HE MELE HULA
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Aheahe malie me he ipo la,
E kono mai ana i ka nui kino,
E ike i ka nani o ka aina. Continue reading
A hula song, 1921.
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Ellen Kekoahiwaikalani Prendergast’s “Kaulana na Pua”, 1896.
“Look at this mele”
Look Here at This Mele
MELE ALOHA AINA AI-POHAKU
[PATRIOTIC ROCK-EATING SONG]
1. Kaulana na pua o Hawaii
Kupaa mahope o ka aina,
Hiki mai ka elele a ka lokoino
Palapala alunu me ka pakaha
2. Pane mai Hawaii-Nui o Keawe
Kokua na Hono-a-Piilani
Kakoo mai Kauai o Mano
Pau pu me ke one o Kakuhihewa
3. Aole e kau e ka pulima
Maluna o ka pepa a ka enemi
Aole makou a e minamina
I ka puu dala a ke Aupuni
4. Ua lawa makou i ka pohaku
I ka ai kamahao o ka aina
Hoohuiaina kuai hewa
I ka pono kivila o ke kanaka
5. Mahope makou o Liliulani
A kau hou la i ke Kalaunu
Haina ia mai ana ka puana
Na pua i aloha i ka aina
Composed by KEKOAHIWAIKALANI.
[This mele for obvious reasons is published many times throughout time.]
(Aloha Aina, 6/13/1896, p. 4)
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A mele by Liliuokalani, 1896.
I hookahi puuwai,
Kupaa me ka lokahi.
Ke Aloha Aina.
He lei he aloha keia la,
No kuu one hanau,
Kona mau kualono uliuli,
Na lau nahele kupaoa.
Hui—Puili mai a paa iloko,
Ke aloha i ka aina,
Haliu i ka Mea Mana,
A e ola no ka lahui.
He aloha la he aloha,
No kuu lahui oiwi,
I hookahi puuwai,
Kupaa me ka lokahi.
He aloha la he aloha,
Ka makani o ka aina,
I ka pa kolonahe mai,
A ka makani la he Moae.
E alu ka pule i ka Haku,
Me ka naau haahaa,
E noi me ka walohia,
E maliu mai no Ia.
Na ke Aliiaimoku.
[Patriotism.
A song of adornment, a song of love,
For my homeland,
Her verdant mountainsides,
The fragrant forest foliage.
Chorus—Embraced and held tightly within,
Love for this land,
Look towards the Almighty,
And the lahui shall live.
A song of love, a song of love,
For my…
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The greatest of the mountains, 1883.
[From: “MELE INOA NO KEELIKOLANI.”]
A luna au o Hualalai
Ku au nana i ka lai
Apo ana ka malino i ka malie
Lohi ana kehau a hinu ke kai
Paa ana i ka pewe* piko o ka lai
Kahela ka olu i na kuahiwi
Kahiko mai la i na kualono
I ka luna kapukapu o Maunakea
Ke pookela ia o na kuahiwi
O ka oi kelakela o Hawaii
Haina ka pua i kaulana
O Keanolani no he inoa.
[Atop Hualalai am I
I stand and view the calm
Peace encircles serenity
The mist sparkles and the sea glitters
Fixed at the center of the stillness
Coolness spreads across the mountains
Adorning the ridges
At the sacred heights of Maunakea
The greatest of mountains
The supreme one of Hawaii
Tell of the famous descendant
A name song for Keanolani.]
[This is one of the verses of a name song for the Alii, Princess Ruta Keelikolani Keanolani Kanahoahoa Muolaulani Keikiheleloa Keanohalia Kaleonahenahe Kohalikolani.
*I can only find the term pewe in this mele. Has anyone seen it anywhere else?]
(Kuokoa, 6/16/1883, p. 3)
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXII, Helu 24, Aoao 3. Iune 16, 1883.
Through unity will we be victorious, 1907.
Ka Na’i Aupuni
Ma ka Lokahi Kakou e Lanakila ai
(Na’i Aupuni, 6/13/1907, p. 1)
Ka Na’i Aupuni, Buke III, Helu 117, Aoao 1. Iune 13, 1907.
Queen Emma travels to Lake Waiau, 1882.
EMMA KALELEONALANI AT KOHALA.
On Friday last, there was held a large feast at Halawa, at the residence of H. Hook, for the Queen Emma Kaleleonalani, and after this delight, the royal procession continued on that twilight and slept that night at the residence of James Kaai. Continue reading
Queen Emma visits ailing Princess Keelikolani, 1882.
[Found under: “NA NU HOU HAWAII.”]
Queen Emma Kaleleonalani and Princess Likelike and Kaiulani returned in the dawn of this past Sunday, and they travelled all the way to see the ailing alii at Kaakopua.
(Ko Hawaii Pae Aina, 10/21/1882, p. 4)
Ko Hawaii Paeaina, Buke V, Helu 42, Aoao 4. Ocatoba 21, 1882.
A Maunakea o Kalani, 1882.
[Found under: “Island Notes.”]
H. R. H. Princess Likelike and H. M. Queen Dowager Emma, both ascended to the summit of Maunakea during their recent visits to Hawaii. Continue reading
Mauna Kea, 1906.
ON HAWAII’S SNOWY PEAKS.
Picture by Gartley.
1. SNOW AND CLOUDS ON MAUNA KEA.
2. ON TOP OF MAUNA KEA.
3. MAUNA KEA SNOWFALL.
4. A HALT ON MAUNA KEA’S SLOPES.
(Advertiser, 2/4/1906, p. 9)
(Sunday Advertiser, Volume IV, Number 162, Page 9. February 4, 1906.
A mele for Maunakea, 1894.
Maunakea.
E aha ia ana Maunakea,
Kuahiwi alo pu me ke kehau,
Alawa iho oe ia Maunaloa,
Kohu moa uakea i ka malie,
nupepa 