PBS Hawaiʻi Classics
Lahainaluna 150th Anniversary: Part 3
9/23/2026 | 28m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Lahainaluna High on Maui celebrated its 150th anniversary with mele and hula.
In 1981, Pau Hana Years provided extensive coverage of the celebration marking the 150th anniversary of Lahainaluna High School on Maui. In Part 3, the program featured highlights of mele, hula and chanting from the three-day event.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
PBS Hawaiʻi Classics is a local public television program presented by PBS Hawai'i
PBS Hawaiʻi Classics
Lahainaluna 150th Anniversary: Part 3
9/23/2026 | 28m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1981, Pau Hana Years provided extensive coverage of the celebration marking the 150th anniversary of Lahainaluna High School on Maui. In Part 3, the program featured highlights of mele, hula and chanting from the three-day event.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Where to Watch PBS Hawaiʻi Classics
PBS Hawaiʻi Classics is available to stream on pbs.org and the PBS app.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipPBS Hawaiʻi Classics is sponsored by The Olson Trust.
Charlotte Felita: Hello.
This is Charlotte Felita.
Last spring, ceremonies and festivities were held in Lahaina on the island of Maui to observe the 150th anniversary of Hawaiʻi's oldest school, Lahainaluna.
Pau Hana Years was there during the three days of festivities and filmed some of the events, which was aired in two parts the first week of June.
Because of numerous requests to see more of the entertainment, this week's program consists of entertainment highlights of that anniversary celebration.
There are performances of hula kahiko and ʻauana by the Kahiko Alapaʻi Hula Alapaʻi Halau from the island of Kauaʻi with Kumu hula Roselle Bailey, and also performances by halaus of Auntie Emma Sharpe and Hōkūlani Padilla of Maui.
(chanting in Hawaiian) (pahu drumming) (pahu drumming) Kaulilua ike anu o Waiʻaleʻale ʻO ka maka hālalo ka lehua makanoe ʻO ka lihilihi kukū ʻia no ʻAipo ʻO ka hulu ʻaʻa ʻia ʻo Hauaʻiliki A i pēhiʻa ka ua ʻeha i ka nahele E māui e ka pua uwē eha i ke anu ʻO ke kūkuna lā wai lehu Mokihana Ua hana ʻia e ka pono a ua pololei Ua haʻina ʻia aku nō iā oe ʻO ke ola no ia ʻO kiaʻi a loko Kiʻei Kaʻula nānā i ka makani Hoʻolono e ka halulu o Ka Mālua Kele Kiʻei hālō i Makaikiole Kāmau ka ʻea i ka Hālauaola He kula lima ia no Wāwaenoho Me he pūkoa hakahaka lā i Waʻahila Ka momoku a ka unu ʻUnulau o Lehua A lehulehu leʻa ka haʻawina Ke Hauna mai nei o ka puka o ka hale ʻAe (pahu drumming) ʻAe He inoa nō kalani Kaulilua (applause) Chanting (applause) Hoʻopuka e ka lā ma ka hikina Me ka huakaʻi hele no Kumukahi Haʻa mai na ʻiwa me Hiʻiaka Me Laka-La i ka uluwehiwehi Ea la, ea la, ea E ia, e ia, e ʻAe, Lapakū ka wahine ao Pele i ka hiki.
Lapakū Lapakū ka wahine ao Pele ika hiki (ipu beat) Lapakū.
Lapakū ka wahine ao Pele i ka hiki (ipu beat) ʻEli ʻeli kau mai ʻEli ʻeli kau mai (ipu beat) ʻEli ʻeli kau mai ʻEli ʻeli kau mai (ipu beat) Uʻi uha ʻae ana Pele ka lua aʻo Halemaʻumaʻu (ipu beat) Uʻi uha ʻae ana Pele ka lua aʻo Halemaʻumaʻu (ipu beat) He hale o Maui o Kama He kahua o Lahaina He hale o Maui o Kama He kahua o Lahaina He kumu no ka hale o hale kumukalani He kumu no ka hale o hale kumukalani Ka puka.
