#91 | Kuana Torres Kahele | Mea Hawai'i, lei making, and Hawaiian folklore
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Kuana Torres Kahele is a Native-Hawaiian award-winning musician from the Big Island of Hawai’i. He is a vocalist, songwriter, record producer, hula dancer and educator most known for his original acoustic compositions in the Hawaiian language. In 1995 he co-founded Nā Palapalai, a legendary Hawaiian music group that has released numerous albums which have charted in the top five of the Billboard top world album charts. Nā Palapalai also won many Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards including Group of the year. In 2011 he released his first solo album which reached No. 2 on the top world albums chart and won him 5 Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards, including Male vocalist of the year. In 2014 he voiced the lead character in the animated short film by Pixar called Lava. Kuana also regularly teaches cultural workshops around the world and runs the Kuana School of Hawaiian Music and Culture, teaching 200+ students in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Osaka. In this episode we talk about growing up in Hilo with his grandmother, starting his music career, lei making, learning from legendary Hula teacher Johnny Lum Ho, Hawaiian folklore, and so much more. Enjoy!
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So Awesome to see our Hawaiian Ohana sharing our culture 🙏❤️🙏
Such a great conversation! Even through a podcast was like talking stories at home with family and friends. Mahalo nui Kamaka and Kuana!
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LOVE LOVE LOVE hearing these stories of old….. and YES PLEASE to more mele from Na Palapalai
That double strum 🤤🤤🤤hits you outta no where!! Absolutely love this podcast! Mahalo braddah for sharing the knowledge with us all!
Mahalo nui for this! Kuana Torres Kahele is one of my pu'ukani punahele!
You were chosen, from birth, Tutu knew you were the one to pass on what needed to be pass on 🙏❤️🙏
I was taught that lei hala was appropriate at occasions that mark a passing. Examples would be a birthday (a year has passed), retirement (your working life has passed), and of course a passing.
I also learned that one could give a Lei Hala to a loved one as a celebration of success, upon completion of any endeavor, or conversely to wish failure to an enemy.
Ho! The moʻolelo in this episode are heavy. Very valuable since too many have been lost to time, mahalo for sharing Uncle Kahele (Love the pua Kalaunu in the first few mins by the way!)
More stories and Legends!
Love this podcast keep it up !
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Love that, Pass.....
Aaaa ka mon! Hula not for everybody... at least not the kind hula commonly known today... hahaha! winky dinky dee dink. 😜 #hulagirldropout Braddah Bo said, if you like swing the golf club good you gotta remembah, "Hula in the back, Lady up front." hahaha! imagine that! Timing and tempo is what it's about. Much love to the Hula dancers! Alooohaaa!
My personal timestamps
What is a lei? 36:11
What is lei haku? 44:20
Mahalo
I was lucky to live in the same house as my Puna and Kupuna who spoke the language. I realize that the one thing people who are lucky enough to learn some from our/their Makua is this: discipline. hahaha! Alooohaaaa :) The kind discipline that is about the papa way and when and what not to say this or that word or structure. ie: ika in the sentence structure is not alright most of the time.