Bill Kaiwa
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  Born William Kaiwa Ani in Honolulu, he spent his boyhood in Papakolea, but at 14 went to Kaua`i as the hanai son of John Waterhouse and worked with the paniolo (cowboys) on Kipukai Ranch. It was there that he acquired his knowledge of Hawaiian; both "regular" Hawaiian and the distinct dialect spoken on Ni`ihau and some parts of Kaua`i.

William Kaiwa Ani became Bill Kaiwa at the request of relatives who told him "we don't want to lose this (family) name."

And, no, despite the fact that his first hit and long-time signature song is "Boy From Laupahoehoe," he isn't from there and his parents were from Kohala.