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Classical Music Conversations

Intern Kamakahukilani Plunkett

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published August 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM HST

Kilia: Auliʻi Tai Hook, Kamakahukilani Plunkett, and Moanahiwalani Walker

In this College Edition of the Tuesday Student Takeover, ʻukulele player and Hawaiian language major Kamakahukilani Plunkett joins Classical Pacific host Sharene Taba to share her love of music and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. A summer production and operations intern at Hawaiʻi Public Radio, Plunkett is also a member of the Hawaiian trio Kilia, featured in the Live from the Atherton – Mele Hawaiʻi Performance Series. See Kilia's performance.

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