Hole i dennis pavao biography

Dennis Pavao, a talented musician and one of Hawaii's foremost falsetto vocalists, died yesterday at Maui Memorial Medical Center, where he was being treated after collapsing during a performance last week.

He was 50.

"A fun-loving guy with a beautiful voice. Always laughing, (telling) crazy jokes," record producer Lea Uehara said of Pavao.

According to a friend of the family, Pavao had experienced several dizzy spells earlier in the week and was suffering from a severe headache.

We talked to Hui Ohana and Dennis Pavao.

An MRI revealed the presence of a brain aneurysm. After surgery, Pavao's prognosis looked good, but by Monday afternoon his doctors prohibited visitors.

Shane Kahalehau, KPOA-FM's "Hawaiian Home Boy," described Pavao as "a treasure" and expects that, like Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole before him, Pavao will posthumously become a Hawaiian music icon.

"In today's island music there's not too many like him," Kahalehau said.

"When Iz passed away, a lot of the younger generation started turning to his music.