Hawaiʻi's Thunderstorm Artis returns to national television after five years. He was raised in Haleʻiwa by his musically ...

ERIC MCCANDLESS / DISNEY Thunderstorm Artis performed an original piece—“Don’t Let Me Let You Go ”—that won him a “golden ticket ” to Hollywood. That final audition for “American Idol, ” the one that ...

Spoiler alert: Thunderstorm Artis is going to Hollywood on American Idol. He performed an original song, “Don’t Let Me Let You Go,” which he penned for his wife, Faith. “This song is a lit ...