Kimié Miner is a Native-Hawaiian, Portuguese Grammy Nominated, producer, singer-songwriter, and recording artist from the Big Island of Hawai’i. She has written and co-produced five award-winning albums including the Grammy Nominated album, “Hawaiian Lullaby,” and most recently produced “Children of the Sea - Na kama Kai” a full length album from her free community mentorship program called MeleCraft BootCamp, dedicated to supporting young artists and honoring the Hawaiian culture and language. In 2018, she won the Nā Hōkū Hanohano award for Female Vocalist of the year, song of the year for her song “Bamboo,” and female Artist of the year at the Island Music Awards. This mother of three is also the president and CEO of Haku Collective, which is a full-service, multimedia talent production, and management group founded in Honolulu, Hawai’i.  In this episode we talk about her journey in music and how moving to Jamaica gave her confidence, our identities as a mixed Hawaiian, becoming a mother, choosing passion over fear, and so much more. Enjoy!

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