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In Hawaiian religion, the Kumulipo is the creation chant, first recorded in the 18th century. [1] It also includes a genealogy of the members of Hawaiian royalty and was created in honor of Kalaninuiamamao and passed down orally to his daughter Alapaiwahine .
Sanoe, is a famous song composed by Queen Liliʻuokalani who wrote the words and the music. "Sanoe" is the Hawaiian word meaning – the mist that drifts over our mountains – and alludes to the man drifting in like the mist to see his ipo (sweetheart). [28] It is in the Queen's Song Book and also in He Mele Aloha. [29]
"Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" ("Hawaii's Own") is the anthem of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It previously served as the national anthem of the independent Hawaiian Kingdom during the late 19th century, as well as the short Republic of Hawaii, and has continued to be Hawaii's official anthem ever since annexation by the United States in 1898.
"An Old Song". Western Folklore. 7 (2): 176–177. doi:10.2307/1497388 ISSN 0043-373X. Beckwith, Martha W. (1949). "Function and Meaning of the Kumulipo Birth Chant in Ancient Hawaii". The Journal of American Folklore. 62 (245): 290–293. doi:10.2307/537203 ISSN 0021-8715. Beckwith, Martha Warren (1951). The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant ...
By 1916, records of Hawaiian steel guitar were outselling every other music genre in the nation. Hawaiian music started cropping up in Hollywood soundtracks and L.A. clubs, and was further ...
Slack key guitar evolved to accompany the rhythms of Hawaiian dancing and the melodies of Hawaiian chant. Hawaiian music in general, which was promoted under the reign of King David Kalakaua as a matter of national pride and cultural revival, drew rhythms from traditional Hawaiian beats and European military marches, and drew its melodies from ...
Kahiko-Lua-Mea (better known simply as Kahiko) is a god in Hawaiian mythology, who was once a chief on the Earth and lived in Olalowaia. He is mentioned in the chant Kumulipo and in the Chant of Kūaliʻi. Kahiko is also mentioned in The Legend of Waia. [1] The legend is that there was a head figure that had the ability to speak.
The Hawaiian hula instruction : complete in 10 easy lessons / [compiled by Ernest K. Kaai.] Royal Hawaiian Distributing Co. Kaʻai, Ernest K (1941). Songs of old Hawaii. E 7th tuning Hawaiian and Electric Guitars. William J. Smith Music Co. ASIN B0000CY1FD. Kaʻai, Ernest K (1946). Kaai's Hawaiian guitar method. Chart Music Pub. House.