Moonlight Mele

Puamana written by Irmgard Aluli for her home in Puamana, Maui. Lei Nani by Charles Namahoe. Compares a lover to a beautiful lei. O Holy Night, written in 1847 by Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure.

`O `Oe `Io (You Are God) by Luke Ka`a Morgan, 2009. E Ku`u Morning Dew by Eddie Kamae and Larry Kimura.

Dedicated to Leina`ala Heini Kalama, Master Kumu Hula who has recently passed away. Song is entitled Pua Hone, words and music by Dennis Kamakahi, 1977. Royal Hawaiian Hotel written by Mary Pula`a Robins. Sadie by Theresa Bright.

Kupa Landing by Lot Kauwe and performed by George Kahumoku, Jr. & Friends in a paniolo style, or cowboy style of singing, featuring the yodel, which became a popular part of Hawaiian music. Hawaii Calls, words and music by Harry Owens. Composed as the theme song for Hawaii Calls, a short-wave radio program in 1935.

Onaona Ka Hala Me Ka Lehua, traditional Hawaiian oli (traditional Hawaiian chant that is not danced. You Gotta Feel Aloha by The Surfers. Hawaiian Twelve Days of Christmas.

Swingtime in Honolulu by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills and Henry Nemo. Lullaby (Goodnight Keiki) by Hui Ohana, 1978 Aloha Pumehana Album. Aloha Ka Manini written by Lot Kauwe. Talks about the fishes in the reef, like the manini and pōpolo, the kala and nenue.

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...

Wahine U`i by John K. Almeida. This song speaks of the beautiful flowers of the island, like the Lokelani Rose, Mokihana, Kukui, Violet, and `Ilima Blossoms, and how they adorn his beautiful sweetheart. Nā `Ono O Ka `Āina by Edith Kanaka`ole. Speaks of the different varieties of the Kalo, or Taro Plant, staple starch of Hawaii’s traditional diet. The Kalo, in ancient tradition, is the older brother of the human race.

Ku`u Lei `Awapuhi. Words and music by Emily Kekahaloa Nāmau`u Taylor. Written in 1951 for the remake of the movie “Bird of Paradise”, this poem was set to the tune of another Hawaiian song, Ku`u Lei Pūpū. It expresses yearning for a lost lover, compared to the ginger flowers in the misty rain. Sleep Walking or Moe Kokolo. Words and music by George Kahumoku, Jr. Written during George’s time at Kamehameha Schools, Kapālama, about a sly two-legged mongoose. Ka Makani Kā`ili Aloha...

ALL HAWAI`I STAND TOGETHER by Liko Martin. Sings of the various sites throughout Hawai`i and calls for all of our Hawai`i people to come together as one nation. KA IPO LEI MANU composed by Queen Kapi`olani for her beloved King Kalākaua, who in this mele is personified as the rare and beautiful `I`iwi bird. King Kalākaua, having died at the palace hotel after touring through California in 1891, has never heard this haunting melody composed for him...