Born in Hawaii but raised in the foothills outside of Yosemite, Keale’s story and musical journey brought him home twenty-three years ago to the craft of mele (music) and mo’olelo (story). Long acquainted with family stories, they now lived and breathed on mountain trails and ocean waves.

Keale is a Grammy-nominated and multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award-Winning artist with the band Kaukahi. He has toured with many of Hawaii’s top musicians including Makana, ukulele stylist Taimani Gardner as well as the late Slack key guitar and songwriting legend Uncle Dennis Kamakahi. He has toured widely along the west coast and performed in Washington D.C.; Newcastle, Australia; Nagasaki, Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan; Dakar, Senegal and Skye, Scotland.

As a Hawaiian man, Keale grows dryland kalo and lives close to the practices of kakau uhi (traditional Hawaiian tattoo), ho’omana (caring for sacred sites) and hoe wa’a (canoe paddling). In these ways, his music finds itself closer to a’o Kupuna (elder teachings) and a’o honua (land, sky and sea-learning). They give strength to his music and mo’olelo.