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wcerto
Ahonui
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 Posted - 02/03/2010 : 12:45:34 AM
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Friday will be the fifth of February. It reminds me of the tragic yet triumphant story of a tsunami that hit Miloli`i in 1868. The melody is hauntingly beautiful, the story is an amazing one.
La Elima – He mele he inoa no Miloli`i
Aunty Diana Aki – singing this profoundly touching mele… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3kIsPWllbM
Iz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRVY9jr2P9I
I do not know who the folks are making this music, but it is lovely: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehPXFZxPOg8
Wikiwahine - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTSAQUOTuNw
La `Elima - Elizabeth Kuahaia
La elima o Pepeluali
Waimaka helele`i ke alanui
Paiki pu`olo pa`a i ka lima
Waimaka helele`i i ke alanui!
Penei pepe `alala nei
He hu`i ma`e`ele kou nui kino
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
He mele he inoa no Miloli`i
The fifth day of February
Tears fell along the roadway
Bags and bundles held tightly
Tears fell along the roadway
The babies cry
Numbing to the body
Tell the refrain
A name song for Miloli`i
Source: Diane Aki "Troubled Paradise" CD, Ho`okena "Cool Elevation" CD, R.R. - Miloli`i ( fine twist or small swirling) was a fishing village renowned for its sennit that may have been named for an expert sennit twister who once lived there. This mele immortalizes the miraculous events caused by the magnitude 7.0 plus earthquake and destructive tsunami that struck the village in 1868. Written and oral history about and from Miloli`i confirm there was no loss of life, missing children were led to safety in caves and rescued 5 days later, and Hau`oli Ka Mana`o Church was lifted by the water and moved inland with little or no damage. The kapuna from other South Kona communities joined the village in thanksgiving, at the `aha `aina kai, lasting several days. The transpositional words epitomize an old style of haku mele that is lost.
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Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
Edited by - wcerto on 02/03/2010 12:46:08 AM |
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sirduke58
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 02/03/2010 : 01:02:08 AM
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| Eh Wanda da link to da peepos you dunno huz dat, I tink Bruddah Ed wen tawk story long long time ago about sumboddeh named Akoni hu wuz reincarnated (so to speak). I wondah if dis da same person he wuz tawkin' about. Da "Tags" on da video kaina went raise da qweschin in my head das y. Eh Ed can clarify o'wat? |
Hoof Hearted?...Was it you Stu Pedaso? |
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 02/03/2010 : 05:55:29 AM
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| Yep, that's Akoni Malacas and the gangie...awesome falsetto, eh? |
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Hookani
Lokahi
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Posted - 02/03/2010 : 07:52:33 AM
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| Yep Akoni (well, not anymore. I forget her name now.) in da middle, Gabos on da bass and Ho'o on da guitar. Ho'o is a friend of mine and if you have a chance to see dese guys, go for it. Good music and hilarious. They are the ones dat play thursdays at Aku Bone and at Pacific Marina Hotel on Fri. and Sat. |
Ke Kani Nahe
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 02/03/2010 : 09:41:15 AM
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| I get egg on my face. My comments on You Tube called them "Aunties". But at least I said they sounded swell, which they do. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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sirduke58
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 02/04/2010 : 01:26:27 AM
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Eh Wanda....Ho'o is Taropatch.net's newest member under the user name "paiakween" I saw the profile that said hometown Honolulu,Hawaii and shot an email informing her of our kanikapila's not knowing who it was.Derek showed me a YouTube of Ho'o performing & the video name and name on the TP profile were almost the same. I later confirmed with Derek that they were the same person.
Here's a video of newest TP member Iwalani Ho'omanawanui Apoke doing a medley of Hawaiian songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmeN4vgqJPk |
Hoof Hearted?...Was it you Stu Pedaso? |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2010 : 04:25:50 AM
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Well, some awesome falsetto, as Auntie Maria said. I went searching videos after watching the one you posted, Duke. Plenty good music these folks make.
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Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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paiakween
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 02/11/2010 : 02:52:01 AM
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| Aunty Wanda, you can call me Aunty, sis, tita, gurl, whatever....just no call me Braddah...lol. And yes that's Akoni now known as Ala. I would love to join in on a kanikapila session one day. Don't have too many of those anymore. All these kids listen to other stuff. They fail to realize beauty that is hidden neath a blanket of Hawaiian words. |
Iwalani "Ho'o" Apo |
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La Elima o Pepeluali - the 5th of February
