Maddy Lam

Madeline Kaululehuaohaili Lam (November 27, 1910 – June 22, 1985) was a Hawaiian musician, songwriter, and producer. The composer of several Hawaiian music standards such as "Singing Bamboo" and "Maile Lei," Lam was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 2000. Nicholas was born in Honolulu on November 27, 1910. Her mother, Tamar Kamala Kalahele Kapewa, composed songs for her children to sing, while her father, Robert Keolaokalani Nicholas, taught Maddy and her brothers to play the ukelele.

Maddy attended Maunaʻolu Seminary on Maui, where she learned to play the piano. She retired from performing in 1981. The studio produced twenty 78 rpm and 45 rpm single records, mainly for hula studios and students. and was buried at Nuuanu Memorial Park.

In 1984, Lam was honored with the Sidney Grayson Award, the predecessor to the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000, she was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame.