ʻUheʻuhene - Kaulana Nā Pua

Описание: Hawaiʻi Public Radio halted all live events in our Atherton Performing Arts Studio due to the pandemic. In February 2023, HPR launched a new live performance series dedicated to Mele Hawaiʻi. ʻUheʻuhene kicked off our Mele Hawaiʻi Performance Series.

We celebrated Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Language Month) with the Live performances and now we celebrate Hawaiian History Month with these video releases.

Kaulana Nā Pua - Composed by Eleanor "Ellen" Kekoaohiwaikalani Wright Prendergast

Kaulana nā pua aʻo Hawaiʻi
Kūpaʻa ma hope o ka ʻāina
Hiki mai ka ʻelele o ka loko ʻino
Palapala ʻānunu me ka pākaha

Pane mai Hawaiʻi moku o Keawe
Kōkua nā Hono aʻo Piʻilani
Kākoʻo mai Kauaʻi o Mano
Paʻapū me ke one Kākuhihewa

ʻAʻole aʻe kau i ka pūlima
Ma luna o ka pepa o ka ʻēnemi
Hoʻohui ʻāina kūʻai hewa
I ka pono sivila aʻo ke kanaka

ʻAʻole mākou aʻe minamina
I ka puʻu kālā o ke aupuni
Ua lawa mākou i ka pōhaku
I ka ʻai kamahaʻo o ka āina

Ma hope mākou o Liliʻulani
A loaʻa ē ka pono o ka ʻāina
Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Ka poʻe i aloha i ka ʻāina

ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Famous are the children of Hawai`i
Ever loyal to the land
When the evil-hearted messenger comes
With his greedy document of extortion

Hawaiʻi, land of Keawe answers
Piʻilani’s bays help
Mano’s Kauaʻi lends support
And so do the sands of Kākuhihewa

No one will fix a signature
To the paper of the enemy
With its sin of annexation
And sale of native civil rights

We do not value
The government’s sums of money
We are satisfied with the stones
Astonishing food of the land

We back Liliʻulani
Who has won the rights of the land
Tell the story
Of the people who love their land


MUSICIANS
Jordan ʻĀina Asing: guitar, voice
Lina Robins-Tamure: Ukulele, voice
Heather Kapuaokamakahala Kalua: Upright Bass, Voice

MELE HAWAIʻi PERFORMANCE SERIES TEAM
Ananddev Banerjee: Series Producer & Production:
Paige Okamura Series Host
Liberty Peralta, Sylvia Flores: Marketing
Courtney Thomas, Kyla Herrmann: Membership

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