Raymond Kāne
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Kane in 1987
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| Birth name | Raymond Kaleoalohapoinaʻoleohelemanu Kāne |
| Born | (1925-10-02)October 2, 1925 Koloa, Kauaʻi |
| Died | February 27, 2008(2008-02-27) (aged 82) Honolulu |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Slack-key guitar |
Raymond Kaleoalohapoinaʻoleohelemanu[a] Kāne[1] (/ˈkɑːneɪ/, Hawaiian: [ˈkaːne]; October 2, 1925 - February 27, 2008),[2] was one of Hawaii's acknowledged masters of the slack-key guitar. Born in Koloa, Kauaʻi, he grew up in NanakulionOʻahu's Waiʻanae Coast where his stepfather worked as a fisherman.[3]
Kāne's style was distinctive and deceptively simple. He played in a number of ki ho'alu tunings always plucking or brushing the strings with only the thumb and index finger of his right hand. He also played hammer-ons and pull-offs in a unique way; his finger moving up and out, instead of down and in, after striking a string. He emphasized that one must play and sing "from the heart".[citation needed] He was never flashy or fast. In Hawaiian, his sound is described as nahenahe (sweet sounding).
He was a recipient of a 1987 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[4]
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