Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 40, Number 2, 1 February 2023 — He Palapala Mele Hawai'i ma Ke Kula Kaiaulu o ke Ko'olau Hawaiian Music Online Certificate at WCC [ARTICLE]

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He Palapala Mele Hawai'i ma Ke Kula Kaiaulu o ke Ko'olau Hawaiian Music Online Certificate at WCC

Na Bonnie Beatson, WCC Marketing anrt Public Relations Director Unuhi 'ia e Keoki Faria, WCC Hawaiian Language lnstructor

Emaliu mai i nei pa kahea a Kaohekani, e hele mai e ao i ka haku mele me Kumu Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, ke ki hoalu me Kamuela Kimokeo, ka himeni me Raiatea Helm, a me ka oki a hoopaa ana o na leo me Kapena DeLima. He papahana mele Hawaii keia a Kaohekani, i ao ia ai ma o ka lolouwila ma Ke Kula Kaiaulu o ke Koolau wale no. He hookahi makahiki ka loihi o keia papahana. Wahi a Kamuela Kimokeo, "Within a Hawaiian worldview, halanee eontributes to our joy and understanding of our kuleana. This eertifieate offers a balaneed approaeh to learning Hawaiian musie. From beginner to professional, students will be able to share the joy of musie within their ohana and with others for generations to eome." He kumu hula kaulana o Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, he mea haku mele, a he luna loiloi ma ka hookuku hula kaulana o ke ao nei, ka Merrie Monareh. He kamaaina ia leo kani hiehie o Raiatea Helm i puka aku ai ma Na Hoku Hanohano, a i hoohanohano pu ia ai e ke Grammy. He kanaka oki leo a hoopaa mele o Kapena De Lima no ka hui mele ma ka inoa o Kapena. Himeni a hookani o Kamuela Kimokeo me Jerry Santos, a peia pu no hoi me ka hui o Hiikua i lanakila ai ma Na Hoku Hanohano. Mahalo ia ke ao ana ma o ka lolouwila e na haumana o ka hui mua a Kaohekani oiai ua hiki ke ao mai na wahi like ole o ka honua nei, a i ka wa hoi i kupono no lakou. Ua hemo no hoi o Iwalani Raes me kana Palapala Ike Hawaii, ma o ka Papahana a Hawaiiloa. Wahi ana, "When we met online as a group we learned from eaeh other and eneouraged eaeh other." Wahi a Kimo Adams, "I took an online

eourse with voealist Raiatea Helm from Moloka'i. Raiatea's aloha for all her students eame aeross in our online elass - so maikai! I reeommend this elass to anyone interested in making Hawaiian musie a eareer or with an interest in improving their voiee." E ake ana ka hui hou (Kau Mua 2023 a i ke Kau Elua 2024) e hoomahuahua ae i ka hoomaopopo a me ka ike o na mele Hawaii, ka moolelo o ia mau mele, a me ka hoohana ia ana. Ma o ke kalena a me ka makaukau o na kumu pakahi e ao a e hoopaa aku ana na haumana i na mahele like ole o na mele Hawaii, a peia pu me ka pili o keia mau mele i ka aina. Aia no he mau puu kala mai ia Kanilea Ukulele a me Henry Kapono Foundation e kakoo ana i na haumana o Kaohekani. Wahi a Kamuela Kimokeo, "These seholarships will help students aeeess a formal musie edueation and eonneet them to legendary Hawaiian musie artists." No na Hawaii e noho nei ma ka aina e o Amelika, ua hiki no paha ke uku aku i ke kumu kuai o ke kamaaina. A, aia pu no kekahi puu kala mai ia Hoolei Seholarship no ka haumana kula kiekie o Ke Kula Kaiaulu o ke Koolau. E malama ia ana he mau halawai e wehewehe ana i ka papahana Kaohekani ma o Zoom, a o ka la 17 o Pepeluali ka la mua o keia mau halawai. Ina hoihoi, e hoopihapiha mai i keia https://go.hawaii.edu/GFk. ■ Eia mai no ka ike o Kaohekani ward.hawaii.edu/programs-of-study/kao-hekani/, a ua hiki no ke leka pu aku ia Kamuela Kimokeo kamuelam@hawaii.edu. No na ninau e ae e pili ana i ke noi a i ole ke komo ana i na papa, e hoomaopopo aku ia Haaheo Pagan, 8o8-235-7460 a paganj@hawaii.edu.

Study mo'olelo and Hawaiian eomposition with Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, slaek key guitar and 'ukulele with Kamuela Kimokeo, singing with Raiatea Helm, and the basies of reeording software with Kapena De Lima. These offerings are all part of Ka'ohekani, a groundbreaking one-year online eertifieate in Hawaiian musie offered exelusively at Windward Community College (WCC). "Within a Hawaiian worldview, balanee eontributes to our joy and understanding of our kuleana," said Kimokeo, direetor of the Hawai'i Musie Institute at WCC. "1his eertifieate offers a balaneed approaeh to learning Hawaiian musie. From beginner to professional, students will be able to share the joy of musie within their 'ohana and with others for generations to eome." Kimokeo performs with Jerry Santos and his own Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning group Hi'ikua. Hewett is a legendary kumu hula, songwriter, and Merrie Monareh Festival judge. Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning and Grammy nominated Helm is known for her powerful voeals. De Lima is part of the group, Kapena, and is an award-win-ning sound engineer and produeer. Graduates from the first eohort say the experienee of learning online allowed them to be anywhere and learn on their own time. "When we met online as a group we learned ffom eaeh other and eneouraged eaeh other," said Iwalani Raes from Oregon, who also earned a Hawai'iloa online Hawaiian studies assoeiate's degree. "I took an online eourse with voeal-

ist Raiatea Helm ffom Moloka'i," said Kimo Adams. "Raiatea's aloha for all her students eame aeross in our online elass - so maika'i! I reeommend this elass to anyone interested in making Hawaiian musie a eareer or with an interest in improving their voiee." The next eohort (Fall 2023 to Spring 2024) aims to deepen partieipants' understanding of Hawaiian musie performanee and history. With reputable industry professionals as instruetors, students will learn how to improve their performanee skills, use musie in various edueational settings, and how musie ean be a tool to eonneet with our island home. Seholarships for the program are available and sponsored by Kanile'a 'Ukulele and the Henry Kapono Foundation. "These seholarships will help students aeeess a formal musie edueation and eonneet them to legendary Hawaiian musie artists," said Kimokeo. In addition, Native Hawaiian partieipants living on the eontinent may qualify for in-state tuition, while the Ho'olei Seholarship is available to Windward O'ahu high sehool students enrolled at WCC. A series of Zoom information sessions about the Ka'ohekani eertifieate program will be offered beginning on Feb. 17. Register at https://go.hawaii. edu/GFk. ■ For program information visit https:// windward.hawaii.edu/programs-of-study /kaohekani/ or email Kimokeo at kamuelam@hawaii.edu. For general info about application and registration eontact Haaheo Pagan at 8o8-235-7460 or email at paganj@hawaii.edu.