Starr Kealaheleokalani Kalāhiki is a Hawaiian singer, born and raised in Moanalua Valley on the island of Oʻahu. Her father, Joseph Kalanui O Kamehameha Kalāhiki, is a Pentecostal minister and tour guide raised in Honolulu. Her mama, Merille Kanoelani Kahiamoe Kalāhiki, born in Koloiki, Kohala, on the island of Hawai’i maintains the family land and therefore emphasizes Starr’s responsibility to aloha ‘āina. Starr discusses her role and that of her music on the Ala Kūpuna in the Ho‘olauna (Introduction).
Starr is prominently featured in the “Kū Ha‘aheo E Ku‘u Hawai‘i” video released on September 2, 2019, where she sings the first hui (chorus)(See below).
