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Kolohe Kai

Data updated on 2025-10-30 08:13:28 UTC
Kolohe Kai has consistently been one of the most popular artists in Pacific Island Reggae music for over a decade. The project of singer/songwriter Roman De Peralta, born and raised on the island of Oahu, has produced 10 Island Reggae hits since signing a record deal at age 17. His sound infuses the localism of ukulele music with rhythms of roots reggae, and more recently pop and r&b—pushing Kolohe Kai into an elevated tier of Island Reggae.

Early Kolohe Kai was deeply influenced by the island reggae legends of the past, which can be heard on debut album This Is The Life (2009). But recently Kolohe Kai has expanded the pop influence through collaborations with renowned Grammy Award-winning producer Brian Kierulf on singles like “Catching Lightning” and “Heartstrings.” There’s a maturity to Kolohe Kai after years of being viewed as the “Justin Bieber of Hawaii.” Still the roots reggae influence will always be present in Kolohe Kai.

The popularity is undeniable as Kolohe Kai has been one of Hawaii’s #1 most streamed reggae artist of the past decade with over 40 million streams in 2020 alone. Kolohe Kai’s album Paradise (2013) was named Reggae Album of the Year by Na Hoku Hano Hano Awards, which is the Grammys equivalent in Hawaii. His 2019 record Summer To Winter won Reggae Album of the Year at the Island Music Awards, largely due to the success of the single “Round and Round” which became the graduation song of 10 Hawaiian high schools that year.

