Kaulupono

01. He Ala Kamaha`o i ka Lewa
02. E Kiss Kaua
03. Halalu
04. Ka Lehua Punono
05. Kekahao`iolani
06. Ka Ua Loku/Hanohano Hanalei
07. The Best of My Love
08. She's Every Woman
09. Ka Hana ia ke Aloha
10. Ka Beauty a`o Uka
11. He Mele no ka Pipi Palupalu
12. Hapa Haole Medley
(Hawaiian souveneirs/Straight From Hawaii to You/ Hawaii Calls)
13. Hula o Makee
14 Long as I Can See the Light

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E Kiss Kaua
The Reverend Dennis Kamakahi is one of Hawai`i's most gifted songwriters and Slack Key Guitar Masters. He shared the story of this mele with us, and we were more than happy to sit down and listen.

The heart throbs when a young man courts his beloved. That familiar palpitation is the subject of this familiar mele originally recorded by the Sons of Hawai`i. Uncle Dennis writes, “Don't let those gossiping crabs get us down, let's just the two of us kiss…” Performed in the key of G.

`Auhea e ku`u liko lokelani a ke aloha
Sweet hanu `a`ala o ka uka wehiwehi

Hui:
E honihoni käua i ka malu `iliahi
I ka ua kilihune a`o Lanihuli (rpt)

Mai ho`okaumaha `oe e pili ana iä läkou
Nä `alamihi lawe `ölelo o ke kaona

Hui

`Auwë! e Honesakala onaona
Hia`ai mai `oe i ku`u mea palupalu

Hui

Listen, my rosebud of love
Sweet fragrant breath of the upland verdure

Let us kiss in the shade of the sandalwood tree
In the misty rain of Lanihuli

Don't you worry about them
The gossiping crabs of the town

Alas, O fragrant Honeysuckle vine
You are pleasing to my soft thing