(music) Nani lua ole O kapakipika Aina kaulana I ka Nani Hanohano o Kāneʻohe (music) 'Iʻini au i kou nani Ke Noe Mai a ka ua Kilihune mai la i uka 'Iʻini au i kou nani Ke Noe Mai a ka ua Kilihune mai la i uka Hanohano o Kāneʻohe my home Hulali ka mahina nau Hemolele I ka mālie Piha pono I ka Nani kamaha'o Hulali ka mahina nau Hemolele I ka mālie Piha pono I ka Nani kamaha'o Hanohano o Kāneʻohe my home Ahuwale nā kualono He ʻala e moani mai nei Hanohano o my home Kāneʻohe Song titled Kāneʻohe featuring the lovely Kehau.

Mahalo.

I think this is the first time, we ever, we ever played here at the beautiful Halekulani.

How about this place?

Beautiful isn’t is guys?

My goodness.

Along with me tonight you guys I have these two handsome gentlemen.

How about a big round of applause for Laupepa Letuli here on my left side.

My brother Travis Kaka here on my right.

I’m Josh Tatofi, kick back, relax and enjoy.

We’re going to be singing some mele Hawaiʻi for you folks.

Some original music.

This song right here is titled Hoalani and it goes something like this.

(music) Haʻehaʻe ‘o loko i ke aloha I ‘anoʻi pua e honi ai He hoalani mau i ke alo Malu ‘ōpua o ka hikina E kuʻu ipo mili kai o Kealia Kuʻu liʻa e puana nei Haʻehaʻe ‘o loko i ke aloha I ‘anoʻi pua e honi ai He hoalani mau i ke alo Malu ‘ōpua o ka hikina E kuʻu ipo mili kai o Kealia Kuʻu liʻa e puana nei Kuʻu liʻa e puana nei Kuʻu liʻa e puana nei (music) Song titled Hoalani for you folks, this evening you guys.

Mahalo.

And this song right here is a song titled Lei Hala, speaking of the hala lei and it goes something like this.

And I hope ah, we got em yeah?

Okay well we’re about to find out.

Song titled Lei Hala off my first Pua Kiele album.

(music) Lei ʻia e ka lei hala Ho'ohāli'a mau a mau He ho'omanaʻo ʻiʻo no E poina ʻole kaʻu lāhui e Hāpai ʻia au e ka makani I nā pua honi ʻole ʻia Kupaianaha kona uʻi Pulupē ʻia i ke kai Mahalo no nā mea i aʻo ʻia Pūlama ʻia i ka puʻuwai Mahalo no nā mea i aʻo ʻia Pūlama ʻia i ka puʻuwai Mai Ke ao mamua me ke ao e hiki mai nei me ke ao e hiki mai nei Lei ʻia e ka lei hala Ho'ohāli'a mau a mau He ho'omanaʻo ʻiʻo no E poina ʻole kaʻu lāhui e Mahalo no nā mea i aʻo ʻia Pūlama ʻia i ka puʻuwai Mahalo no nā mea i aʻo ʻia Pūlama ʻia i ka puʻuwai Mai Ke ao mamua me ke ao e hiki mai nei me ke ao e hiki mai nei Mahalo no nā mea i aʻo ʻia Mahalo no nā mea (music) Nonohe ka uʻi O kuʻu pua melia Pua ‘ala kau aheahe Ahe lawe hauʻoki E moani i ke kaolo Piʻina o moelana No kuʻu pua melia Kuʻu haʻina E puana i ka poli o maliʻo I kaʻulakahi ka lā Welo ua pūnohu Me he lei melia mau Kau poʻohiwi E moani i ke kaolo Piʻina o moelana No kuʻu pua melia Kuʻu haʻina E puana i ka poli o maliʻo No kuʻu pua melia Kuʻu haʻina E puana i ka poli o maliʻo O maliʻo How about a round of applause you guys for the lovely hula maiden, Maila.

(music) It was like yesterday when I held your hand under the city lights Dancing the night away as I gently stared in your beating eyes Thinking, could this be real?

That I've found my perfect melody to my song, that's when we kissed And then I asked you "Have you ever sat and wondered why the birdies sing Or how the sun leaves our horizon and comes back again?"

I can see how we don't have that picture perfect kind of love But I know one thing, I'm in love with my best friend 'Nd that's perfect to me, ooh, oh-oh, yeah We were never apart, every breath you took was a part of mine We could sit and do nothing And no doubt, we'd still lose the track of time You said that you needed me, but I know I needed you more And that's when I held you, huh, and asked you "Have you ever sat and wondered why the birdies sing Or how the sun leaves our horizon and comes back again?"

