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Haunani Apoliona and Kuʻuipo Kumukahi
Special | 26m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Haunani Apoliona and Kuʻuipo Kumukahi
Haunani Apoliona and Kuʻuipo Kumukahi
![Nā Mele](https://image.pbs.org/contentchannels/8cC33Mo-white-logo-41-bdz6JC4.png?format=webp&resize=200x)
Haunani Apoliona and Kuʻuipo Kumukahi
Special | 26m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Haunani Apoliona and Kuʻuipo Kumukahi
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♪♪ ( Na 'Oiwi 'Olino Chant/ Ka Nu'i in Hawaiian ) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (chanting in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ This next mele we share with you is a song written by Auntie Malia Craver with melodies set by Val Kepilino.
It is a mele inoa, or a name song, written for Auntie Genoa Keawe, that woman with the gentle voice from Lai'e.
In the lyric of this song, Auntie Malia speaks of the love Hawai'i has for Auntie Genoa, for her songs, and for Auntie Genoa's expression of her culture throughout the world.
(speaking Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing Ku'u Makamaka in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ This song takes us about seven miles north of the city of Hilo to a place known as Aleamai.
This song written by my dad, Kumuela Kumukahi, for the life-giving waters of 'O Waikulumea.
♪♪ ♪♪ (singing 'O Waikulumea in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ A song from the collection of Auntie Vicki Rodrigues that speaks of the o'okanui, that gobi fish, and the story that says, be careful when you go fishing for gobi fish, for if you are not, you will have to start all over again.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing Tewe Tewe in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing Hi'ilawe in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