“Peter Moon was born in Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oahuto parents of Korean and Chinese descent,\[3\] app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician#cite_note-3) Wook Moon and Shay-Yung Moon (née Zen).\[4\] app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician#cite_note-MN-4)\[5\] app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician#cite_note-HMC-5) He graduated from Roosevelt High School app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Theodore_Roosevelt_High_School in 1962 and from the University of Hawaii at Manoa app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Hawaii_at_Manoa in 1968.\[4\] app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician#cite_note-MN-4) From the late 1950s through the 1960s, he gained musical inspiration, insight, and knowledge; playing as a Maile Serenader with Gabby "Pops" Pahinui app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabby_Pahinui in the 1960s.\[5\] app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician#cite_note-HMC-5)Later, in the 1970s, he also served as Gabby's manager. Soon after, Moon became a founding member of The Sunday Manoa app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sunday_Manoa, along with Palani Vaughan app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palani_Vaughan, Albert "Baby" Kalima Jr., and Cyril Pahinui app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Pahinui (one of Gabby's sons).\[5\] app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician#cite_note-HMC-5) After Vaughan and Cyril left the group, Moon released another album (Hawaiian Time) with Kalima and Cyril's older brother, "Bla" Pahinui.\[5\] app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician#cite_note-HMC-5) Kalima and Pahinui moved on and Moon remained the only member and recruited Robert app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cazimero and Roland Cazimero app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Cazimero who were a few years younger.\[6\] app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician#cite_note-6) In 1971, their first album, *Guava Jam* app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guava_Jam was released and became seen as the spark of the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Renaissance.\[5\] app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician#cite_note-HMC-5) Two more albums were released, but personal conflicts within the group led to their eventual breakup.\[7\] app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician#cite_note-7) After the breakup of The Sunday Manoa, the Cazimeros continued on as the Brothers Cazimero app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Cazimero. Moon continued to be a force on the music scene co-founding Kanikapila, a two-day music festival at the University of Hawaii that ran for 25 years.\[8\] app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moon_(musician#cite_note-8) “ #music