I can see how we don't have that picture perfect kind of love But I know one thing, I'm in love with my best friend, eh Have you ever sat and wondered why the birdies sing Or how the sun leaves our horizon and comes back again?

I can see how we don't have that picture perfect kind of love But I know one thing, I'm in love with my best friend And that's perfect to me, ooh, oh-oh, yeah Perfect to me, Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Perfect to me And that’s perfect to me This song’s titled Perfect to Me for you folks, mahalo.

This next song I’d like to do for you folks is s titled Sweet Memory and it goes something like this.

(music) I ke Kaiaulu, a pa ahe mai He leo nahe ia, he haliu nou iho E hoi mai oe, ei nei, kuu sweet memory.

I ke Kaiaulu, a pa ahe mai He leo nahe ia, he haliu nou iho E hoi mai oe, ei nei, kuu sweet memory.

O oe, kuu moe moe a He halia, i na wa apau He haupu nui, e hoi mai oe Ei nei, i ou nei Laupepa Letuli guitar (guitar music) I ke Kaiaulu, a pa ahe mai He leo nahe ia, he haliu nou iho E hoi mai oe, ei nei, kuu sweet memory.

There are days that I dream You’ll be mine all of the time Oh how I wish you were here Oh so very near, to me Cause I love you, ei nei, i ou nei Ei nei, kuu sweet memory Sweet memory, sweet memory Sweet memory.

Eh we should, we should play that more often brah.

I feel like, ooh, I feel like that was one really good one.

Are you guys having a good time so far with us this evening you guys?

Umm, here’s a song that I wrote it was called actually, it’s called Aunty Hulu’s Beef Stew.

And a quick moʻolelo on this one, was, I think it was Merrie Monarch 2015?

Wrong.

I was wrong already, 17, 18?

It’s one of the 2000s.

There’s a lot to choose from there, just you choose.

Um, and my good friend, my good friend Napua Greig won overall that year and her mother, Aunty Hulu Lindsey made her famous beef stew.

And you know, whenever I’m there, I don’t know, I don’t know what it is when they look at me, but people are always like, “Brah, my aunty makes the best beef stew.” Maybe because it looks like I’m a beef stew connoisseur?

I’m not a, I don’t know, I hope they’re asking everyone and not just me.

Oh you gotta try this and I’m like, “Yeah for sure.

I’ll make my way there.” So I go there, I make a bowl of beef stew and I’m not going to lie it was one of my favorite beef stews of all time.

And I actually had her teach me how to make it and it was so good I made a song out of it.

And then one day I’m going to make a hula out of it too.

So stay tuned for that one.

Here we go.

(music) Aunty Hulu, you know it’s true, Aunty Hulu, you know it’s true, Ainʻt nobody make a killa beef stew like you do You got my taste buds looking Searching for the kitchen that you’re cooking in You got me running, running, running for that door I hope you made enough for the zoo cause I’m coming for more Aunty Hulu, you know it’s true, Aunty Hulu, you know it’s true, Ain’t nobody make a killa beef stew, like you do You know you got the magic touch And I ‘uala love you oh so much With that boneless short rib Oh, I like your style I hope you got a pillow too cause I’ll be out for a while Aunty Hulu, you know it’s true, Aunty Hulu, you know it’s true, Ainʻt nobody make a killa beef stew, like you do.

(guitar music) How about a big round of applause for Laupepa Letuli?

Hana hou brother, one more time, one more time.

(guitar music) One more time for Laupepa Letuli.

Hey, the soup is ʻono, you’ll see why She only use the good paʻakai So be hungry hungry hungry until moni kahaʻae We gonna eat until “ma’ana ka ‘opu” das why Aunty Hulu, you know it’s true, Aunty Hulu, you know it’s true, Ain’t nobody make a killa beef stew, like you do.

Aunty Hulu, you know it’s true, Aunty Hulu, you know it’s true, Ain’t nobody make a killa beef stew, like you do.

Ain’t nobody make a killa beef stew, like you do.

Ain’t nobody make a killa beef stew, like you do.

