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Hilo Hula
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Some Vintage 'Mainkaukau' recorded live at The 'Ka Himeni Ana' Hawaiian song contest at the University of Hawaii over a decade ago.
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Music made in Hawaii.
Aloha from the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. Where the green is green and the blue is blue. A place where generations of different cultures have blended together with the traditional Hawaiian lifestyle and tropical environment to produce not only a paradise found but also a paradise of sound. So check Hawaii out and see what's it all about. Experience the enchanting hot lava of the volcano "Kilauea", the haunting cold snows of the great mountain "Mauna Kea", the awesome giant surf at "Waimea" Bay and the soothing to rocking sounds of music made in Hawaii by the "Mainkaukau". Woo Hoo!
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Genre
World • Traditional Hawaiian
Charts
Peak #118
Peak in subgenre #1
Author
Traditional
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cp2005
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December 31, 2005
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MP3 2.9 MB • 128 kbps • 3:10
Story behind the song
Source: Kanilehua is the misty rain of Hilo that gives drink to the lehua blossoms. Verse #2, Waiakea or broad waters, was the home of `Ulu, a legendary man who died of starvation and was buried near a spring. The next morning, an `ulu (breadfruit) tree, laden with fruit, marked his grave and put an end to the famine. Verse #3. Mokuola was the son of `Ulu and the name of an island in Hilo bay. There was a spring on the island with water that had healing qualities. The old Hawaiians would swim to the island and hide the umbilical cords of infants in the crevices of a flat stone called Papa o Hina. Many Hawaiians today honor this tradition of hiding umbilical cords from rodents, believing it saves the child from becoming a thief. Translator unknown
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Hilo Hula - Traditional Kaulana mai nei `o Hilo `ea Ka ua Kanilehua `ea Ka ua ho`opulu `ili `ea Ka `ili o ka malihini `ea Nani wale ho`i ka `ikena `ea Ka nani o Waiakea `ea Ka wai o Waiolama `ea Malamalama Hawai`i `ea Kaulana ho`i Mokuola `ea He moku au i ke kai `ea E ho`opulu `ili nei `ea Ka hunehune kai `ea Lei ana i ka lei nani `ea Ka pua o ka lehua `ea Ha`ina mai ka puana `ea No ka ua Kanilehua `ea (EnglishTranslation) Famous is Hilo And it's rain called Kanilehua Rain that wets one's skin Especially those of the newcomers Lovely is the scenery And beauty of Waiakea The water of Waiolama Brightens Hawai`i (the island) Situated here is Mokuola An island set apart in the sea Drenching the skin The mist of the sea Wear the lei of loveliness The blossom of the red lehua Tell the refrain The rain called Kanilehua
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