Aloha Allure

Here is a beautiful song thanking King Kalakaua for bringing the hula back to the Hawaiian people Aloha Nō Kalākaua "So Beloved is Kalakaua"
 I aloha ia, e ka Mo'i 
 Hanohano no ia 
 E ka lehulehu o Hawai'i 
 Aloha no Kalakaua 

 Kauoha 'oia, e ke Ali'i 
 I ka ho'iho'i o ka hula 
 A'o ka hula no ka 'oiwi 
 Konikoni pau'ole i ka pu'uwai 
 Uluhia wau i ka hali'a 
 'O Hi'iaka ha'a i ka ua 
 'O ka ua noenoe o Kanilehua 
 Ho'opulu i ka punawai a ke Ali'i 
 'Akahi no wau ke nonoi 
 E hula ana ma kou alo 
 Mahalo wale e ke Ali'i 
 Aloha no Kalakaua 

 Translation Beloved is the King 
 Honored indeed by the 
People of Hawai'i 
 So beloved is Kalakaua 

 The King commanded the return of hula 
 For the native 
Hula be as forever in the heart 

 I am filled with the longing 
 Of Hi'iaka dancing in the rain 
 The misty rain of...

Like the Hawaiian Islands themselves, HAPA 's Pan-Polynesian music is an amalgam of infuences ranging from ancient genealogical chants to the strummed ballads of Portuguese fisherman, Spanish cowboys, and the inspired melodies and harmonies of the traditional church choirs of the early missionaries. Add to this a dose of American acoustic folk/rock, and you have what has been described as the “most exciting and beautiful contemporary Hawaiian music the world knows!”… (Maui Times). These disparate ingredients blended together musically in the Pacific emotes the unique flavor of what Hawaii and HAPA music is: “beautiful, fragile, spiritual, powerful”… (L.A. Times). Often encapsulated as the “Sound of Maui”, HAPA’s music evokes a place that many people at different times have referred to as heavenly. The overriding quality of their music is one of beauty and serenity, found in the majestic tones of the oli (chant), mele (song), the elegant movements of the sacred dance known as ...

Beginning Feb. 18th we'll be learning a new hula in our Wednesday morning class  "He Aloha Mele" recorded by Tia Carrere. If you haven't signed up for class you can do so here He aloha mele pretty hoku  Sending down a special little twinkle for your brown eyes  Your pretty lovely brown eyes In the still of the night all the stars are shining bright  For your brown eyes  He aloha mele eloha i kamakani  Gentle breeze whispering haunting melodies to you softly  Hear the wind through the trees singing sweet harmonies to you softly  With the grace of her hands  She can tell you that a star only glitters at the setting of the sunset  With the grace of her hands  She can tell you that a wind only blows when no mountainside is there t o touch her  Now there's a sun and the moon talking story  Telling tales about a new day  It's gonna be a nice day  Now the moon is shining bright and the sun will ris...