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Podcast: It's A Hawaii Thing
Episode: Danny Kaleikini — Singer, Musician, Showroom Entertainer and Ambassador of Aloha
Description: Danny Kaleikini is a radio, TV, and recording artist, including performances in two motion pictures. He won the TBS award at Tokyo's Intemational Song Festival and was the first non-Japanese to perform at Hiroshima's Peace Music Festival. He's performed at New York's Carnegie Hall and was honored by the Honolulu Centennial Commission as one of a Hundred Individuals who helped shape Honolulu. Recently, the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame honored Danny with the Lifetime Achievement Award. He was officially proclaimed Hawaii's Ambassador of Aloha by Governor John Waihee in 1988. Recently, the Kahala Hotel and Resort dedicated the area in...