Genres

: nz reggae reggae

Total plays

673.0 million
Updated on 2025-10-30

Country

United States

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

1,859,425

Followers

518,020

Top Cities

  1. Philippines
    Quezon City
    96,982 listeners
  2. Philippines
    Davao City
    80,359 listeners
  3. United States
    Honolulu
    76,096 listeners
  4. New Zealand
    Auckland
    64,783 listeners
  5. Philippines
    Cebu City
    69,291 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Cool Down
Cool Down
85,699,705 3:31 2009-09-25
Ehu Girl
Ehu Girl
81,943,450 3:50 2009-09-25
Ehu Girl
Ehu Girl
81,735,852 3:43 2019-09-19
Dream Girl
Dream Girl
51,716,832 3:50 2009-09-25
Heartstrings
Heartstrings
31,491,958 3:42 2019-02-19
First True Love
First True Love
29,123,703 4:04 2011-03-08
He'e Roa
He'e Roa
23,360,795 4:38 2014-02-24
Round and Around
Round and Around
22,889,311 3:33 2018-09-28
Butterflies
Butterflies
18,948,943 3:47 2009-09-25
This Is the Life
This Is the Life
15,397,469 3:48 2009-09-25
Good Morning Hawaii
Good Morning Hawaii
14,161,278 4:25 2014-02-24
Feel Alright
Feel Alright
12,326,219 3:59 2011-03-14
Paradise
Paradise
11,998,944 4:07 2014-02-24
Summer to Winter
Summer to Winter
11,965,675 4:10 2019-02-19
Is This Love
Is This Love
9,357,015 3:41 2009-09-25
Speechless
Speechless
8,748,245 3:33 2020-02-28
Don't Stop the Rhythm
Don't Stop the Rhythm
8,288,698 3:15 2009-09-25
Feel the Sunshine
Feel the Sunshine
8,098,922 2:57 2021-03-05
Genuine Love
Genuine Love
7,296,672 3:47 2009-09-25
Lover Girl
Lover Girl
7,176,265 3:27 2009-09-25
Kiss That I Never Had
Kiss That I Never Had
6,973,267 3:36 2009-09-25
Catching Lightning
Catching Lightning
6,305,650 3:14 2020-07-24
Will You Be Mine
Will You Be Mine
5,948,415 4:11 2019-02-19
Ehu Girl (Acoustic Version)
Ehu Girl (Acoustic Version)
4,864,842 4:02 2013-11-12
When She Smiles
When She Smiles
4,813,013 3:47 2014-02-24
Saltwater Sweetness
Saltwater Sweetness
4,632,629 3:53 2019-02-19
Isn't She Lovely
Isn't She Lovely
4,290,069 3:19 2021-10-08
Natural High
Natural High
4,273,887 4:40 2019-02-19
The Right Thing
The Right Thing
4,024,256 4:25 2014-02-24
Pakala Waters
Pakala Waters
3,596,166 3:17 2009-09-25
Contagious Smile
Contagious Smile
3,421,584 4:06 2011-03-08
Higher
Higher
3,347,389 4:26 2016-07-06
All My Life
All My Life
3,139,210 3:59 2023-08-28
Where I'm From
Where I'm From
3,064,049 3:59 2011-03-08
Typical Heartbreaker
Typical Heartbreaker
3,029,816 3:33 2011-03-08
I Think You're Beautiful
I Think You're Beautiful
3,016,787 3:54 2022-02-25
Half Way
Half Way
2,669,260 3:55 2014-02-24
Written In Stone
Written In Stone
2,528,226 3:40 2011-03-08
Follow the Waves
Follow the Waves
2,161,558 4:05 2019-02-19
Day by Day
Day by Day
2,157,371 3:11 2025-01-24
Golden Hour
Golden Hour
2,145,852 3:13 2021-04-23
Love Town
Love Town
2,070,425 4:07 2011-03-08
Number 1 (feat. Kolohe Kai)
Number 1 (feat. Kolohe Kai)
2,057,346 3:27 2024-03-29
It Hurts so Much
It Hurts so Much
1,833,453 4:14 2019-02-19
Stinky Air
Stinky Air
1,716,211 4:17 2014-02-24
K-O-L-O-H-E
K-O-L-O-H-E
1,685,788 3:36 2011-03-08
When the Rain Falls
When the Rain Falls
1,636,839 3:36 2020-10-16
Hazel Eyes
Hazel Eyes
1,622,870 4:04 2022-06-03
Breathe
Breathe
1,615,722 3:42 2019-02-19
We All Need Love (With Kolohe Kai)
We All Need Love (With Kolohe Kai)
1,566,632 3:10 2025-05-14
Addicted To Life
Addicted To Life
1,560,470 3:32 2024-08-02
Start Trying
Start Trying
1,454,529 3:60 2014-02-24
On the House
On the House
1,356,894 3:49 2014-02-24
Dream Girl (Acoustic Version)
Dream Girl (Acoustic Version)
1,350,814 3:59 2013-11-12
My Last Page
My Last Page
1,270,935 3:59 2014-02-24
The Man I Am
The Man I Am
1,264,340 3:33 2011-03-08
Blame It on the Waves
Blame It on the Waves
1,208,561 3:21 2022-06-03
Hope
Hope
1,161,888 3:16 2023-06-09
More Than Meets the Eye
More Than Meets the Eye
1,128,341 4:01 2011-03-08
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
1,104,704 4:04 2011-03-08
Temptation
Temptation
1,087,492 3:34 2011-03-08
Butterflies (Acoustic Version)
Butterflies (Acoustic Version)
1,055,801 3:49 2013-11-12
If I Could Be Superman
If I Could Be Superman
1,032,208 4:00 2019-02-19
Buddy Love
Buddy Love
1,029,072 4:31 2022-06-03
Vibez
Vibez
1,013,271 3:33 2024-04-26
Circus Slave
Circus Slave
986,527 3:24 2022-06-03
What Aloha Means
What Aloha Means
937,258 3:07 2025-04-04
At First Sight
At First Sight
870,307 3:46 2011-03-08
Will You Be Mine (R&B Version)
Will You Be Mine (R&B Version)
748,165 4:10 2019-08-01
Is This Love (Acoustic Version)
Is This Love (Acoustic Version)
654,914 3:38 2013-11-12
Kiss That I Never Had (Acoustic Version)
Kiss That I Never Had (Acoustic Version)
644,414 3:30 2013-11-12
Too Close to Home
Too Close to Home
596,802 3:19 2023-08-18
Contagious Smile (Acoustic Version)
Contagious Smile (Acoustic Version)
550,214 3:47 2013-11-12
This Is the Life (Acoustic Version)
This Is the Life (Acoustic Version)
541,056 3:56 2013-11-12
Heartstrings (Acoustic)
Heartstrings (Acoustic)
484,628 4:08 2021-07-09
Cool Down (Acoustic)
Cool Down (Acoustic)
472,445 3:43 2021-07-09
Love Town (Acoustic Version)
Love Town (Acoustic Version)
466,311 4:21 2013-11-12
Dream Girl (Acoustic)
Dream Girl (Acoustic)
465,191 4:18 2021-07-09
Typical Heartbreaker (Acoustic Version)
Typical Heartbreaker (Acoustic Version)
443,760 3:33 2013-11-12
More Than Meets the Eye (Acoustic Version)
More Than Meets the Eye (Acoustic Version)
435,944 4:09 2013-11-12
Ehu Girl (Acoustic)
Ehu Girl (Acoustic)
432,419 3:59 2021-07-09
Written in Stone (Acoustic Version)
Written in Stone (Acoustic Version)
407,904 3:37 2013-11-12
Calm My Nerves
Calm My Nerves
403,496 3:13 2025-05-30
First True Love (Acoustic)
First True Love (Acoustic)
396,730 4:19 2021-07-09
The Man I Am (Acoustic Version)
The Man I Am (Acoustic Version)
392,653 3:33 2013-11-12
Genuine Love (Acoustic)
Genuine Love (Acoustic)
372,920 4:12 2021-07-09
Always by My Side
Always by My Side
372,754 4:04 2022-06-03
Summer to Winter (Acoustic)
Summer to Winter (Acoustic)
360,507 4:07 2021-07-09
Paradise (Acoustic)
Paradise (Acoustic)
351,572 4:06 2021-07-09
Gravity
Gravity
329,678 4:28 2022-06-03
This Is the Life (Acoustic)
This Is the Life (Acoustic)
329,235 4:09 2021-07-09
Round and Around (Acoustic)
Round and Around (Acoustic)
309,047 3:31 2021-07-09
He'e Roa (Acoustic)
He'e Roa (Acoustic)
294,557 4:40 2021-07-09
Egg Shells
Egg Shells
227,324 3:59 2025-05-30
Natural High (Dub)
Natural High (Dub)
210,588 5:03 2019-06-01
Dream Girl
Dream Girl
209,378 5:37 2021-11-05
Cool Down (Live)
Cool Down (Live)
203,553 6:23 2021-11-05
Charades
Charades
190,364 3:12 2025-05-30
I Wanna Live
I Wanna Live
187,509 4:01 2025-05-30
Kiss That I Never Had (Live)
Kiss That I Never Had (Live)
163,429 3:50 2021-11-05
Ehu Girl (Live)
Ehu Girl (Live)
158,243 4:16 2021-11-05
Summer to Winter (Live)
Summer to Winter (Live)
152,881 4:11 2021-11-05
First True Love (Live)
First True Love (Live)
151,948 3:38 2021-11-05
Heartstrings (Live)
Heartstrings (Live)
149,419 4:49 2021-11-05
Paradise (Live)
Paradise (Live)
146,018 4:03 2021-11-05
Round and Around (Live)
Round and Around (Live)
143,985 3:22 2021-11-05
He'e Roa (Live)
He'e Roa (Live)
138,318 5:06 2021-11-05
Natural High (Live)
Natural High (Live)
134,247 4:28 2021-11-05
What Aloha Means (Intro)
What Aloha Means (Intro)
121,904 1:18 2025-05-30
Ua Li'i
Ua Li'i
116,713 4:07 2025-05-30
What Aloha Means (Outro)
What Aloha Means (Outro)
115,217 1:10 2025-05-30
Round and Around- On The Spot in HI
Round and Around- On The Spot in HI
36,126 3:16 2020-08-14
Typical Heartbreaker
Typical Heartbreaker
< 1000 3:35 2013-05-15
The Right Thing
The Right Thing
< 1000 4:26 2014-08-06

