
Kawai Cockett and Darlene Ahuna
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Kawai Cockett and Darlene Ahuna
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Kawai Cockett and Darlene Ahuna
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♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (Darlene): Aloha.
Take you to the island of Maui with this next song, a song written by Aunty Alice Namakelua entitled "Kuahiwi Nani," telling of a beautiful surrounding area, beautiful Haleakala.
♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ This song, Wailele O Akaka, takes you about 13 miles outside of Hilo.
Traveling along Highway 19, the beautiful Hamakua coastline.
There, in the majestic background of Honomu, lies the beautiful Akaka Falls.
This song, Wailele O Akaka, was composed by the late Helen Lindsey Parker.
And Aunty Helen writes of the love and the beauty that she found in this area.
And it is there that Aunty Helen will forever remain embraced by the beauty of Akaka Falls.
♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ This next song I'd like to send out to the first lady of Hawaiian music, Aunty Genoa Keawe.
A song composed for her, telling of her beautiful smile as she shares the music of Hawaii with the world.
"Mino' Aka."
♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ I love you, Aunty.
♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ So, Uncle, you enjoyed yourself today?
Maika'i loa, I enjoyed it very, very much.
So have I.
Being with you.
Oh, same here, Uncle.
And with, of course, our brother from Kalapana.
Oh, wonderful.
Aye, aye.
Shall we do one more song together?
Okay.
For the ohanas at home.
Sound good.
For the aina.
(speaking in Hawaiian) You wanna introduce it?
Aye.
(speaking Hawaiian) That's the best kind, Uncle.
(speaking in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) I have more poi on my table.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Don't wait until you hear ho'ole.
♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ I love this part.
I repeat it.
♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ (Darlene): Hawaii's one and only, Uncle Ledward Kaapana.
♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) Fondle it with kindness.
♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ "Na Mele" "Traditions in Hawaiian Song" has been made possible by the participants of the Louis Vuitton Golf Cup 2001 Charity Tournament.
Louis Vuitton Hawaii proudly supporting Hawaii's rich cultural heritage.
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