Dennis David Kahekilimamaoikalanikeha Kamakahi (March 31, – April 28, ) was a.!
Dennis Kamakahi: Slack-key master revered as a music legendBy Michael Tsai Multiple news organizations are reporting that local entertainer Dennis KamaÂkahi has died at the age of A Facebook entry attributed to KamaÂkahi's son David announced KamaÂkahi's death, saying in part: "Hawaii has lost one of its greatest sons today.
Dennis David Kahekilimamaoikalanikeha Kamakahi was a Hawaiian slack key guitarist, recording artist, music composer, and Christian minister.
Dennis Kamakahi, a prolific Hawaiian songwriter, an influential slack-key guitarist and a central figure in the s cultural movement.
Dennis David Kahekilimamaoikalanikeha Kamakahi (March 31, – April 28, ) was a.
GRAMMY-nominated Hawaiian songwriter and slack key guitarist Dennis Kamakahi died April 28 following a battle with lung cancer.
Born in Honolulu on March 31, , Kamakahi grew up in a family immersed in Hawaii's traditional music.
Legendary musician & composer, loving husband, father, and grandfather, Dennis David KamaÂÂkahi, passed away at the Queens Medical Center at p.m. After his battle with cancer, he was surrounded by family and close friends, with the background filled with the music of Gabby PahiÂnui and The Sons of Hawaii.
We cried, we prayed, we laughed, we sang for him his many songs that he wrote and also favorites of his own." Reached via a telephone number on the teamÂdenÂnisÂkama website, which had been used to promote a benefit concert for KamaÂkahi on March 31, David KamaÂkahi declined to confirm his father's death Monday.