NA MELE TREASURES III Live Pledge Event - June 14, 2010

Robert Cazimero accompanied living treasures of Hawaiian music on the piano as they sang and told the stories behind classic songs from the Hawaiian music canon. The program featured beloved songbirds Emma Veary and Nina Kealiiwahamana, the legendary Mahi Beamer with Helen Sunbeam Beamer, and special surprise guest Danny Kalekini.

Robert Cazimero also shared his incomparable vocal talents throughout the evening, and the entire ensemble was backed up by the Kawika Trask Trio. PBS Hawaii CEO Leslie Wilcox, music historian Harry B. Soria, Jr. and Hawaiian musical treasure Mihana Souza hosted this unforgettable, "chicken skin" evening of great Hawaiian music.

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Helen Sunbeam Beamer with Nina Kealiiwahamana

Emma Veary

Robert Cazimero and Emma Veary

Robert Cazimero, Emma Veary, Mahi Beamer and Nina Kealiiwahamana

Nina Kealiiwahamana and special surprise guest Danny Kalekini

The living treasures of Hawaiian music sing and tell the stories behind classic songs from the Hawaiian music canon.

Robert Cazimero shared his incomparable vocal talents

The Kawika Trask Trio: Dwight Kanae, Kawika Trask, Jayson Ke'ao Costa