Episode 3: Kainani Kahaunaele
Aloha mai kākou,
I kēlā Mele Manaka i hala iho nei au i launa hou ai me koʻu ʻohana ma ʻŌiwi Kīwī, keu hoʻi me Amy Kalili, no ke kūkākūkā ʻana e pili ana i kekahi o kaʻu mau mele punahele i haku ai, e laʻa hoʻi me E Mau Ē. No ke mele inoa ʻo E Mau Ē, ua paʻa maila ma ke kai ma ka holo ʻana ʻo E Mau i ka makahiki 1999. Ua holo ka waʻa kaulua ʻo Makaliʻi mai Hawaiʻi nei a i hiki aku i Satawal, Maikonekia, no ka hoʻohanohano ʻana i ka ihu pani hoʻokele waʻa ʻo Pius Mau Piailug ma kona one hānau. E maliu mai nō i nā mele e moʻolelo ana i nā hana o kēia wā e hāpai ana i nā hana kuʻuna i mua me kuʻu hoa puʻukani ʻo Sean Nāleimaile ma kēia polokalamu nei, ʻo Mele ma ka Lihiwai hoʻi.E nānā mai iā oiwi.tv a i ʻole i ke kanela kikohoʻe 326.
Naʻu me ke aloha,
Na Kainani Kahaunaele
About the Series
ʻŌiwi TV presents “Mele ma ka Lihiwai”, an original series celebrating the unique sounds of Hawaiʻi’s most renowned and talented musicians. Set along the shores of Hilo’s meandering Honoliʻi river, Mele ma ka Lihiwai brings together twenty-three celebrated artists performing traditional local favorites alongside new original compositions. Stringing these musical pieces together are talk story sessions about the inspirations and personal sentiments behind the diverse range of mele. Watch a new episode each week beginning in November on Oceanic Digital Channel 326 or online at oiwi.tv.