About This Station

**Hawaiian Rainbow Radio** is an internet radio station dedicated to traditional Hawaiian music, streaming free 24 hours a day from the United States. Its programming focuses on music performed in the Hawaiian language, including chanting, hula music, and storytelling that conveys genealogy and mythology. The station highlights the cultural richness of Hawaiian vocal styles and poetry, often paired with hula dancing as an art form. Broadcasting since 1999, it has grown to reach nearly 100,000 listeners per month across 150 countries, and remains commercial-free thanks to listener donations. The site is hosted by Rich Shipley and invites listeners to "take a tropical vacation for your ears."