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Carleton Lewis Kealiinaniaimokuokalani Reichel (born 1961) popularly known as Kealii Reichel, is a popular and bestselling singer, songwriter, choreographer, dancer, chanter, scholar, teacher, and personality from Hawaii. He has spent his life educating the world about Hawaiian culture through music and dance. Kealii (pronounced Keh-ah-LEE-ee) Reichel was born and raised on the island of Maui. Reichel grew up in the town of Lahaina where he attended Lahainaluna High School, however he spent weekends and summers with his maternal grandmother in the plantation town of Pāia.〔Reichel Short Biography Official Website; http://www.kealiireichel.com/biography_bio2.html〕 At the age of 24, Reichel was convicted of theft, and was sentenced to community service, which involved a study of Hawaiian culture. This marked a turning point in his life, as he decided to devote the rest of his life to the study and promotion of Hawaiian culture. Reichel was one of the founding directors for (Punana Leo O Maui ), a Hawaiian language immersion pre-school.〔Reichel Short Biography Official Website; http://www.kealiireichel.com/biography_bio2.html〕 He has taught Hawaiian culture and language at the University of Hawaii's, Maui Community College, and he was the Cultural Resource Specialist and curator at the (Bailey House Museum ) in Wailuku. ==Hawaiian music== Reichel studied Hawaiian dance and vocals under Kumu hula (dance instructor/choreographer/master) Pualani Kanakaole Kanahele, daughter of the kumu hula and Hawaiian scholar "Aunty" Edith Kanakaole. He later founded his own hālau hula (Hawaiian dance troupe) Halau hula o ka Makani Wili Makaha o Kauaula now called Halau Kealaokamaile.〔Reichel Short Biography Official Website; http://www.kealiireichel.com/biography_bio1.html〕 In 1994, at the age of 33, he recorded and released a collection of Hawaiian traditional and contemporary music entitled ''Kawaipunahele'' on his own Punahele Productions record label, and began his career as a Hawaiian music superstar. Reichel's subsequent albums, ''Lei Halia'' (1995), ''ʻE O Mai'' (1997), and ''Melelana'' (1999), placed him securely at the top of the Hawaiian music entertainment industry. He is also featured in two anthology albums released by his record label, ''Pride of Punahele'' (1998) and ''Pride of Punahele 2'' (2003). In 2004, his album of the previous year, ''Kealaokamaile'' (2003), won four of the top awards at the 27th Annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (Hawaii's regional equivalent of the Grammy Awards) including Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, Hawaiian Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Reichel also won big at the 38th annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards in 2015, with his album of the previous year, ''Kawaiokalena''. He won five of the top awards: Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, Hawaiian Album of the Year and Entertainer of the Year and Hawaiian Language Songwriting and Performance.〔http://www.honolulupulse.com/2015/05/2015-hokus-results/〕 Reichel's style most often includes vocals over a guitar, bass, and ukulele ensemble but may also include a Western (European-American) string quartet (violin, viola and cello) or traditional pre-1778 Hawaiian instruments. His vocals include Hawaiian language chanting and singing in both Hawaiian and English. Stage performances include dance in both traditional and modern hula forms. He also plays guitar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kealiʻi Reichel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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