Music and text of each song on facing pages. Text presented separately in both Hawaiian and English.
Contents:
Foreword / Lance D. Collins -- Introduction -- About this project -- About the mele -- How to use this book -- Nā mele : music, lyrics, & translations -- About the editors. Wailele Waiehu. Aia i Līhau kō Lei Nani -- Aloah 'in nō 'o Honolua -- Aloha Ku'u Home i Kahakuloa -- Aloha Lahaina -- E Ho'i i ka Pili -- E Ho'i ka Nani i Moku'ula -- E Ho'i ke Aloha i Kaua'ula -- E Ō, e Nā Wai 'Ehā -- Eleile -- 'Eono Nā Hono a Pi'ilani -- Ha'aheo 'o Honokōwai -- Hāloa ka Wai o Kahoma -- Hālona -- Hanaka'ō'ō -- Hanohano Mailepai -- Hanohano nō Wailuku -- Hanohano 'o Maui -- Hanohano Waiehu -- He Aloha no Ku'u 'Āina -- He Aloha nō 'o Honolulu -- He Inoa no Ka'iulani -- He Mele Kēia no 'Ele'io -- He Wehi ke Ao no Kaua'ula -- Hoe, Hoe nā Wa'a -- Holu Nape -- Honokahua Nani ē -- Honokōwai -- I ka La'i o Lahaina -- I Waikapū ke Aloha -- 'Iniki Mālie -- Ka Piko o Kahālāwai -- Ka Unka Pali Halehale -- Ka Wai o Eleile -- Ka Wai o Kaua'ula -- Kahakuloa -- Kahuki'aialo -- Kaleionehu -- Kaloulukea -- Kananaka -- Kauanoeanuhea -- Kawaipunahele -- Ku'u 'Āina Ho'oheno -- Lahainaluna -- Laniha'aha'a -- Lapakū i ka Moku ka Wahine 'o Pele -- Lei ana 'o Maui -- Lei Hiwahiwa -- Lei Nāhonoapi'ilani -- Lihi Wai o 'Īao -- Lovely white rose o Hālona -- Ma'ema'e Līhau -- Ma'ema'e mai ke Alo Pali -- Mahalo Lahaina -- Malu i ke Ao -- Malu 'Ulu -- Maui -- Maui Nani -- Maui o Kama -- Mauna Kahālāwai -- Maunaleo -- Moku o ka Rose -- Moku'ula -- Nā Ali'i Puolani -- Nā Mamo a Waiuli -- Nā Wai Kaulana (Nāmakelua) -- Nā Wai Kaulana (Torres Kahele) -- Nā Wehi o Wailuku -- Nani Wailuku -- Nani Wailuku -- Nani Wale Olowalu -- Nani Wale Paunau -- 'O Kou Aloha -- 'O Olowalu i ke Kai Mōpua -- 'O Ukumehame -- Pili Pālua -- Puamana -- Roselani Blossoms -- Ua o Wailuku -- Wahikuli -- Wai Hiwahiwa o Mokuhinia -- Wailele Waiehu.
Summary:
From the fabled 'ulu shade of Lele, to the gray cliffs of Ka'anapali, and the icy waters of 'Iao, you have arrived (at least metaphorically) in West Maui. With this book of mele, containing lyrics, translations, and musical notations of more than 80 of the most beloved songs about this celebrated area, you are also located at the intersection of Hawaiian-language poetry and vocal delivery. Mele, those capsules of artfully compressed and embedded knowledge, carry stories of place, time, and people -- in this case, those belonging to the 'aina of the West Maui Mountains. And when mele are taken beyond the page and onto your tongue, you -- your thoughts, emotions, and experiences -- are woven into the mele itself, and there is life. May you find life in this expression of aloha 'aina. - Back cover. The songbook is a unique look at the stories of West Maui through the lyrics of Hawaiian mele. Added to the well-known mele of old are newer compositions that touch nearly every ahupua'a in the West Maui district. - mauinow.com
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.