Kaumakaiwa Lopaka Kanakaʻole & Kainani Kahaunaele
Special | 28m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Kaumakaiwa Lopaka Kanakaʻole & Kainani Kahaunaele
This Nā Mele presents two stars of contemporary Hawaiian Music: Kainani Kahaunaele and Kaumakaiwa Lopaka Kanakaʻole. Kahaunaele’s powerful voice and original compositions have served as a focal point for her research into haku mele. Kanakaʻole, the heir to a family musical legacy, combines traditional Hawaiian instruments and songs into energy-filled productions.
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Nā Mele is a local public television program presented by PBS Hawai'i
Kaumakaiwa Lopaka Kanakaʻole & Kainani Kahaunaele
Special | 28m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
This Nā Mele presents two stars of contemporary Hawaiian Music: Kainani Kahaunaele and Kaumakaiwa Lopaka Kanakaʻole. Kahaunaele’s powerful voice and original compositions have served as a focal point for her research into haku mele. Kanakaʻole, the heir to a family musical legacy, combines traditional Hawaiian instruments and songs into energy-filled productions.
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♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing Mele Ha'i Kupuna in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Aloha.
Ka Hinano O Puna, a song that speaks about the hinano blossom found in Puna, Hawai'i.
♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ This mele takes place in the uplands of Waiakeakua.
It speaks of love lost, of love found.
Of a bird trying to find his way back to his loved one, to his home, to his lehua.
Iiwi Leo Kolonahe.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Na'u'oe, a song written for my grandmother, Kanani Kahaunaele.
♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Your first love is an eternal one.
Like the first bloom of a Leihua, its radiance, its serenity, and its beauty is timeless.
♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ E Mau E, a song written in honor of grand master navigator, P.S.
Mau Piailug.
♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing Na Kulukulu Ka Nalu in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪
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Nā Mele is a local public television program presented by PBS Hawai'i