New releases

What Aloha Means
What Aloha Means
2025-05-30
[R K D Inc.]
We All Need Love (With Kolohe Kai)
We All Need Love (With Kolohe Kai)
2025-05-14
[ATO]
What Aloha Means
What Aloha Means
2025-04-04
[R K D Inc.]
Day by Day
Day by Day
2025-01-24
[R K D Inc.]
Addicted to Life
Addicted to Life
2024-08-02
[R K D Inc.]
Vibez
Vibez
2024-04-26
[R K D Inc.]
Number 1
Number 1
2024-03-29
[Three Prong Records under exclusive license from Iration Holdings]
All My Life
All My Life
2023-08-28
[R K D Inc.]
Too Close to Home
Too Close to Home
2023-08-18
[R K D Inc.]
Hope
Hope
2023-06-09
[R K D Inc.]
Hazel Eyes
Hazel Eyes
2022-06-03
[R K D Inc.]
I Think You're Beautiful
I Think You're Beautiful
2022-02-25
[R K D Inc.]
Live Album 10th Anniversary
Live Album 10th Anniversary
2021-11-05
[R K D Inc.]
Isn't She Lovely
Isn't She Lovely
2021-10-08
[R K D Inc.]
Best of Kolohe Kai (Acoustic)
Best of Kolohe Kai (Acoustic)
2021-07-09
[R K D Inc]
Golden Hour
Golden Hour
2021-04-23
[Ineffable Records]
Feel the Sunshine
Feel the Sunshine
2021-03-05
[R K D Inc.]
When the Rain Falls
When the Rain Falls
2020-10-16
[R K D Inc.]
Catching Lightning
Catching Lightning
2020-07-24
[R K D Inc.]
Speechless
Speechless
2020-02-28
[R K D Inc.]
Will You Be Mine (R&B Version)
Will You Be Mine (R&B Version)
2019-08-01
[R K D Inc.]
Natural High (Dub)
Natural High (Dub)
2019-06-01
[R K D Inc.]
Summer to Winter
Summer to Winter
2019-02-19
[R K D Inc.]
Round and Around
Round and Around
2018-09-28
[R K D Inc.]
Higher
Higher
2016-11-15
[RKD Inc.]
Paradise
Paradise
2014-02-24
[R K D Inc.]
Love Town Acoustic Remix EP
Love Town Acoustic Remix EP
2013-11-12
[Go Aloha Entertainment]
This Is the Life (Acoustic Remix EP)
This Is the Life (Acoustic Remix EP)
2013-11-12
[Go Aloha Entertainment]
Feel Alright
Feel Alright
2011-03-14
[Quaver Entertainment / Precise]
Love Town
Love Town
2011-03-08
[Go Aloha Entertainment]
This Is The Life
This Is The Life
2009-09-25
[Go Aloha Entertainment]