{"id":224763,"date":"2025-10-31T14:38:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T00:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=224763"},"modified":"2025-10-31T14:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T00:38:06","slug":"maui-college-student-wins-falsetto-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/31\/maui-college-student-wins-falsetto-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Maui College student’s voice rings true, wins falsetto contest"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Â鶹´«Ã½<\/abbr> Maui College music student Kellysa-Michiko N\u0101makaokalani Pauʻole<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pau\u2018ole and Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Maui College music student Kellysa-Michiko N\u0101makaokalani Pauʻole<\/span> recently won the 4th Annual Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey Leo Haʻihaʻi<\/span> (Falsetto) Song Contest, held at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea on October 24.<\/p>\n

“We are so proud of N\u0101maka. Her success at the song contest is a testament to both her talent and hard work,” said Keola Donaghy, UH<\/abbr> Maui College faculty coordinator for music studies and the Institute of Hawaiian Music. “She has found a wonderful balance between her formal studies and developing her career as a professional musician. She’s truly an inspiration and a model for her peers to follow.”<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Maui College recently awarded the Emma Veary Scholarship to Pauʻole<\/span>. Established nearly 10 years ago, the scholarship is given annually to a UH<\/abbr> Maui College student who demonstrates a strong interest in Hawaiian music.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Emma Veary Scholarship or music studies at UH<\/abbr> Maui College, contact Donaghy at (808) 769-8133 or email donaghy@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A rising star at UH<\/abbr> Maui College hits the high notes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":224761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[231,133,572,660,71,60],"class_list":["post-224763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-institute-of-hawaiian-music","tag-music","tag-scholarship","tag-student-recognition","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-maui-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t