by DND | Jan 27, 2015 | Culture, ʻŌiwi TV
“So today was the launching of our canoe, that was part of a project called, Connecting Oceanic Pathways, Walking the Stick of our Ancestors, and the project really came about in trying to honor Mau Piailug and his contributions to Hawaiʻi and his wish that we make...
by DND | Jan 20, 2015 | ʻŌiwi TV, Mele ma ka Lihiwai, Music
Episode 9: Napua Greig Aloha kākou e kuʻu ʻohana me oʻu mau hoa, In the midst of Merrie Monarch 2014, I took a little time away from my kumu hula duties to perform a few mele for my friends at ʻŌiwi TV as a part of their new music series “Mele ma ka Lihiwai.” I was...
by DND | Jan 9, 2015 | ʻŌiwi TV, Mele ma ka Lihiwai, Music
Episode 8: Nā Hoa Aloha e ka ʻohana a me nā hoa o kākou, Around the time of Merrie Monarch last year, we sang a few mele Hawaiʻi for ʻŌiwi TV’s original music series “Mele ma ka Lihiwai.” We performed everything from the melodic “Lei Pua Kenikeni” by John...
by DND | Jan 2, 2015 | ʻŌiwi TV, Mele ma ka Lihiwai, Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULN8JZERVCo Episode 7: ʻOhana Lim Aloha ʻohana and friends, Earlier this year, we performed some of our mele on ʻŌiwi TV’s original music series “Mele ma ka Lihiwai”. Inspired by our ʻohana’s deep aloha for Kohala, we wanted to share a...
by DND | Dec 26, 2014 | ʻŌiwi TV, Mele ma ka Lihiwai, Music
Episode 6: Aaron Salā & Snowbird Bento Aloha ʻohana and friends, Earlier this year, we performed a few of our original compositions on ʻŌiwi TV’s new music series “Mele ma ka Lihiwai”. These songs include Haumea, Ka ʻUpu Aloha and Kiss Me Kuʻu Ipo. We were also...
by DND | Dec 19, 2014 | ʻŌiwi TV, Mele ma ka Lihiwai, Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZmFVetd6TA Episode 5: Mark Yamanaka Aloha ʻohana and friends, Earlier this year, I was invited to perform on ʻŌiwi TV’s original musical series “Mele ma ka Lihiwai”. With a warm welcome from the hosts, Billy V and Mele Apana, I openly...