Ocean at sunset

Kai Mana

Voices of the Sea — Electronic Press Kit

Kai Mana — Electronic Press Kit

Voices of the Sea · Ancient Chants · Island Harmony
A Hawaiian fusion ensemble from Maui

Kai Mana is not a conventional band. It is a living ensemble of forces — ocean, land, wind, earth, and stars — expressed through chant, melody, rhythm, and story.

Quick Facts

Artist Statement

Every Kai Mana song begins with listening.

Listening to the ocean breathing at night. Listening to the wind moving through ironwood trees. Listening to stories carried by chant, drum, and memory.

Kai Mana translates to Ocean Power — not force, but presence. The kind of power that moves tides, shapes stone, and carries voices across generations.

The music blends kahiko-inspired chant, pahu and ipu percussion, ʻukulele and guitar, harmony vocals, and modern production tools. Some songs are intimate and melodic, others ceremonial and percussive. All are rooted in Maui and guided by aloha.

Kai Mana — The Ensemble

The Ensemble

Kaimana

Kaimana — Ocean · Lead Voice

ʻUkulele · Lead vocal · Chant

Frontman and storyteller. The sea in human form — fluid, powerful, and playful. Kaimana leads mele and call-and-response chants that rise and fall like waves.

Lehua

Lehua — Love & Land · Voice & Hula

Graceful and grounding. Lehua carries songs of love, longing, and connection to ʻāina. Her presence blooms like the ʻōhiʻa lehua after rain.

Makua Nui

Makua Nui — Earth · Pahu & Bass

The heartbeat. Makua Nui anchors the ensemble with deep rhythm and chant, carrying the weight and steadiness of the land.

Makani

Makani — Wind · Guitar & Flute

Playful and quick. Makani moves melodies like a breeze through palms, lifting rhythm and adding lightness to the sound.

ʻAukai

ʻAukai — Stars · Rhythm & Story

Wayfinder and keeper of story. ʻAukai guides the arc of performances, inspired by celestial navigation and ancestral memory.

Origin Story

Long ago, on the shores of Maui, the ocean whispered its songs to the winds, the blossoms, the mountains, and the voyaging stars.

One evening at sunset, a voice rose above the surf — Kaimana, called by the sea to gather the scattered voices of nature.

Drawn by this call came Lehua of the land, Makua Nui of the mountains, Makani of the wind, and ʻAukai guided by the stars.

Together, their sounds intertwined like the elements themselves. And so was born Kai Mana — The Power of the Sea.

Selected Works & Visuals

Kai Mana performance

Ideal Use Cases

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