website associated_acts years_active label article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
http://www.cyrilpahinui.com/ bob brozman peter moon 1965 -- present dancing cat records cyril pahinui
 solo_singer 21 april 1950 slack-key guitar hawaiian music cyril_pahinui_waikiki_natatorium . jpg waimānalo , hawaii cyril pahinui musician
cyril pahinui

cyril pahinui -lrb- born april 21 , 1950 -rrb- is a slack-key guitarist and singer of hawaiian music .
cyril was born in the waimānalo area of honolulu , hawaii .
he is the son of hawaiian guitarist -lrb- and hawaiian music hall of fame inductee -rrb- gabby pahinui .
he has contributed to more than 35 hawaiian musucial releases and three grammy award-winning compilations of hawaiian music .
his 1994 album `` 6 & 12 string slack key '' won the nā hōkū hanohano award for instrumental album of the year , and his 2007 album `` he'eia '' won the nā hōkū hanohano award for island music album of the year .
in 2013 , cyril received a fellowship from the native arts & culture foundation to produce `` let 's play music !
slack key with cyril pahinui & friends '' , a program of traditional hawaiian music developed for pbs hawaii .
in 2014 , he received a nā hōkū hanohano lifetime achievement award for perpetuating the craft of slack key music through performance and teaching .
