Given the question: Facts: - years active: 1996 & ndash ; present - caption: young in 2014 - birth name: justin kawika young - origin: hawaii , united states - genre: pop acoustic , pop rock , folk , soul , - birth date: 7 august 1978 - name: justin young - background: solo_singer - image: justin young 2014.jpg - associated acts: colbie caillat cassadee pope Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of justin -lrb- singer -rrb- .
The answer is:
justin kawika young -lrb- born august 7 , 1978 -rrb- is a singer/songwriter popular on the contemporary hawaiian music scene .justin is currently touring with singer/songwriter colbie caillat , as lead guitarist and backup singer .he opened up for cassadee pope of hey monday during her first solo acoustic tour in early 2012 .