Dubbed “the most successful Hawaiian group in recent history” by The New York Times, this contemporary Hawaiian duo transports audiences with their Pan-Polynesian chants, harmonies, and hula by Miss Aloha Hula 2002, Malia Ann Kawailanamalie Petersen.
- Barry Flanagan, Nathan Aweau, Charles Ka’upu, and hula dancers Malia Ann Kawailanamalie Petersen, Nalani Higgins, and Naomi Pi‘ilaniho‘omalamalamaokalani Klein joined together and burst onto the Hawaiian music scene in 1993, distinguishing themselves by combining soft pop with the slack key guitar and soaring melodies sung in the native island language.
- The group’s majestic tones of oli (chant) and mele (song), along with the elegant movements of the sacred hula and the exhilarating and innovative sounds of virtuoso slack key guitar are a feast for the eyes, ears, and soul.