I have lived in Hawaii for 15 years, and it is the first time I watched Merrie Monarch. I watched most of yesterday and today...then they just announced the winners. I managed to pick the first place winners, purely based on the emotion that they evoked in me. My heart is full. Mahalo.
I know you probably get a lot of these and they don’t mean very much to you. But I would be amazing and so Inspiring to the Native people if you were to document the native Americans on the mainland(Navajos) and there practices and how different it is, and what they do to this day.
This was wonderful. I am a haole from the mainland who lived in Hawaii for four years and fell in love with the culture and the people. Years later, I had the great fortune and privilege to join a hula halau on the mainland and study with a kumu. We learned chanting, both hula kahiko and hula ʻauana, made our own pa'u skirts and I also learned how to play the ukulele. It was one of the most wonderful experiences of my life to be in that halau with my kumu and my sisters. It is forever a part of me.
❤❤❤🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽 I love how you embrace the culture. You understand "haole" is not derogatory. I am Hawaiian Chinese English Portuguese and Polish. My haole ancestors came to Hawaii in the 1800s, white men who embraced the culture and assimilated. Their keiki spoke Hawaiian in the home. Aloha my bruddah
So beautiful and powerful! It was like a candy for the spirit. People of Hawaii still remember who they really are. Mahalo for bringing this ancient way of life back to light. It is very important knowledge we all need to cherish. Amazingly beautiful video, like always. Thank you and Aloha.
What a beautiful film. It was my good fortune to live in Hawaii when I was young. This is a Hawaiian story, but it applies to ancient culture and traditions everywhere. This is what we must cherish and preserve.
This video summarizes why I chose environmental studies as my major. Not only is it important to know in a scientific way how this world flows, but also within us & how we are connected to it. I think we often forget that we are just guests here. Sending love from Florida.
A wonderful explanation of the hula and all the associations that come with it in Halau. I live in Oakland CA and have traveled often to Hawaii. I came to love hula and mele from my mother, who learned hula from Hawaiian roustabouts when she was in the A.G.Barnes circus. After the circus closed down she and the roustabouts took their act to the big hotel showrooms, east coast, Chicago and Montrial. We always had 49th State records playing. Later, I studied hula, made my own Ipu Heke & learned ukulele. It has greatly enhanced my life and I truly appreciate this depth to explain what makes Hawaii and hula so special. Mahalo.
When Kuha’o started singing at 3:52 it was so beautiful! I didn’t understand the words but I could feel the plants being receptive to his request. They were happy to oblige! Such a beautiful video. Thanks Sam 🌿🍃
of course he's going to release it on Merrie Monarch morning. YESSAH BRADDAH 🤙 edit after watching: this is an amazing video. amazing people, amazing knowledge. it's merrie monarch, the perfect time for such a masterpiece. because of that, I must say, Mahalo for this. I know your videos on this series....iiit's just gonna get better and better and better 😎
That was beautiful it needs to be longer. It needs to be a Netflix special. The world needs to see this and have an understanding even though we’re humans were a small part of what this universe with this world with this earth is about.
I would like native Hawaiians to keep their culture alive. As a Pacific islander at the far end of the South Pacific, PNG, I see our cultures are slowing disappearing. May our future generations keep our cultures alive.
Maika'i and Mahalo nui loa for sharing our culture and history ❤. As a Kanaka Maoli and a hula dancer myself, one never retired from dancing hula is LIFE 😊
Hula is a important part of our Native Hawaiian Culture and heritage, that has been around for more then a hundreds of years taught to us by our ancestors and by our kupuna and our kumu. It is telling the stories of the past present and future. That is what makes hula dancing a part of our lives.
I have zero connection to Hawaii, but I have goosebumps and I’m crying. This dance is spiritual and I felt it. This video needs to be seen by more people.
@@Billy23562mahalo🤙🏽 I was working in radio on the Big Island for many years, and wanted to try a bigger market. Grateful that I was able to find work in my field in Japan. Hawai’i will always be home though.
