Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 19, Number 1, 1 January 2002 — ʻO ʻĪnaʻi ʻElua ke ʻono hou ai nā haʻawina ʻōlelo [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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ʻO ʻĪnaʻi ʻElua ke ʻono hou ai nā haʻawina ʻōlelo

Na Manu'aikohana Boyd He sēdē hou kā ka 'Aha Pūnana Leo ('APL) a he kōkua nui ia i ka ho'ona'auao Hawai'i - ka 'ōlelo a me ka mo'omeheu pū, 'O ke kaikaina 'o 'īna'i 'Elua o kona kua'ana, 'o "7 na'i" ('o ia he mea e 'ono ai ka 'ai e like me ka 'inamona) i puka mai ai i 'elua makahiki aku nei, He nani ho'i nā mele i 'oki 'ia ma ke pā sēdē hou nei, i hō'ili'ili 'ia mai nā wikiō a ka Māhele Pāpaho Palapala 'Ole a ka 'APL i mea hana e kōkua ai nā kula 'ōlelo makuahine, 'O kekahi o nā wikiō, ka mea i kaulana loa mai nei, 'o ia 'o " Ka'ililauokekoa ," he mo'olelo ka'ao no Kaua'i mai e pili i ke aloha maoli ma waena o nā ali'i o laila, a me ka pilika i ho'okumu 'ia e ka lili a me ka inaina o kekahi, He mau mele a oli hou i haku kūikawā 'ia e kahi Kala'iokona Ontai, ka luna kuhikuhi a 'o ka mea kākau o ke ki'i'oni'oni, Hīmeni pālua 'ia kekahi mele e ia ala me kāna wahine 'o Kau'i, 'o uPua Onaona " ka inoa, a he nahenahe mai ho'i kau ke lohe 'ia, Loa'a nā mele oli āna, 'o " 'Auhea 'Oe e ke Akua Kapu ," a

'o " Pōuliuli wale mai nō he mele i oli hō'aeae 'ia e Noelani 'īokepa, nona ka hāme'e 'o Ka'ililauokekoa, Na Kainani Kahaunaele lāua 'o

Pila Wilson i haku i ke mele 'o uKe Kino'ō a me ke Kino'ā " e wehewehe mai ana i kekahi mau lula 'ōlelo, 'O kou lei ia? A i 'ole 'o kāu lei ia? Na ia mele nō e hō'ike aku ai iā 'oe, Hīmeni 'ia kekahi mele 'ē a'e a Kauhaunaele e Kalehua Ontai, ka

hiapo a kā nā Ontai mau keiki a he haumāna nō ho'i i kula 'ia a hānai 'ia ma ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i wale nō, Pili ia mele i ka holo niau 'āwiwi 'o ka Makali'i, ia

wa'a kaulua no Waimea mai (i kūkulu 'ia me ke kāko'o nui mai o ke Ke'ena Kuleana Hawai'i), Nahenahe ka leo 'ōpiopio o ia keiki, a he leo Hawai'i maoli e kani maika'i mai i ka pepeiao, Na Kalena Silva ka leo makua i kāna ho'opa'a 'ana iā uHanohano Pihanakalani ," he hula pahu kahiko - no Kaua'i, Po'okela ke oli 'ana o ua kumu hula nei, Waiwai ia sēdē no ka ho'ona'auao a me

ka ho'onanea pū, Ke hoihoi 'oe e 'oka i ia sēdē a me nā wikiō ha'awina like 'ole, e kākau i ka 'Aha Pūnana Leo, 1744 Kino'ole St,, Hilo, Hī 96720; e kelepona ma 808-959-4979; a i 'ole e kipa mai ma ka pūnaewele puni honua ma 222, ahapunanaleo.org

Unuhi i ka 'olelo Pelekane The 'Aha Pūnana Leo ('APL)has a new CD recording that will be a significant aid in Hawaiian education, both in language and culture. 'īna'i 'Eluafollows its predecessor, 'īna'i (whieh means to flavor, garnish or spice food as with 'inamona) released two years ago. The song selections are beautiful pieces collected from various videos produced by the 'APL's media division as tools benefitting the many various Hawaiian language schools. One such film of recent aeelaim is Ka'ililauokekoa, a story from Kaua'i dealing with love and jealousy among the chiefs. Several songs and chants were composed especially for this film by Kala'iokona Ontai, the film's director and writer. He sings a duet of "Pua Onaona" with his wife, Kau'i, whieh is lovely. Several chants eomposed by Ontai include "'Auhea 'Oe e ke akua Kapu" and "Pōuliuli wale mai nō," performed in hō'aeae style by Noelani 'Iokepa, the actress who portrays the beautiful Ka'ililauokekoa. Ho'omau 'ia ma ka 'ao'ao 13

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KOLAMU from page 10 Kainanai Kahaunaele and Pila Wihon composed the mele, "Ke Kino'ō a me ke Kino'ā" explaining the language rules of what is referred to as "a class" and "o class" nouns and verbs. Another song by Kahaunaele is performed by Kalehua Ontai, the eldest ofthe Ontai keiki and student both schooled and raised expressly in Hawaiian. The song is about the swift sailing voyaging eanoe Makali'i, the double-hulled vessel from Waimea (funded by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ). The young voice of this keiki is charming, with a very Hawaiian sound that rings pleasantly. Kalena Silva's mature and skilled chanting voice is featured in "Hanohano Pihanakalani," the well-known aneienī drum dance from Kaua'i. The high quality of his chanting is rare. 'īna'i 'Elua is an invaluable CD not only for learning Hawaiian, but for the sheer enjoyment ofit. īfyou are interested in ordering this CD or any of a number of videos ( includ - ing the award-winning "Ka'ililauokekoa"), write to the 'Aha Pūnana Leo at 1744 Kino'ole St., Hilo, HI 96720; eall 808-959-4979; or visit online at www.ahapunanaleo.org. ■