[4] In 2013, the singer joined Willie K. to sing "Imagine" by John Lennon at the signing of the Hawaii Marriage Equality Act by Gov.

Neil Abercrombie, which made Hawaii the 15th state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage.

[5] In 2014, Gilliom announced a forthcoming recording "Reunion" with Willie K.[4] She was selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation[6] and Abercombie proclaimed Oct. 15 to be Amy Hanaialiʻi and Willie K. Day in Hawaii.

[8] In 2014, Hanaialiʻi Gilliom starred as Eva Perón in the musical Evita on Maui.

In the 1930s, her grandmother performed in New York City's famed Lexington Hotel, which was home of the original "Hawaiian Room".