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Hawaiian Music History Timeline
A timeline of significant events in the history of Hawaiian music.
Eventually, when this page starts getting too long,
I will split it into chronological time periods, and when I do that
I will add a more information about each event.
A NOTE FROM KATHIE:
I'm just getting started on this long-term project so any
corrections or Hawaiian music dates you can provide will be much
appreciated. You can send me a message via
my Facebook page or you can send email to
kathiefry@gmail.com.
1800's
1882 -
Helen Desha Beamer was born September 8, 1882
1891 - Patron of the arts
King Kalakaua died January 20, 1891
1900-1919
1902 - The older Sol Hoopii was born in 1902
1903 -
Lena Machado was born in 1903
1905 -
George Kainapau was born on May 22, 1905
1908 -
Bill Tapia was born on January 1, 1908
1911 -
Martin Denny was born on April 10, 1911
1916 -
Benny Kalama was born on June 29, 1916
1918 -
Joe Keawe was born on September 10, 1918
1919 -
Alfred Apaka born on March 19, 1919
1920's
1920 -
Jerry Byrd born on March 9, 1920
1921 -
Gabby Pahinui was born on April 22, 1921
1923 -
Andy Cummings was born on August 2, 1923
1922 -
Agnes Malabey was born on September 20, 1922
1923 -
Winona (Nona) Beamer was born on August 15, 1923
1924 -
Barney Isaacs was born on Juy 18, 1924
1925 -
Raymond Kane was born on October 2, 1925
1927 -
Eddie Kamae was born on August 4, 1927
1928 -
John Piilani Watkins was born on December 24, 1928
1929 -
Linda Dela Cruz was born on November 20, 1929
1930's
1930 -
Don Ho was born on August 13, 1930
1932 -
Arthur Lyman was born on February 2, 1932
1932 -
Sonny Chillingworth was born on July 14, 1932
1934 -
Herb Ohta, Sr. (Ohta-san) was born on October 21. 1934
1935 -
Solomon K. Hoopii was born on March 28, 1935
1935 -
Radio program "Hawaii calls" debuted July 3, 1935
1939 -
Moe Keale was born on December 3, 1939
1940's
1941 -
Richard Hoopii was born on March 15, 1941
1948 -
Ledward Kaapana was born no August 25, 1948
1950's
1950 -
Cyril Pahinui was born on April 21, 1950
1951 -
Keola Beamer was born on February 18, 1951
1951 -
Martin Pahinui was born on July 21, 1951
1952 -
Helen Desha Beamer died in 1952
1953 -
Solomon Hoopii Kaaiai (Sol Hoopii) died November 16, 1953
1953 -
Dennis Kamakahi was born on March 31, 1953
1952 -
Bobby Ingano was born on December 17, 1952
1953 -
Cindy Combs was born on April 20, 1953
1954 -
Vickie Li Rodrigues and
Sonny Chillingworth Record "Makee Ailana"
1955 -
George Kuo was born on November 17, 1955
1959 -
Israel Kamakawiwoole was born on May 20, 1949
1960's
1960 -
Alfred Apaka died January 30, 1960 at age 40
1960 -
Eddie Kamae and the
Sons of Hawaii debut album
1964 -
Sonny Chillingworth 1st solo album: "Waimea Cowboy"
1964 - First annual
Merrie Monarch Festival Hula Competition
1970's
1971 -
Sons of Hawaii: Folk Music of Hawaii album released
1973 -
Gabby Pahinui album
Rabbit Island Music Festival released
1976 -
Jake Shimabukuro was born on November 3, 1976
1978 -
Na Hoku Hanohano Awards founded
1980's
1980 -
Gabby Pahinui died October 13, 1980
1980 -
David Kamakahi wasborn on November 12, 1980:
1984 -
Raiatea Helm was born on August 8, 1984
1996 -
Ray Kane Received NEA Natational Heritage Fellowship
1988 -
Brittni Paiva was born on September 28, 1988
1990's
1992 -
George Kainapau died September 14, 1992
1993 - Israel Kamakawiwoole
