Effective period / Period of releases: 1958 - 2007

Polynesian/Hawaiian jazz vibraphone and marimba player.
Born: February 2, 1932, in US territory of Kauai, Hawaii.
Died: February 24, 2002, Honolulu, Hawaii (age 70).
One of the people credited with creating the musical genre Exotica, which is noted for Afro-Cuban rhythms, unusual instruments, jungle animal sounds, and romantic tone.
1990: Winner of a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award under the auspices of the Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts.