r Project • Video clips of cultural activities and documentaries • Updates on the latest Hawaiian CDs, publications and concerts • Important Hawaiian health tips and healing techniques • Recipes for mouth-watering Hawaiian dishes • Stories about everyday Hawaiian people • Snapshots of historical photos, documents and items of cultural value Visit the Web site at www.kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu. The site becomes interactive next spring.
New CD: Inspiration for commitment to revitalize Hawaiian culture “I Mua E Na¯ Po¯ki‘i” (Go Forward Young Brothers) is a joint effort by the KS Kapälama Campus Performing Arts Department and the Hawaiian Cultural Center Project. The CD features original compositions from past Song Contest Hö’ike productions that have been rearranged and adapted for today’s listeners. Traditional chant, song and slack-key mingle with progressive pop stylings and interpretations to bring a modern-day relevance to an eclectic repertoire of traditional Hawaiian themes. “I Mua E Na¯ Po¯ki‘i” represents a contemporary
native voice, one that is rooted in ancestral ways and yet responsive to the social and political challenges that impact ka¯naka maoli (indigenous people of Hawai‘i) of this generation,” said Randie Fong ’78, Kapa¯lama Campus Performing Arts director who served as one of the producers for the project. “As a result, some of the musical arrangements and stylings are a departure from the conservative musical tradition that has characterized Kamehameha Schools over the last century.” Lead vocalists include Kalena Silva ’71, Randie Fong ’78, Manu Boyd ’80, Hailama Farden ’89, Tanner Henderson ’89, Kale Chang ’91, Snowbird Bento ’93, Kaleo Trinidad ’93, Ashley Warling ’04 and Kamanukea Kekoa ’11. Creative direction and sound engineering provided by Makuakäne Music Corporation, Kenneth Makuakäne ’73 and Tasha Tavares. The CD is available now at local music stores with a suggested retail price of $16.98.
I mua e na¯ po¯ ki’i a inu i ka wai ‘awa’awa - ‘a’ohe hope e ho’i mai ai! Go forward young brothers and drink of the bitter waters – there is no retreat! (Kamehameha’s rallying call to his warriors.)
For more information on HCCP activities, log on to www.kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu or contact HCCP coordinator Jamie Merseberg Fong ’78 at jafong@ksbe.edu or (808) 8428655.
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