Kala‘e & Kalenaku Parish
Kalenaku & Kala'e Parish
Bio
Kala'e + Kalenaku, the dynamic husband-and-wife duo, unite Kala‘e Parish, a multi Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning Hawaiian country artist, with Kalenaku, a former Kapena group keyboardist and vocalist, also a multi-award winner. Together since 2018, they've captivated audiences worldwide. Kala'e Parish is currently promoting the release and tour of his brand new album "Where I'm Going" and the duo is also gearing up for an EP drop by the end of 2024.
ABOUT KALA'E PARISH
Kala‘e Parish is a multi Na Hoku Hanohano Award winning Native Hawaiian country artist from Hawai‘i and has been a professional musician and entertainer since 2013 performing throughout the islands and abroad. He has shared the stage with top country artists Brett Young and Rascal Flatts lead singer Gary Levox. As an Island artist, he continues to write, compose, and release music about his Island home inspired by the beautiful countryside of Hawai’i.
ABOUT KALENAKU DELIMA PARISH
Kalenaku has been the keyboardist and vocalist in the group Kapena since 2006. She is classically trained in piano and voice and held the lead female vocalist role in the Disney Aulani’s nighttime show called the “Aulani Starlit Hui” since the opening of the hotel in 2011.
Kalena grew up in the Hawai’i music scene, singing Hawaiian Music and playing ukulele with her father in Waikiki. She released her first Island Reggae single entitled, “Hideaway” in 2010 and with that release she earned her first Na Hoku Hanohano award nomination. She graduated from the University of Hawai’i with a Bachelor’s Degree in English in 2011 and in May 2016, she graduated from the New Media Arts Interface Design program at Kapiolani Community with an Associates of Science. She is currently the group’s in-house graphic designer and writer.