The Stay Gold Hawaii "Save Our Artists" Initiative is helping artist pay for their housing. Artists in turn are mentoring the community, just they were already doing.
Starr Kealaheleokalani Kalahiki is a Hawaiian singer, born and raised in Moanalua Valley on the island of Oʻahu. Her professional experiences range from featured vocalist on productions including Don Tiki, Myth, Naupaka, The Liliʻu Project and ʻUlalena, to bands Eight-o-eight, Missing Dave, and Toyz of Pleasure. Her debut album Salt was honored with two Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards and she received a third as a contributor to Henry Kapono’s compilation album.
Stay Gold Hawaii provides a housing stipend for gigging musicians & their families who currently cannot get on stage and provide for themselves financially. They are in turn assisting families in need in the community to get functional during a worldwide pandemic. Artists will save participants a 10-15 or more year learning curve by sharing their life experiences.
The organization was founded by Award Winning Recording Artist Stef Mariani and has been creating value for members of the Hawaii community since 2016.
Our program sustains Program Artists who are paying it forward in our communities here in the State of Hawaii by means of mentoring, feeding the Kapuna and otherwise supporting local families.
Program Artists & Local Families are being supported and set up to thrive in light of a global crisis.
-Program Participant Ellie Martinez
Your contributions provide ongoing funding for local professional gigging musicians and their families and being applied toward their housing costs. Grocery cards are also being provided so artists have enough food for their household. They are in turn supporting and providing massive value to families in this global crisis.
