Aloha ‘Āina. Hāwane Rios is a kanaka ‚oiwi (native Hawaiian) singer and songwriter from Waimea, Hawaii. She was raised from an early age in the traditional art forms of chant and dance which inspired her passion for music and songwriting. She believes that music is a powerful catalyst for change and is moved to write and sing songs with a healing and unifying message. The music she shares reflects her deep love and commitment to Mauna Kea and honors the solidarity that the mountain has bridged with many other movements around the world that are centered on protecting the rights of this beautiful earth. Together We Rise. Kū Kia’i Mauna.
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Reflection by Pua Case
Wānanalua(Double rainbow prophecy) is the name bestowed to a mother whale that we had sung to, held, and prayed for as she passed from this realm to the next. In return, this whale gifted us with the melody and the first lines of this song. As the composition evolved, a mele inoa(namesong) emerged for the mothers of the ocean, the whales, and the Polynesian voyaging canoes--Hōkūleʻa, Makaliʻi and Hikianalia. An excerpt from the Kumulipo creation chant and several ʻōlelo noʻeau(poetialsayings) provided the ending refrain as a vibration to take all of us on a musical journey. This song honors this magnificent creature--the record keeper, the double rainbow prophecy.
lyrics
Wānanalua
Written by Pua Case
ʻO ka lani nui
ʻO ke aliʻi
Ka makuahine o ke kai
ʻO Hōkūleʻa
He wili, he lei, ʻo Makaliʻi
He wili, he lei i ke kahahiaka
ʻO ka lani nui
ʻO ke aliʻi
I ka moana nui, pili mai
ʻO Hikianalia
He wili, he lei,ʻo Makaliʻi
He wili, he lei i ke kahahiaka
Hānau ka palaoa noho i kai
Kiaʻi ka palaoa i ka holo moana
ʻO luna, ʻo lalo, ʻo uka, ʻo kai
Ka palaoa pae, ʻo Wānanalua
ʻO ʻoe nā huia o ke aloha
ʻO Kāne, ʻo Kanaloa
Mālama honua
The one of the heavens
The one that is the chiefess
The mother of the sea
Hōkūleʻa
Makaliʻi is the binding, the lei
The binding, the lei in the early morning
The one of the heavens
The one that is the chief
Of the deep ocean who whose companion is
Hikianalia
Makaliʻi is the binding, the lei
The binding, the lei in the early morning
Born is the whale living in the ocean
The whale guards the journey
From above to below
From mountain to sea
You are the ones who join us all with love
Kāne and Kanaloa
The caretakers of the earth
credits
from Together We Rise - KŪ KIA'I MAUNA,
released June 24, 2019
Written by: Pualani Case
Music by: Pualani Case,HāwaneRios,MatthiasScheffler
Produced by: Elmer Sonny Lim and Matthias Scheffler
Mixed & Engineered by: Elmer Sonny Lim, Tim Kosack, Matthias Scheffler
Aloha ‘Āina. Hāwane Rios is a kanaka ‚oiwi (native Hawaiian) singer and songwriter from Waimea, Hawaii.
The music she
shares reflects her deep love and commitment to Mauna Kea and honors the solidarity that the mountain has bridged with many other movements around the world that are centered on protecting the rights of this beautiful earth. Together We Rise. Kū Kia’i Mauna....more
