Raiatea Helm

Raiatea Mokihana Maile Helm (born 8 August 1984) is a Hawaiian music vocalist from Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi. She has earned four Na Hoku Hanohano awards, as well as two Grammy nominations for Best Hawaiian Music Album.[1]

Helm is best known for her Leo Kiʻekiʻe (Hawaiian falsetto). Helm started her music career when she was 16. At 18 she released her first album, Far Away Heaven, which was critically acclaimed and won her the Na Hoku Hanohano Female Vocalist of the Year Award and the Most Promising Artist Award.[2] Her second album, Sweet and Lovely, earned her four more Na Hoku Hanohano awards, as well as a Grammy nomination for Best Hawaiian Music Album, making Helm the first Hawaiian female vocalist nominated for a Grammy.[3] Her third album, Hawaiian Blossom, earned her further Na Hoku Hanohano awards, as well as a second Grammy nomination.[4] Her 2016 album, He Leo Huali, A Pure Voice, also won her a Na Hoku Hanohano Award.[5]

Helm has recorded with a number of other Hawaiian music artists, such as Keola Beamer, Genoa Keawe, and Kealiʻi Reichel.[6]

She is the niece of Hawaiian musician and sovereignty activist, George Helm.[7]

Music Career
Genre Hawaiian
Instruments Vocals - ʻUkulele
Labels Raiatea Helm Records - Mountain Apple Records
Years Active 2002–Present
Website http://raiateahelm.com/
Family
Zachary Helm (father)
Henrietta Helm (mother)
George Helm (uncle)

Discography
Name Format Year Notes
Far Away Heaven album 2002 Na Hoku Hanohano Female Vocalist of the Year, Most Promising Artist
Sweet and Lovely album 2004 Na Hoku Hanohano Female Vocalist of the Year / Favorite Entertainer of the Year. Grammy Nominee
Hawaiian Blossom album 2007 Na Hoku Hanohano award winner / Grammy Nominee.[8]
Keola Beamer and Raiatea album 2010
Sea of Love album 2011
Ave Maria single 2013
Raiatea Live! DVD
He Leo Huali, A Pure Voice album 2016 Na Hoku Hanohano Female Vocalist of the Year / Engineered Album: Hawaiian award winners

References
  1. "Raiatea Helm". GRAMMY.com. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  2. "Mountain Apple Company | Raiatea Helm". mountainapplecompany.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  3. "Na Hoku Hanohano Awards - Winners by Year". www.hawaiianmusichistory.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  4. "Na Hoku Hanohano Past Winners". HAWAIIAN MUSIC LIVE. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  5. "Hawaiian Music » He Leo Huali". Mele.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  6. Printing, Midweek. "Keeping The Tradition Alive | Weekend Cover Story | Midweek.com". archives.midweek.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  7. Berger, John (May 17, 2002). "Keeping a Hawaiian legacy alive". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  8. "Hawaiian Blossom, Raiatea Helm Details - Welcome to the Islands". www.welcometotheislands.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.

Further reading

Coleman, Audrey. “Raiatea Helm: Torchbearer of Traditional Hawaiian Music.” Ukulele. 19 February 2018. http://www.ukulelemag.com/stories/raiatea-helm-traditional-hawaiian-music

https://www.gohawaii.com/islands/events/raiatea-helm

KAPA Radio. “Raiatea Helm.” Big Island News. 23 April 2016. http://bigislandnow.com/2016/04/23/raiatea-helm/

“Ledward Kaapana and Raiatea Helm.” Island News KITV4. 8 July 2016. http://www.kitv.com/story/32398445/ledward-kaapana-raiatea-helm

Malama, Derek. “Raiatea Helmʻs Gift for the Holiday Season.” Hawaii Public Radio. 25 December 2013. http://hawaiipublicradio.org/post/raiatea-helm-s-gift-holiday-season

“Na Hoku Hanohano Finalists Announced.” KFVE K5TheHomeTeam. 2011. http://www.k5thehometeam.com/story/14494804/na-hoku-hanohano-awards

“Raiatea Helm at Hawaiʻi Kai Town Center.” Honolulu Magazine. 20 August 2016. http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Calendar/index.php/name/Raiatea-Helm-at-Hawaii-Kai-Towne-Center/event/6945/

“Raiatea Helm Heads Back to School.” Hawaii News Now. 2011. http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/16057480/raiatea-helm-heads-back-to-school

Yerton, Stewart. “At the Helm of success.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 29 October 2006. http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/10/29/business/story01.html

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