I want people to think of Hawaii and think of palm trees and magical islands and Bruno Mars.

I love artists like Prince, who hold on to that element of mystery.

My mother is a singer, my sisters all sing, my uncles are incredible singers and guitar players, so it's just kind of been like my habitat.

I don't try and be dark, but there are obviously darker emotions that I want to capture sometimes.

I watch the best. I'm a big fan of Elvis. I'm a big fan of 1950s Elvis when he would go on stage and scare people because he was a force and girls would go nuts! You can say the same thing for Prince or The Police. It's just guys who know that people are here to see a show, so I watch those guys and I love studying them because I'm a fan.

There are no record companies in Waikiki.

I want people to think of Hawaii and think of palm trees and magical islands and Bruno Mars.