Wow, Sam! The level of storytelling in this is insane! Can't wait for you to release a feature-length one day! loved the variation between the grades as well. They all tied in together super nicely! What lenses are you using out of interest?
Even the filming, the rhythm, the storytelling of this short film are impregnated with Hula. Thanks for this beautiful work. To those who know, if one wanted to have an immersive experience learning Hula for 3 months, where would you recommend me to go? Ideally where I can offer work in exchange of accommodation and Hula classes, so to breath it in my every day life. During the pandemic I felt the call and since then I've been looking for places to learn but where I live in EU there's nothing available.Thanks in advance.
Mahalo and Gday from Australia, I’ve just found your fabulous Chanel, this was absolutely beautiful to watch and listen to. It is said that our Aboriginals ( indigenous) peoples of Australia dance on ley lines which gives strong connections to both body and earth. Looking at the hula it seems these women are drawing from earth, and air, do they know if they dance on ley lines? Our ley lines need to carry song lines, positive energies for people, our earth and animals, our planet and people globally need much healing currently, Regardless of ley lines, this is heavenly! Thank you for Hawaiians and staying true to culture.. ❤
I am so impressed! You make the most beautiful documentaries I’ve ever seen. And I really love documentaries. But this is really next level… movie night!
Great video brother ❤ I Loved how you showed their culture and I love their traditional music and dance in the second half of the video🪩 Hula is hawaii 🍁🤍🍁
Am so grateful that my Kumu Haku was Raylene Ha'alelea Kawaiae'a 23 years ago at Kamame'e North Kohala ... who never compromised her guidance ... and whose seer abilities changed my life forever.
Very well done video!! That gave me chicken skin! I was born and raised in Hawaii and was lucky enough to learn a little hula from my 3 years attending Mid Pacific Institute. I so miss it.
So awesome. I did not realize the sugnifcence of hula until I went to Hawai'i and saw it in person. I was completely mezmerized and deeply move by it. I love the culture.
This video brought me to tears. I'm not familiar with the Hawaiian culture at all, and this was a great lesson. Thank you for your work, and thank you to all these people allowing Hula to still be alive knowing all the sad things that happened. This is so precious, and we must protect these people and their culture at all costs. Thank you for giving them visibility and allowing us to have a glimpse on their beautiful and much needed philosophy (especially with the curent situation on our planet). Much love from Switzerland
Love it so much! I'm so stoked to get back to work on my projects...I'm going to get back to writing scripts now. So tomorrow I can get out and climb..and then get to filming out there. Thanks as always. You're a beast. 🙌
Really though. I love how not basic it is. I feel like any Hawaiian can watch this an learn something or at least enjoy it. Not just putting out content that will appeal retain the attention of someone who doesn't know anything about Hawaii. I hope to do the same...but not about Hawaii.🤣
Absolutely Epic Content & Message! Mahalo nui for your work on this topic and on all the work you're doing through your channel. Keep shining your gift brightly to the world for those who have no voice. Mālama i kekahi i kekahi - Care for each other 🤙
So much aloha for you Sam, as someone who loves a good story, you pretty much nail it on the head every single time without failure. Making these short stories about Hawai'i hits so hard for me (in a good way). So wit that being said, mahalo nui a loa e Sam Potter, you truly are an artist and have my utmost respect at every level
Thank you so much for this video. This message really needs to get out to the world. So many are separated from our true nature which is why the world is in this state. Beautifully produced.
Aloha ❤ from Germany - the HALE ALOHA. This doku is amazing good. So lovely filmed - so deep - you wonderfully convey the mood and the magic of the hula and the spirit of Hawai'i. Mahalo nui loa 🥰🙏
Hula is not important to the whole state. Given a choice between watching the NFL or NBA the majority of us can be found in SPORTS BARS. Just saying. Dont speak for all of us cause IT AINT TRUE.
this was actually beautiful, such a well shot movie! you really encapsulated the essence of hula, it was so nice to watch. i'm all about learning different cultures + seeing videos produced like this inspire me when creating my own. i'm excited for the day i get to visit hawai'i ✨
WHAT?! Zane? I talk with him so many times when I worked downtown Hilo at Moon and Turtle and elsewhere. He never mentioned anything about who he was or his knowledge. He is so humble. He is so kind. I don’t remember a lot of people, but I remember him. I was so comfortable and relaxed when he came around. I feel so unlettered for not knowing who I was talking with. He probably knows my family. I’m back in Hilo, hopefully I run into him again soon.
