Hoping this post finds you all in good health and good spirits. This month the keiki, their cousins, and I are in beautiful Anahola spending quality time with their grandma Kulamanu. From her window we can see King Kong, or what you have learned is Kalalea from the song Anahola. They go to the beach at Anahola Beach Park almost daily now and are taking day trips now and then to see the many sights Kaua'i has to offer. I will share them with you as we go along.
This month's song is appropriate as Kapa'a, a name place in the mele Hula O Makee, is right up the road. It is where Uncle Kaiona (Kaleo's dad) used to go to school and spent much of his teenage years. Pictures to follow for sure. In fact, we're on our way out here shortly so I have to finish this up. :)
July 1st beach picnic has been rescheduled for the 5th Tuesday. No extra tuition for this. Just fun time for the kids and a good time to pick shells or 'ili'ili for class. More details to come.
Please be patient during your first class each month. You will be doing quite a bit of basics, at which time also, parents - please also turn in your tuition so that Nohea can turn in rent on time each month. Since most, if not all, of the class will be basics, this is also a good time for you to ask questions to her while the students practice. Lastly, this is a copy/paste from a couple months ago. Please read: ... a friendly reminder about re-registration fees. The initial registration is Y4000 and Y1500 each year thereafter. If you are paying partial year, simply multiply each month by Y125. My apologies for not bringing it up earlier. It is not at the top of my list, but with a change in instructors soon, it'll help her with the small things like cleaning supplies, ink, paper, craft supplies, rentals, etc. Most, if not all, of tuition usually goes toward the studio fees. Registration helps make up for all other costs.
Me ke aloha pumehana kakou
Kanani
| ʻAuhea iho nei la ʻo Makee A ka Malulani la e huli hele nei Aia aku nei kahi i Kapaʻa Ka waiho kapakahi i ka ʻāpapa ʻO ke kani honehone a ke oeoe A e haʻi mai ana la i ka lono ʻO ka hola ʻumi ia o ke aumoe Kāʻalo Malulani mawaho pono Kū mai Hailama paʻa i ka hoe Imua a i hope ke kulana nei Ākea ka moana nou e Makee Ma ke kai holuholu o ka ʻIeʻie Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana ʻAuhea iho nei la ʻo Makee | Where is the Makee? The Malulani looks everywhere There she is at Kapaʻa Keeled over on the reef Softly sounds the whistle Telling the news to be heard Ten o'clock at night The Malulani passes by Hiram stands by and grasps the paddle Bow to stern it careens Broad is your ocean o Makee And the swaying seas of ʻIeʻie Tell the refrain Where is the Makee? |
| Source: Na Mele o Hawaiʻi Nei by Elbert & Mahoe - The ship, Makee, went on a reef at Kapaʻa Kauaʻi and was found by another ship, the Malulani. The kaona has the Makee as a woman who has deserted her lover and the Malulani, searching for her in the ʻIeʻie, channel between Kauaʻi and Oʻahu. Hiram was an officer of the ship.Source: Nūpepa, contributor unknown: Hawaiian-Language Newspapers are priceless and give precious historical insight. There have always been vague stories about the Makee running aground in Kapaʻa. This article, published in the Ka Makaʻāinana, Buke VII, Ano Hou—Helu 1. ʻAoʻao 8. Ianuari 4, 1897, may be the incident which inspired this famous composition. | |
 | Kimo Maki Near Disaster. Tuesday Night past, when the steamship James Makee was in Kapaʻa, Kauaʻi, while the strong winds were blowing upon us and there as well, it was blown towards land while it attempted to head out to sea. It was stuck for two hours, and during this time, its cargo was unloaded, and the Malulani arrived to give assistance. Looking from the underside, it was seen that part of its keel [kila] was lost, two knees [kuli] and one beam [kua] at the stem were split, and there was a hole underneath, perhaps three feet below sea level at the base of the anchor. The Malulani accompanied it until arriving here in the morning of this past Friday. It will be placed atop the marine railway. (Makaainana, 1/4/1897, p. 8) |
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