Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame

Established in 1994, the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame promotes the appreciation and preservation of Hawaiian culture through educational programs and annual inductions honoring significant individuals, groups, institutions, chanters and songs.

[1] King David Kalakaua, Queen Liliuokalani, Princess Miriam Likelike and Prince William Pitt Leleiohoku II were siblings known as Na Lani ʻEhā, or The Royal Four, for their patronage and enrichment of Hawaii's musical culture and history.

Their aggregate body of musical compositions in the Hawaiian language numbers in the hundreds.

After the hula had long been banned by missionaries, Kalakaua restored it as a symbol of the Hawaiian culture.

[2] Relevant historical events coinciding with the time frame of the chanter prophesies: Slack-key guitar, vocalist