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Maunakea, a sacred place of Hawaiian deities, is also a good example of a wahi pana. We use this place to explain the idea of pana in telling the pana of Waiʻau.
Lei Kamananui Haku ʻia e Kamuela Yim & Hoakalei Watanabe Pūnana Leo o Waialua Lei Kamananui i ka laʻi lā Kāhiko lua o Kaʻala lā Lei ʻoe, lei au, lei kāua lā I ka ʻehukai o Puaʻena Aia lā i ka poli o ka uka lā Ka...
He Mele No Nuʻuanu Haku ʻia e Dane Fujiwara & Kahanuola Solatorio Pūnana Leo o Nuʻuanu He aloha Nuʻuanu i ka laʻi ē Laʻi wale ka nohona o ka ʻāina ʻĀina uluwehi i ke Kiowao Waoakua i ka uka o Lanihuli Hulili nā...
Kūpaʻa Au I Ka ʻŌlelo Haku ʻia e Cody Pueo Pata & Kaiolohia Funes Smith Pūnana Leo o Hāna Haʻaheo ʻo Hāna i ka Uakea ʻOhuʻohu i ka lae ʻo Nānuʻalele, Me ka wai aloha o Punahoa, Me Kaihalulu leo heahea. HUI: He...
He Keiki Au No Ka Malu ʻUlu O Lele Haku ʻia e Cody Pueo Pata & Kamalei Cabrera Pūnana Leo o Lahaina He keiki au no ka Malu ʻUlu o Lele, He kawowo no ka Malu ʻUlu o Lele– HUI: E ulu au a kūpaʻa, E ola au a māhuahua, Pā i ka ēulu o ka Malu ʻUlu o Lele. Cha-cha-cha,...
Nā Pua Koʻolau Haku ʻia e Keawe Goodhue & Heuaʻolu Sai-Dudoit Pūnana Leo o Koʻolaupoko Eia nō mākou, Nā pua Koʻolau, Kupa o ka ʻāina kahua noʻeau, Kuapapa ke aloha i Keana kai, Kokokahi ka manaʻo e walea ai, “nā...
Kuʻu Pūnana Aloha Haku ʻia e Kahikina de Silva & Kaʻiliʻula de Silva Pūnana Leo o Mānoa I uka o Mānoa kuʻu home nani He pūnana aloha no nā kamaliʻi I aliʻi ‘o Kahalaopuna kau mai i luna Kiaʻi ‘ia e ke Kahaukani...
Ka Pūnana Leo o Waimea Haku ʻia e Larry Kimura & Lito Arkangel Pūnana Leo o Waimea Aia i ka uka o ka ʻāina mauna I ka pā nuʻanuʻa a ke Kīpuʻupuʻu Kuʻu kula aloha he puʻuhonua, ʻO Ka Pūnana Leo o Waimea ē Ha, Ka, La, Ma, Na, Pa, Wa, He, Ke, Le, Me, Ne, Pe,...
Joshua “Baba” Tavares and Kekuʻiapoiwanui Navas-Colburn share their experiences in composing "E Ola Mau Nā Kupa," a mele dedicated to Pūnana Leo o Kona – 1 of 13 new compositions from "Mele Pūnana Leo." E Ola Mau Nā Kupa Haku ʻia e Baba Tavares & Kekuʻiapoiwa...
Kalehua and Kaʻula Krug share their experiences in composing "Mele Pūnana Leo," a mele dedicated to Pūnana Leo o Waiʻanae – 1 of 13 new compositions from "Mele Pūnana Leo." Mele Pūnana Leo Haku ʻia e Kalehua Krug & Kaʻula Krug Pūnana Leo o Waiʻanae Pūnana...
Kaʻala Fay Camara Dudoit and Kaluhea Fay Dudoit share their experiences in composing "He Lama Kukui," a mele dedicated to Pūnana Leo o Molokaʻi – 1 of 13 new compositions from "Mele Pūnana Leo." He Lama Fukui Haku ʻia e Kaʻala Fay Camara Dudoit & Kaluhea Fay...
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