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Kaimana Hila is a Hawaiian language song composed in 1916 by Charles E. King, assisted by Andrew Cummings, about Diamond Head, which can be viewed from Waikiki beach on Honolulu, Oahu Island. Kaimana Hila means Diamond head, from the Hawaiian word "Kaimana", which means diamond, and the English word hill.
Ahe Lau Makani, translated as The Soft Gentle Breeze [5] or There is a Zephyr, [2] is a famous waltz composed by Queen Liliʻuokalani around 1868. Probably written at Hamohamo, the Waikīkī home of the Queen, this song appeared in "He Buke Mele O Hawaii" under the title He ʻAla Nei E Māpu Mai Nei.
With Likelike's siblings, she led one of the three royal music clubs that held regular friendly competitions to outdo each other in song and poetry while she was alive. "ʻĀinahau" , the most famed of Likelike's works, was composed about the Cleghorn residence in Waikiki , the gathering place for Sunday afternoon musical get-togethers where ...
[41] [42] The song "Dance to the Music" by Sly and the Family Stone was performed by Kalani Pe’a, Nnenna Freelon, Madison Cunningham, Falu, The Isaacs And John Popper. [43] Peʻa made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2024. [44] He was selected as the first native Hawaiian to present Hawaiian Music as part of their "Musical Explorers" program.
The song later became Hawaii's anthem and state song "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" (Hawaii's Own). Kalākaua appointed him as head of the Royal Hawaiian Band, a position he held for 43 years. He formed a close collaboration with Liliʻuokalani, and wrote the music to many of her songs. Berger became a historian for traditional Hawaiian music of his day. [50]
Pages in category "Songs about Hawaii" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aloha ʻOe; B.
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In his later years he performed regularly in Hawaii before live audiences. In 1928, he was recruited by Sol Ho’opi’i (ho oh pee ee), perhaps the greatest Hawaiian musician of his time, who brought him to Hollywood. In addition to appearing in a few films, Bright later wrote and recorded songs with his own group, the Hollywaiians. He was ...