accompany Hawaiian music. You’ll hear some of the fruits of this work in the near future.
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It Was 20 Years Ago Today, Apple Helped ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i To Play…

By Keola Donaghy | August 24, 2022August 24, 2022 by Keola Donaghy

On August 24, 2002, Apple Computer released Macintosh OS X 10.2. Among the many improvements included in that now-ancient release was the first official support for ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i (the Hawaiian language) by any major computer…

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Getting Māori Language Programming Outside of Aotearoa

By Keola Donaghy | July 11, 2021July 15, 2021 by Keola Donaghy

Since I began study of te reo Māori a bit over a year ago, I’ve enjoyed watching Māori language TV programming. But it hasn’t always been enjoyable. I first used a VPN connection from my…

Te Reo Māori

He Roa Te Wā (It’s Been A Long Time)

By Keola Donaghy | January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 by Keola Donaghy

It’s been nearly four years since I’ve done anything significant with this website. It was hacked a few years ago and it took some effort and a lot of help from the folks at Pacific…

Hawai‘i Music Music Industry

Nā Hōkū Hanohano 101, Part 4: Compilations, Anthologies, and Hybrids

By Keola Donaghy | January 30, 2016July 5, 2017 by Keola Donaghy

Disclaimer: I am a member of the Board of Governors of HARA, but this document is not an official HARA communication. What I write here is based on my prior experience as a board member,…

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Back On (The) Board

By Keola Donaghy | October 27, 2015October 28, 2015 by Keola Donaghy

After a two and a half year long respite from the Board of Governors of the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts, I’m back. Or at least I will be back officially after the swearing-in ceremony…

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Cutting The Cable, Pt 1

By Keola Donaghy | August 16, 2014August 16, 2014 by Keola Donaghy

A few weeks ago I mentioned to some friends that my wife and I were considering cutting off our cable TV services and simply going with their RoadRunner service for Internet, getting a Roku 3…

Hawai‘i Music Music Industry

Nā Hōkū Hanohano 101, Part 3: Award Categories

By Keola Donaghy | April 12, 2014July 5, 2017 by Keola Donaghy

Disclaimer: I am a member of the Board of Governors of HARA, but this document is not an official HARA communication. What I write here is based on my prior experience as a board member,…

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Nā Hōkū Hanohano 101, Part 2: Eligibility

By Keola Donaghy | March 30, 2014July 5, 2017 by Keola Donaghy

Disclaimer: I am a member of the Board of Governors of HARA, but this document is not an official HARA communication. What I write here is based on my prior experience as a board member,…

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The Origins of Hawaiian Language Support in Mac OS and iOS: So You Want To Change The World?

By Keola Donaghy | March 29, 2014August 14, 2022 by Keola Donaghy

Only a handful of my friends will recognize the gentleman standing in the back of this picture, Brian Frye. He is one of the unsung heroes of getting technology support for ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i to where…

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Nā Hōkū Hanohano 101, Part 1: Educate Yourself

By Keola Donaghy | March 29, 2014July 5, 2017 by Keola Donaghy

Update: This post and other HARA and Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award posts here were updated on 7/5/17. Disclaimer: I am a member of the Board of Governors of HARA, but this is not an official…

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