Ka puka o ka hale Na hono o na moku Ka puka o ka hale Na hono o na moku E hoaka no I ka hale A aho aka e pouhana E hoaka no I ka hale A aho aka e pouhana Haʻina ʻia mai ka puana He hale o Maui o Kama Haʻina ʻia mai ka puana He hale o Maui o Kama He inoa nō Maui o Kama (ipu beat) I ku mau mau I ku wa I ku mau mau Eō I ku mau mau I ku wa I ku mau mau Eō I hoʻokahi ka umauma Hoe (Chanting in Hawaiian) E pua ana ka makani E pua ana E pua ana ka makani, lā ʻeā I nā hala o Malelewaʻa E pua ana ka makani, lā ʻeā I nā hala o Malelewaʻa Kui ʻia Kui ʻia e Lūupa, lā ʻeā Hālua ʻala i ka poli Kui ʻia Kui ʻia e Lūupa, lā ʻeā Hālua ʻala i ka poli Maikaʻi Maikaʻi ka pua hīnano, lā ʻeā Kā pua ha o Waialoha Maikaʻi Maikaʻi ka pua hīnano, lā ʻeā Kā pua ha o Waialoha ʻUpu aʻe ʻUpu aʻe ana ka manaʻo, lā ʻeā E ʻike iā Halāliʻi ʻUpu aʻe ʻUpu aʻe ana ka manaʻo, lā ʻeā E ʻike iā Halāliʻi He aliʻi He aliʻi naʻu ke aloha, lā ʻeā A he lei no kuʻu lani He aliʻi He aliʻi naʻu ke aloha, lā ʻeā A he lei no kuʻu lani Haʻina Haʻina mai ka puana, lā ʻeā No Kaʻahumanu he inoa Haʻina Haʻina mai ka puana, lā ʻeā No Kaʻahumanu he inoa Charlotte Felita: Before the rededication of Hale Paʻi, Hawaiʻi's first printing house, our senses are awakened with delight and pleasure at the sight of graceful hula hands that convey the beauty and wonder of nature's freshness.
(instrumental music) Soft green seas, a mass of leis Flaming trees and lazy days Fragrant nights of song & flowers Melting lights & dream filled hours Smiles and glances Soft Guitars Hula dancers Laughter, stars then to haunt the heart and mind Someone, someone left behind (instrumental music) Smiles and glances, Soft Guitars Hula dancers, Laughter, stars then to haunt the heart and mind Someone, someone left behind Someone, someone left behind Dancers from Kahiko Halapaʻi Hula Alapaʻi, Soft Green Seas.
(instrumental music) Aia Aia i Kona kai ʻōpua i ka laʻi ʻA ʻohe lua e like aʻe me ʻoe Aia Aia i Kona kai ʻōpua i ka laʻi ʻA ʻohe lua e like aʻe me ʻoe Malihini mākou iā ʻoe i Kona I ke kono a ke aloha no mākou Malihini mākou iā ʻoe i Kona I ke kono a ke aloha no mākou Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana ʻA ʻohe lua e like aʻe me ʻoe Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana ʻA ʻohe lua e like aʻe me ʻoe (instrumental music) (Singing) Charlotte Felita: As the people gathered at the luʻau, commemorating the special occasion at Lahainaluna gentle breezes whispered sweet melodies through the trees, and the sunset told the story of the day's activities.
And as the dancers tell stories with their hands their pretty brown eyes sparkle as the sun and moon tell their stories with bright and starlit skies, reminding us that the sun will rise again to start a new day.
(Singing) Lamalama i luna ka ʻōnohi lā Kāhiko ua koko ʻula lā Ka hōʻailona kapu o ke kama lā He ēwe mai nā kūpuna Ahāhā ua nani ka wahine lā Ahāhā ka nohona i ka laʻi Ahāhā ua hele a nohea lā Pua haʻaheo o ke aupuni Kiʻina ka wehi o ke kama lā I ka mokupuni o Mano Ka hala o naue i ke kai la Lauaʻe ʻaʻala o Makana Ahāhā ua nani ka wahine lā Ahāhā ka nohona i ka laʻi Ahāhā ua hele a nohea lā Pua haʻaheo o ke aupuni I kamakani.
Gentle breeze whispering haunting melodies to you softly Whisper to you softly.
Hear the winds through the trees singing sweet harmony To you softly With the grace of her hands She can tell you that the star Only glimmers at the setting of the sunset With the grace of her hands She can tell you that the wind Only blows when no mountain side is there to touch her
Support for PBS provided by:
PBS Hawaiʻi Classics is a local public television program presented by PBS Hawai'i













