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"Word play! It's what makes a good mele," shares Kainani Kahaunaele in the Visual Liner Notes of Lei Pahapaha on Ka Haku Mele. See how she weaves limu (seaweed) and Kaua‘i together while questioning ones intensions into her song. kahulileolea.org Ka Haku Mele, features 12 new compositions aimed at demonstrating the unique attributes of this cultural practice. Unlike traditional albums, each rec...

If it has a Hawaiian name, it has a story. Kealiʻi Reichel, shares his inspiration and research for a special place on Maui in the mele "Nani Wale ʻo Piʻiholo". kahulileolea.org

Engrained in mele is data. Our language is the cipher, the way to unlock that data. Today science is proving the validity of our ancient mo‘olelo. Haku mele Cody Pueo Pata unlocks Kahalaoweke, a mele written about weaving lauhala hats. kahulileolea.org

It's common practice to name our loved ones. It is also our tradition to write a song for that loved one. "He Mele Hua Inoa no Kuaola Kamaleiokauhale" is precisely that practice realized. Haku mele Zachary Alaka‘i Lum shares the inspiration for this mele inoa, a song for his son. Album: Ka Haku Mele • kahulileolea.org

kahulileolea.org The compilation album, Ka Haku Mele, features 12 new compositions aimed at demonstrating the unique attributes of this cultural practice. Unlike traditional albums, each recording is accompanied by visual liner notes - a video in which each composer provides educational insight on the haku mele process. Together with written lyrics and translations, Ka Haku Mele is an audiovisu...

Kainani Kahaunaele and U‘ilani Tanigawa Lum share mele and experience of the Wai‘oli Valley Taro Hui since their rebuilding following the 2018 flooding. #WhyItMattersHI kahulileolea.org This program is part of the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils, funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and created in part...

To Holeka Goro Inaba, civic engagement and aloha ʻāina go hand in hand. Through mele, he derives his kuleana as a leader for his community and ʻāina. #whyitmattershi kahulileolea.org This program is part of the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils, funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and created in partner...

Kāneʻohe native, Brandon Ing is a champion of Okinawan roots not only his own roots, but those of many, discovered and rediscovered. With his music aimed at language revitalization, these roots are nourished. They are firmly planted, not only in his ancestral homeland, but in the fertile ʻāina aloha that he calls home. In Hawaiʻi, “civic engagement” means more. When we understand civic engageme...

Eugene Tunac Marquez bridges Hawaiian music and his Ilokano roots as a celebration of Hawaiʻi an enduring community of people and ʻāina. In Hawaiʻi, “civic engagement” means more. When we understand civic engagement as a collective initiative that strives to define and better our community, we realize that the civic space goes beyond the town hall meetings, the legislative bodies, and the votin...

A native of Pohnpei, Carol Ann Carl reflects on the importance of connection within our community, on ʻāina, and beyond horizons of new beginnings. #WhyItMattersHi kahulileolea.org This program is part of the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils, funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and created in partnersh...