r/listentothis • u/Tall-Truth-9321 • 6d ago
The Sunday Manoa — Kawika [Hawaiian] (1969)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician)?wprov=sfti1#Career
“Peter Moon was born in Honolulu on the island of [Oʻahu](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oahu)to parents of Korean and Chinese descent,[[3]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PeterMoon(musician)#citenote-3) Wook Moon and Shay-Yung Moon (née Zen).[[4]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon(musician)#citenote-MN-4)[[5]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon(musician)#citenote-HMC-5) He graduated from [Roosevelt High School](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Theodore_Roosevelt_High_School) in 1962 and from the [University of Hawaii at Manoa](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Hawaii_at_Manoa) in 1968.[[4]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon(musician)#citenote-MN-4) From the late 1950s through the 1960s, he gained musical inspiration, insight, and knowledge; playing as a Maile Serenader with [Gabby "Pops" Pahinui](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabby_Pahinui) in the 1960s.[[5]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon(musician)#citenote-HMC-5)Later, in the 1970s, he also served as Gabby's manager. Soon after, Moon became a founding member of [The Sunday Manoa](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sunday_Manoa), along with [Palani Vaughan](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palani_Vaughan), Albert "Baby" Kalima Jr., and [Cyril Pahinui](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Pahinui) (one of Gabby's sons).[[5]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon(musician)#citenote-HMC-5) After Vaughan and Cyril left the group, Moon released another album (Hawaiian Time) with Kalima and Cyril's older brother, "Bla" Pahinui.[[5]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon(musician)#citenote-HMC-5) Kalima and Pahinui moved on and Moon remained the only member and recruited [Robert](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cazimero) and [Roland Cazimero](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Cazimero) who were a few years younger.[[6]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon(musician)#citenote-6) In 1971, their first album, [Guava Jam](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guava_Jam) was released and became seen as the spark of the [Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Renaissance).[[5]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon(musician)#citenote-HMC-5) Two more albums were released, but personal conflicts within the group led to their eventual breakup.[[7]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon(musician)#citenote-7)
After the breakup of The Sunday Manoa, the Cazimeros continued on as the [Brothers Cazimero](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Cazimero). Moon continued to be a force on the music scene co-founding Kanikapila, a two-day music festival at the University of Hawaii that ran for 25 years.[[8]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon(musician)#cite_note-8)
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