WELCOME TO WWW.NALEO.NET na leo pilimehana, hawaiian music, sounds of hawaii, female singing group, female vocal group, hawaiian mele, sound of hawaii, angela morales, lehua heine, nalani choy, love is, i miss you my hawaii, pocket of paradise, the restof your life, anthology, anthology ii, anthology 2, christmas gift, christmas gift ii, christmas gift 2, hawaiian memories, colours, flying with angels, friends, NA LEO PILIMEHANA, HAWAIIAN MUSIC, SOUNDS OF HAWAII, FEMALE SINGING GROUP, FEMALE VOCAL GROUP, HAWAIIAN MELE, SOUND OF HAWAII, ANGELA MORALES, LEHUA HEINE, NALANI CHOY, LOVE IS, I MISS YOU MY HAWAII, POCKET OF PARADISE, THE RESTOF YOUR LIFE, ANTHOLOGY, ANTHOLOGY II, ANTHOLOGY 2, CHRISTMAS GIFT, CHRISTMAS GIFT II, CHRISTMAS GIFT 2, HAWAIIAN MEMORIES, COLOURS, FLYING WITH ANGELS, FRIENDS na leo pilimehana, hawaiian meaning the voices blending together in warmth, puts out some of the best of island contemporary music in hawaii. nalani choy, lehua kalima heine and angela morales are hawaiian women in their 30s. they run their own record label company; they compose, write lyrics, record and perform music; they do volunteer work; play sports and they're moms and wives! they are real women with real lives sticking close to their ideals and putting their friendship first. the beginning..angela, lehua and nalani met in seventh grade at kamehameha schools and all became members of the concert glee club. they had their first hit as seniors when they entered hawaii's youth talent contest, "brown bags to stardom" in 1984 with their original song, "local boys." the tune, "an ode to the bronzed and buffed," as local writer david choo says, blasted onto the charts and ruled as #1 for months. stoked by the response, they put out their first hit album, also called "local boys" which included three other original compositions. the next year, the hit single "local boys" won the prestigious hoku music award (hawaii's grammys) and it became the best selling single in hawaii's history, a record that still stands! , NA LEO PILIMEHANA, HAWAIIAN MEANING THE VOICES BLENDING TOGETHER IN WARMTH, PUTS OUT SOME OF THE BEST OF ISLAND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC IN HAWAII. NALANI CHOY, LEHUA KALIMA HEINE AND ANGELA MORALES ARE HAWAIIAN WOMEN IN THEIR 30S. THEY RUN THEIR OWN RECORD LABEL COMPANY; THEY COMPOSE, WRITE LYRICS, RECORD AND PERFORM MUSIC; THEY DO VOLUNTEER WORK; PLAY SPORTS AND THEY'RE MOMS AND WIVES! THEY ARE REAL WOMEN WITH REAL LIVES STICKING CLOSE TO THEIR IDEALS AND PUTTING THEIR FRIENDSHIP FIRST. THE BEGINNING..ANGELA, LEHUA AND NALANI MET IN SEVENTH GRADE AT KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS AND ALL BECAME MEMBERS OF THE CONCERT GLEE CLUB. THEY HAD THEIR FIRST HIT AS SENIORS WHEN THEY ENTERED HAWAII'S YOUTH TALENT CONTEST, "BROWN BAGS TO STARDOM" IN 1984 WITH THEIR ORIGINAL SONG, "LOCAL BOYS." THE TUNE, "AN ODE TO THE BRONZED AND BUFFED," AS LOCAL WRITER DAVID CHOO SAYS, BLASTED ONTO THE CHARTS AND RULED AS #1 FOR MONTHS. STOKED BY THE RESPONSE, THEY PUT OUT THEIR FIRST HIT ALBUM, ALSO CALLED "LOCAL BOYS" WHICH INCLUDED THREE OTHER ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS. THE NEXT YEAR, THE HIT SINGLE "LOCAL BOYS" WON THE PRESTIGIOUS HOKU MUSIC AWARD (HAWAII'S GRAMMYS) AND IT BECAME THE BEST SELLING SINGLE IN HAWAII'S HISTORY, A RECORD THAT STILL STANDS! NA LEO PILIMEHANA PAGE LINKS Na Leo Pilimehana Home Page | Na Leo Pilimehana - News | Na Leo Pilimehana - The Group | Na Leo Pilimehana - Our Music | Na Leo Pilimehana - Calendar | Na Leo Pilimehana - Friends | Na Leo Pilimehana - Press | Na Leo Pilimehana - Journal | Na Leo Pilimehana - Contact | Hawaiian Music - Aloha Live | MegaPress | Napali Films | 35mm Music
Na Leo's Hoku Award Nominees
Aloha and congratulations to Our Hoku Hanohano Award Nominees Kaukahi and Na Leo.
THE HAWAI'I ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS 30TH ANNUAL NA HOKU HANOHANO AWARDS CEREMONY will be held on June 20th at the Hawai'i Convention Center.
