WHERE I WANT TO BE.
John: WE'RE MOVING ALONG
HERE.
HA'INA JAM.
FEATURING C KALEI MAU.
UP AND COMING MUSICAL ARTIST.
MAKING A A NAME FOR T HER IS HE
HAVE IN THE LOCAL MUSIC
INDUSTRY.
Tannya: TOOK MIKEY TO HER
SPECIAL PLACE TO HELP WITH HER
♪
NLTS WE'RE HERE IN KAHALUU.
AT THIS BEAUTIFUL, I WANT TO
STAY ESTATE.
GORGEOUS.
THIS HOLDS SPECIAL PLACE NO IT
YOUR HEART.
THIS AREA THAT WE'RE IN.
IN THIS PLACE AND HOW IT IS
VERY SPECIAL TO YOU AND YOUR
MUSIC.
BEING AWAY FROM HOME, AND
BEING THAT I LIVE AND PLAY
ABROAD MOST OF YEAR, WHEN I
GET TO COME BACK HERE, AND
ESPECIALLY I THINK THE
MOUNTAINS ARE WHAT CONNECTS ME
TO HOME.
AS A PERSON.
AND WHAT IS MOLDED ME TO WHO I
AM TODAY.
THIS IS REALLY WHERE I LIKE TO
COME TO.
TO GET MY IDEAS, KIND OF
LIFTED AND PUT ON PAPER, SO
THAT HOPEFULLY, CAN I USE MY
EXPERIENCES TO THROUGH MUSIC.
THIS IS MY PLACE.
♪
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
MUSIC PROCESS.
WHERE DO YOU START?
DO YOU HEAR LYRICS?
DO YOU GO OFF OF A EXPERIENCE
THAT'S HAPPENED TO YOU?
WHERE DO YOU START IN THE
MUSIC PROCESS?
♪
FIRST, I START WITH OF
COURSE MY LIFE EXPERIENCES.
STARTS WITH POETRY.
WITH ME FIRST.
I'VE ALWAYS REALLY LIKED TO
WRITE.
WHEN I I'M FEELING A TYPE OF
VIBE OR SPIRIT, SENSE OF
SPIRITUAL CONNECTION, WITH THE
EARTH OR WITH A LOVED ONE, I
RI'MREALLY ABLE TO KIND OF ZONE IN
AND WRITE WHAT I FEEL.
USUALLY WHERE MY MUSIC STARTS.
♪
Mikey: WHAT IS THE SONG
YOU'RE GOING TO BE PLAYINGER
EVERYBODY AND WHAT IS THE
INSPIRATION BEHIND IT?
A SONG, IT'S CALLED MY
ISLAND.
OR IT'S CALLED SMILING FROM MY
ISLAND.
IT'S REALLY NEW.
I ACTUALLY COWROTE WITH ROMAN.
THE LEAD SINGER OF KALEI KAI.
CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE FOR A
LONG TIME.
BASICALLY, WHAT INSPIRED ME IS
THAT WHEN I'M AWAY, WHEN I'M
PLAYING VOLLEYBALL, DOING MY
JOB, I HAVE TO ALWAYS THINK OF
HAWAI'I BEFORE I GO OUT TO ON
THE COURT.
GIVES ME THE STRENGTH.
SEPARATES ME FROM EVERYONE
ELSE IN THE WORLD, I COME HOME
AND I HAVE A WHOLE ISLAND ON
MY BACK.
I GOT EVERYBODY I'M
REPRESENTING AND I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT I MAKE EVERYONE
PROUD.
USING MY ABILITY WITH MY BODY,
GOD GAVE ME THE GIFT TO JUMP
HIGH AND HIT BALLS.
HE ALSO GAVE ME THIS VOICE.
THAT I CAN SHARE MY
EXPERIENCES WITH.
SO I'M SUPERTHANKFUL THAT I
GET TO DO BOTH.
Mikey: AWESOME.
STAY TUNED.
SHE IS GOING TO BE REVEALING
THAT SONG.
GIVING US EXCLUSIVE IN JUST A
COUPLE OF MINUTES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'LL SEE YOU AT THE LIVING808
STUDIO.
THANK YOU.
John: I THINK IT'S SAFE TO
SAY SHE IS A LITTLE UNDER THE
WEATHER.
SO GRACIOUS THAT SHE WAS ABLE
TO FILM WITH US.
SOUNDS GREAT.
Mikey: SHE DOES.
YEAH.
EVEN WHEN SHE'S SICK, BLOWN
AWAY.
LISTENING TO HER.
INSPIRING.
John: SPOTIFY SONG CALLED
HAPPY SAD.
WHAT TURNED US ON TO HER.
THEN LO AND IMME BEHOLD, HAPPENS
THE DAUGHTER OF SOMEONE WHO
WORKS WITH US.
WHAT?
Mikey: FAMILY IS WATCHING.
BEEN TRYING TO GET HER ON THE
SINCE LIKE SUMMER.
John: BECAUSE SHE'S ONLY
BACK FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF
TIME BEFORE SHE GOES BACK TO
PLAY VOLLEYBALL, EVEN THOUGH
SHE WAS A LITTLE UNDER THE
WEATHER, GOING TO BE HERE IN
JUST A FEW MINUTES.
CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.
Mikey: FOLLOW HER AT
SOCIAL MEDIA AT L LEI MAU.