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Ho'okanaka
Released: 2007 13 tracks-
- 1. Koke'e
- 4. E Maliu Mai
- 6. Kaleohano
- 7. Hi'ilawe
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- 10. Kalama'ula
- 11. Nani Hanalei
- 12. Ku'u Pete
- 13. How Is the Hour
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The above picture shows Laysan Albatrosses in a mating pose, but it looks like a gossip circle, too. Here's a song about a Hula dancer, her lover, a waterfall, and "chattering birds"/gossips. Hi'ilawe by Sam Li'a Kalainaina All eyes are on Hi'ilaweAnd the sparkling lowlands of MaukeleI escape all the birdsChattering everywhere in Waipi'o I shall not be caughtFor I am the mist of the mountainsI am the darling of the parentsAnd a garland for the grandparents From Pu... MORE
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Over at Songfacts.com, a forum thread about "Country (music) Wisdom" caught my eye. I wrote about "Paniolo Country," since Hawaii has it's own kind of cowboys and Country is still just over the hill or around the bend. I think Bobby Moderow may be talking about Waimanalo in this track, but it could just as well be Kahana Bay or Mokuleia. (That's where "The Others" village in "Lost," aka YMCA Camp Erdman is located.)
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Ku'u Pete by Mary Kawena Pukui and Irmgard Farden Aluli Surely unusualIs my favorite donkeyHe is good and he is stubbornHe is good and he is stubbornWhat a peculiar disposition Pete is terrificSo agile and nimbleStones mean nothingStones mean nothingOver the hills and down the valleys Pete is stubbornThe feet forwardFeet up and backFeet up and backHe'll plop right down on the road I tug from in frontAnd push from behindBut he just will not heedBut he just will not ... MORE
