Na Leo

NA LEO PILIMEHANA, which in Hawaiian means the voices blending together in warmth, is the most popular, most award-winning and biggest selling female Hawaiian group in the World. Na Leo consists of three childhood friends, Nalani Choy, Lehua Kalima Heine and Angela Morales. These three Hawaiian women run their own record label; compose, write lyrics, record and perform music; they do volunteer work; play sports and they're moms and wives. They are real women with real lives sticking close to their ideals and putting their friendship first.

THE BEGINNING... Angela and Nalani met in the first grade, and six years later, both met Lehua in the seventh grade at Kamehameha Schools. All three shared a love of music and became members of the concert glee club. They had their first hit as seniors when they entered Hawaii's youth talent contest, "Brown Bags to Stardom" in 1984 with their original song, "Local Boys." The tune, "an ode to the bronzed and buffed," as local writer David Choo says, blasted onto the charts and ruled at #1 for months. Stoked by the response, they put out their first hit album, also entitled "Local Boys," which included three other original compositions. The next year, the hit single "Local Boys" won the prestigious Hoku Music Award (Hawaii’s version of the Grammys) and it became the best selling single in Hawaii's history, a record that still stands today.

1st Group from Hawaii to successfully cross the line between "Hawaiian" music and the adult contemporary music format.

1st female group from Hawaii to reach the R&R AC Charts

1st group from Hawaii to headline Los Angeles' House of Blues (August 1997)

1st group from Hawaii marketed in Japan's pop music category. (1995, Flying with Angels)

Na Leo Is First Hawaiian Band To Headline Hollywood's House of Blues

”Feel The Spirit” wins the 2006 Na Hoku Hanohano Award for Contemporary Album of the Year.

Nominated for 5 Hoku awards in 2003 for "Hawaiian Memories."

In May 2002, "Christmas Gift 2" earns Hoku for Best Christmas Album of the Year.

Na Hoku Hanohano Awards 2001...Na Leo is again recognized for its outstanding music, winning Album of the Year for Pocketful of Paradise, and Song of the Year for "Saving Forever," an original ballad written by Lehua Heine (with Daniel Ho). This brings Na Leo's total Hoku Awards to 20, making them one of the top winners in Hawaii history.