Overview

• Reports from Hawaii News Now and CBS affiliate KGMB-TV confirm that the Fijian-Hawaiian artist died on July 23 at age 55 in Fiji, surrounded by family.
• The cause of death has not been disclosed by his representatives.
• Tributes from figures such as producer Damon Elliott and fellow artist Laisa Vulakolo have praised his mentorship and cultural guidance.
• His career milestones include co-writing the Baywatch: Hawaii theme and earning a 2002 Grammy nomination for the Island Warriors compilation.
• After relocating to Hawaii in 1987, he pioneered the “Lost Coast Sound” of Pacific reggae and won multiple Na Hoku Hanohano and Pacific Music Awards.