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Kawehi: Girl Band

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In this interview, Kawehi talks about her transition from local Kamehameha Schools graduate to Los Angeles musician with a contract, to her new life in Lawrence, Kansas.

   Very soon after releasing a cover of Nirvana’s Heart Shaped Box on Vimeo about a year ago, Honolulu–born Kawehi’s kickstarter campaign was funded 900 percent.  Esquire, the Huffington Post, and Elle magazine called, and Courtney Love weighed in on Twitter with her verdict:  “genius.”  HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports Kawehi has worked hard for this moment.   

Kawehi performs at the Republik in Honolulu May 29th.   Her most recent Kickstarter project, Interaktiv, invites investors to help program her next EP.

https://vimeo.com/88165960">Kawehi’s breakout recording, a cover of Nirvana’s Heart Shaped Box.

First single off her Robot Heart EP, https://vimeo.com/103671108">Anthem

Esquire.com storyand links to key videos

Kawehi’s website and her facebook page.

Noe Tanigawa covered art, culture and ideas for two decades at Hawaiʻi Public Radio.
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