Singer, Songwriter, Lyricist, Multi Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award Winner
Rising in Love is classic Lehua. Original, rich in romance and is supported by an amazing band featuring Shawn Pimental on guitar & drums, Michael Grande on keyboards & piano, Imua Garza on electric & acoustic guitar, Randy Aloya on Bass, Kaleo del Sol on guitar & vocals, Jay Dee Mannes on Pedal Steel, Michael Paulo on Sax and Jon Porlas on percussion. While still performing as a vital part of Nā Leo, Lehua Kalima spreads her wings releasing this much-demanded first solo CD.
While at Kamehameha Schools, Lehua joined with two good friends, Nalani Choy and Angela Morales to form Nā Leo Pilimehana. By their senior year, they won a huge radio competition in Honolulu, Brown Bags to Stardom, playing in front of thousands at the Waikiki Shell. Nineteen albums and 20 Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards later, they continue to record and perform throughout the world.
Lehua's talent extends beyond the sultry tone it lends to the group's sound, her lyrics have been award winning and memorable. Prevailing with three Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards for Best Song of the Year in 1996 for "Flying With Angels," in 1999 for "Rest of Your Life" and in 2001 for "Saving Forever" has placed Lehua in an unmatched category as a lyricist.
Rising in Love has all the elements necessary to fall in love.
RISING IN LOVE
LOVE IS...
POCKETFUL OF PARADISE
Lehua Kalima, Composer
Local Boys (Dec. 1984)
• Sweet baby (co-wrote with Nalani Choy and Angela Morales)
Friends (Jan 1993)
• Colorblind
• Playing With My Mind
• Right Before my Eyes
Flying With Angels (June 1995)
• Flying With Angels
• Blue Skies Above Me
• Here In The Rising Tide
• When I Think Of You
• Ka Leo O Ku'u Lehua
Anthology I (October 1996)
• Here In The Rising Tide
• Playing With My Mind
• Sweet Baby (co-wrote with Nalani Choy and Angela Morales)
• Ka Leo O Ku'u Lehua
• Right Before my Eyes
Colours (May 1997)
• Nani No Ke Ko'olau
• Rest of Your Life
• Why?
• Taro Patch Twist
• No Tears
• Never Enough
• Could it Be
• Rest of Your Life
Na Leo (May 1999)
• Right Before My Eyes
• Rest of Your Life
• Why?
• You Are Everything
• Ka Leo O Ku'u Lehua
• Flying with Angels
• When I think of You
• Never Enough
I Miss You My Hawai'I (August 1999)
• Simple As A Sunrise Lyrics by Lehua Kalima Music by Daniel Ho
• You Don't Remember
Pocketful of Paradise (August 2000)
• Saving Forever Lyrics by Lehua Kalima Music by Daniel Ho
Anthology II (April 2001)
• Blue Skies Above Me
• Saving Forever Lyrics by Lehua Kalima Music by Daniel Ho
• Simple As A Sunrise Lyrics by Lehua Kalima Music by Daniel Ho
• You Don't Remember
• Rest of Your Life
• Taro Patch Twist
• You are Everything
Christmas Gift 2 (October 2001)
• Christmas In Your Eyes
• Santa Island
Hawaiian Memories (June 2002)
• Ku'u Sweet Lei Makamae
Find Harmony (August 2004)
• In Your Smile
• Coming Home
Feel The Spirit (November 2005)
• Saving Forever Lyrics by Lehua Kalima Music by Daniel Ho
• Simple As A Sunrise Lyrics by Lehua Kalima Music by Daniel Ho
• Why?
• Flying with Angels
Where I Live There Are Rainbows (September 2006)
• Ku'u Sweet Lei Makamae
• Haunama Bay
Hawaiian Holidays (October 2007)
• What Love?
• Unto Us Tonight
Hula Mai Kakou (June 2008)
• Lei Awapuhi
Na Leo 25th Anniversary Edition (November 2009)
• You Don't Remember
• Flying with Angels
• When I think of You
• Saving Forever (Co-wrote) Music by Daniel Ho
• Rest of Your Life
• Our Hawaii (co-wrote) Nalani Choy and Angela Morales
Rising In Love (November 2011)
• Rising In Love
• Hand To Hold
• Delicate
• She's Waiting
• Dance Around the Sun
• Written On Your Heart (co-wrote) with Kaleo del Sol
• Kialoa's Song
• If You Were Mine
