Moonlight Mele

I Ali`i No `Oe, a traditional Hawaiian mele, or song, says you are the chief, I am the commoner, sit and wait while I cater to your every need. No Ka Pueokahi written by Samuel Kalani Kaea. This song speaks of a ship called Pueo Kahi, named after a village near Hāna, Maui. In Hawaiian music, a ship is a poetic reference to a woman. He U`i written by Danny Kuaana. The song starts, “you are beautiful to behold, in the sunlight you are lovely like a flower, you are mine to love, a flower to caress,” and continues as a teasing love song.