Born in Hawaii but raised in the foothills outside of Yosemite, Keale’s story and musical journey brought him home twenty-three years ago to the craft of mele (music) and mo’olelo (story).

Keale is a Grammy-nominated and multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award-Winning artist with the band Kaukahi. He has toured widely along the west coast and performed in Washington D.C.; Newcastle, Australia; Nagasaki, Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan; Dakar, Senegal and Skye, Scotland.

As a Hawaiian man, Keale lives close to the practices of kakau uhi (traditional Hawaiian tatau), ho’omana (caring for sacred sites) and hoe wa’a (canoe paddling). In these ways, his music finds itself closer to a’o Kupuna (elder teachings) and a’o honua (land, sky and sea-learning). They give strength to his music and mo’olelo.