(music) Mohala Mai kapua I ka lā Ola no ka aina I ka ua E kuʻu pua kiele nani e Koʻala onaona e mapu nei He pua hoʻoheno ai I luna He hiwahiwa na ka puʻu wai E kuʻu pua kiele nani e He nani lua ole Alohi nei E pa aheahe kamakani i ka honua, E kuʻuipo e lei no au I kou aloha.

(music) Mohala Mai kapua I ka lā Ola no ka aina I ka ua E kuʻu pua kiele nani e Koʻala onaona e mapu nei He pua hoʻoheno ai I luna He hiwahiwa na ka puʻu wai E kuʻu pua kiele nani e He nani lua ole Alohi nei E pa aheahe kamakani i ka honua, E kuʻuipo e lei no au I kou aloha.

E kuʻuipo e lei no au I kou aloha.

(music) Big mahalo you guys.

How about another big round of applause for our hula maiden this evening.

Beautiful.

I remember when I used to dance like that, um, back in 1970, 1978 or something, when I was negative 13.

Anyways.

This next song I’d like to do for you folks is a song that I co-wrote with a good friend of mine, Kumu Hula Kamaka Kukona on the island of Maui.

This song is titled Wena, a song that I released last year.

Last year?

Covid, yeah, the two years is like one year.

It’s like 2017, 18 and then 2022.

It’s crazy.

Here we are.

Song titled Wena and it goes something like this.

(music) Kau kuʻu maka i ka helena ʻōpua Ua ʻā welo maila i ka wena o ke ao ʻAuhea ʻoe e ka liko pua rose E ke onaona o ke aumoe ʻO ʻoe nō ka wena hiehie I ka ʻōpua nani ē ʻO ʻoe nō ka wena hiehie I ka ʻōpua Kuʻu pua loke o ke aumoe Ke noe mai nei ʻo Kahālāwai I koʻekoʻe ai kuʻu nui kino aloha Nou e kuʻu pua loke o ke aumoe Puana mau ʻia ka hāliʻa ʻO ʻoe nō ka wena hiehie I ka ʻōpua nani ē ʻO ʻoe nō ka wena hiehie I ka ʻōpua Kuʻu pua loke o ke aumoe Kuʻu pua loke o ke aumoe (music) How about a big round of applause you guys for Kumu Hula Keolalaulani.

Thanks Ola.

I owe you a round of golf.

(music) Kaleohano, ʻo Kaleohano kou inoa Kuʻu home, kuʻu home, kuʻu home ʻo Keaukaha Kaulana ʻo Keaukaha Kaleohano, ʻo Kaleohano kou inoa Kuʻu ʻāina, kuʻu kulāiwi, a huli I ke kai Kaulana ʻo Keaukaha Aloha au Iā Mauna Kea, I ke anu o ke ahiahi Hoʻolono, hoʻolono, hoʻolono I ka leo ka makani Keaukaha nō e ka wahi Kaleohano, ʻo Kaleohano kou inoa Kuʻu home, kuʻu home, kuʻu home ʻo Keaukaha Kaulana ʻo Keaukaha Kaulana ʻo Keaukaha Once again I’m Josh Tatofi.

Mahalo nui for having us here this evening.

A hui hou and aloha.

Hana hou.

Hana hou.

Hana hou.

Hana hou.

Okay you guys, well before we do this hana hou, I’d like to give a big mahalo to Kumu Hula Keolalaulani Dalire and the wāhine of Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka.

Mahalo you guys.

And how about a big round of applause you guys for these handsome gentlemen up here?

My brother Laupepa Letuli, my brother Travis Kaka.

At this time I’d like to bring our lovely wāhine back up to the stage.

How about a big round of applause you guys for Emalia, Maila and Kehau for joining us this evening.

Once again, I’m JoshTatofi.

Hope to see you guys soon, mahalo nui.

I’d like to leave you guys with this mele, a song that I co-wrote with a good friend of mine, Kumu Hinaleimoana.

This song is titled For the Lāhui.

(music) E welo mau loa kuʻu hae aloha I ka nuʻu o ka lewa lani lā A e maluhia no nā kau a kau Eō Hawaiʻi kuʻu ‘āina aloha E kuʻu lāhui ē Wiwoʻole ē Kū kānaka ē ‘Onipa’a mau Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono E welo mau loa kuʻu hae aloha I ka nuʻu o ka lewa lani lā A e maluhia no nā kau a kau Eō Hawaiʻi kuʻu ‘āina aloha E kuʻu lāhui ē Wiwoʻole ē Kū kānaka ē ‘Onipa’a mau Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono A hui hou and aloha.