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Biography
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Haunani Kahalewai
Real name: Myrna Kahaunaniomaunakeakauiokalewa Kahalewai
Effective period / Period of releases: 1957 - 1968
b. 1929; d. March 2, 1982Haunani Kahalewai was featured on "Hawaii Calls" for several decades. Her voice ranged from rich, low-pitched contralto to high soprano.
2002: Winner of a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award under the auspices of the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts.