Ella’s Uke in Kapiolani Park
Ella sells baskets and plays the Uke at the sametime. She has been playing since she was 5 years old from Maui. The song she strums. Is Koke’e a song composed by Dennis Kamakahi in 1979 for Koke’e, the lush forested heights above Waimea and Kekaha, overlooking the valleys of the Na-Pali coast.
Lyrics to sing to:
Upu a’e he mana’o I ka wekiu o koke’e I ka nani o ka aina O ka noe po-ai’ai.
(Hui) O Kalalau he aina la’a I ka ua li’ili’I O Waimea ku lei Aloha Never More to say goodbye.
E hoi’I mai ana I ka hikina I ka la welawela I ke kai hawanawana I Poipu Ma Koloa
(Hui) O Kalalau he aina la’a I ka ua li’ili’I O Waimea ku lei Aloha Never More to say goodbye.
Mele au no ka beauty I ka uka iu’iu I Koke’e ua ‘ike au I ka noe poai’ai.
(Hui) O Kalalau he aina la’a I ka ua li’ili’I O Waimea ku lei Aloha Never More to say goodbye.
Great Music and interview there at the family craft fair on Kapiolani Park. I I am in need of some laulau and chicken loing rice after that one.
Mahalo
Comment by Alan Phillips — April 24, 2005 @ 4:47 pm
Beautiful song, entertaining interview. It’s as if you never left: the exchanges w/ everyone, the places & faces. Amazing snaps. Fantastic conversations.
Don’t forget to visit the High School. And remember - it’s not Lyn.
“Never more to say goodbye.”~
Comment by Lokelani — April 25, 2005 @ 12:11 am
Thanks much for for posting that to OpenPodcast.org; it was a delightful surprise to have it fill my ears whilst I took my two year old daughter for a walk last night. By coincidence, I’m trying to learn the Uke; now I know how it’s *really* done.
Comment by Garth T Kidd — April 25, 2005 @ 3:35 pm
That song was so pure and so Aloha. It took me back to Hawaii in an instant.
Comment by Marie — May 3, 2005 @ 6:46 pm
Great recording of a lovely song and singer. Hard to find an 8-string uke in Fort Worth. So, I’m Just sitting listening to the music and staring at the islands on my computer and dreaming. Thanks!
Comment by Steve — May 3, 2005 @ 7:48 pm