Facing Future album released
1994 -
Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame founded
1994 -
Sonny Chilingworth died on August 24, 1994
1995 -
Barney Isaacs died on Febraury 12, 1995
1996 -
Hoopii Brothers Receive NEA Natational Heritage Fellowship
1999 -
Benny Kalama died on September 21, 1999
2002-2005
2002 -
Arthur Lyman died on February 24, 2002
2002 -
Moe Keale died on April 15, 2002
2004 -
Eddie Kamae Biography
Hawaiian Son published
2005 -
Hawaiian Music Category added to Grammy Awards
2005 -
Martin Denny died on March 2, 2005
2005 -
Jerry Byrd died on April 11, 2005
2006
2006 -
12th Annual Falsetto Festival on Oahu
2006 -
Solomon K. Hoopii died on March 2, 2006
2006 -
Israel Kamakawiwoole biography
IZ Voice of the People published
2007
2007 -
Eddie Kamae Received NEA Natational Heritage Fellowship
2007 -
Beachwalk Na Mele No Na Ua Series launched in May
2007 -
Embassy Suites Hawaiian Music Timeline unveiled in May
2007 -
Don Ho died on April 14, 2007
2007 -
Linda Dela Cruz died on March 15, 2007
2007 -
13th Annual Falsetto Festival on Oahu
2008
2008 -
Genoa Keawe died on February 25, 2008
2008 -
Raymond Kane died on February 27, 2008
2008 -
Winona (Nona) Beamer died on April 11, 2008
2008 -
Amy Hanaialii released Grammy nominated "Aumakua"
2009
2009 -
Bill Tapia Turned 101 on January 1, 2009
2009 -
Grammy Nominee Concert in Manhattan Beach: Feb 7
2009 -
HARA Lifetime Achievement Awards: March 15
2009 -
Amy Hanaialii Announced All-Duet Album
KATHIE'S NOTES TO SELF:
Did Gabby Pahinui first record Hiilawe in 1947 or 1955?
Hawaiian music, especially English-language hapa haole and jazz-influenced
Hawaiian music (which was not really very Hawaiian) was popular in the 1920's through 1940's
but interest began to fade in the 1950's.
Artists such as Gabby Pahinui and Eddie Kamae began
to revive interest in the 1960 and there was another
resurgence of interest in the 1970's when groups
such as the Sunday Manoa introduced a new contemporary
sound that still included elements of traditional
Hawaiian music.
NAMES IN EARLY HAWAIIAN MUSIC HISTORY (events related to
these people and others will be added to timeline):
Abraham Maenwa, Alvin Isaacs, Andy Cummings (band leader),
Charles E. King, David Nale, Dorian Moe (son of Rose and Tau Moe),
Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawaii, Eddie Spencer,
Fred Punahoa, Gabby Pahinui, George Kainapau,
Gigi Royce, Harry Owens' Dance Orchestra (Hawaii Calls radio show),
Irmgard F. Aluli, Jenny Wilson and her hula dancers,
Jimmy Borges, Joe Kaimi, King Kalakaua, Lani Moe (daughter of Rose and Tau Moe),
M. K. Moke, slack key guitar player, Lani McIntire,
Mary Kawena Pukui, Moanalani Beamer (wife of Keola Beamer), Queen Liliuokalani,
Ray Kenney (leader of Hawaiian band at Lexington Hotel in NY),
Rose Moe (wife of Tau Moe),
Sam Kapu, Tau Moe, Tau Moe Family (The Aloha Four),
Tommy Carter, Webley Edwards (producer and MC of Hawaii Calls),
bandleader Henry Berger, author and Hawaiian music
historian George s. Kanahele, Albert "Sonny" Cunha,
Bennie Nawahi, Kalama Quartet, Myra English, Leinaala Haili, Marlene Sai
See also:
More Photos of Hawaiian Music Artists
Hawaiian Music Artists A to Z
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Music of Hawaii - Main Menu
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20 Best Hawaiian Music Albums Ever
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