I hope Hawaii will be liberated from the US soon. Hawaii is an independent country until greedy Americans colonized the island. Read the history. It's very sad.
Great video. I am glad you also showed the male hula, as many think hula is only a women's activity in Hawai'i and it is not. In fact, I have watched male hula competitions on RUclips. Male hula dancers go through intense training, such as carrying a boulder through the ocean. Hawaiin male hula dancers are true athletes. Male hula dancers must be able to dance in a semi-squat position (if you will) for a long period of time. This burns those quads. ; ) Please show more male hula dancers, like in a group, next time, just like you showed the group of women hula dancers.
Preserving history and real knowledge through movement. Kinetic memory, in song , dance, training and story. This is our true heritage, and it can be seen in many cultures. Thank you for this amazing insight.
So proud of my sister in law she is a traditional teacher of Hawaiian dance and chant sharing around the world Paddy Kauhane is working with the boys and girls club of Hawaii It’s so important that the new generations continue with this beautiful journey
this is very high quality, from the cutting, music, lighting, filming, to the script. How is this freely available on RUclips? Amazing! AND you're charming.
Such a beautiful art form... and, as usual, you've done a great job of capturing it and sharing the history behind it. This should be shown on flights to the islands as an intro to Hawaiian culture.
Now everyone go tune into Merrie Monarch Festival, happening now in Hilo! =^.^=
YESSAH
@@CaptainPotterthe men dancers are my favorite
I have lived in Hawaii for 15 years, and it is the first time I watched Merrie Monarch. I watched most of yesterday and today...then they just announced the winners. I managed to pick the first place winners, purely based on the emotion that they evoked in me. My heart is full. Mahalo.
It’s sad how short form content rules RUclips now. This deserves way more attention and likes. Well done man!
Much mahalo for this. It brought our ohana to tears. Thank you for honoring the people of Hawai’i. Please continue your work. It is so important.
Mahalo for watching - so happy the ohana enjoyed
I know you probably get a lot of these and they don’t mean very much to you. But I would be amazing and so Inspiring to the Native people if you were to document the native Americans on the mainland(Navajos) and there practices and how different it is, and what they do to this day.
This was wonderful. I am a haole from the mainland who lived in Hawaii for four years and fell in love with the culture and the people. Years later, I had the great fortune and privilege to join a hula halau on the mainland and study with a kumu. We learned chanting, both hula kahiko and hula ʻauana, made our own pa'u skirts and I also learned how to play the ukulele. It was one of the most wonderful experiences of my life to be in that halau with my kumu and my sisters. It is forever a part of me.
Your Mainland is Called America, for us Kanaka, Hawai’i is ours. It’s important as Haole to recognize Hawaiis History. Much Aloha
❤❤❤🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽 I love how you embrace the culture. You understand "haole" is not derogatory. I am Hawaiian Chinese English Portuguese and Polish. My haole ancestors came to Hawaii in the 1800s, white men who embraced the culture and assimilated. Their keiki spoke Hawaiian in the home. Aloha my bruddah
your story warms my heart as a kanaka maoli... mahalo nui for sharing and spreading aloha everywhere you go.
I woukd like to go to Hawaii ans learn all that !!
❤ Aloha from Gernany 🥰🙏
So beautiful and powerful! It was like a candy for the spirit. People of Hawaii still remember who they really are. Mahalo for bringing this ancient way of life back to light. It is very important knowledge we all need to cherish. Amazingly beautiful video, like always. Thank you and Aloha.
Glad you enjoyed it
What a beautiful film. It was my good fortune to live in Hawaii when I was young. This is a Hawaiian story, but it applies to ancient culture and traditions everywhere. This is what we must cherish and preserve.
This video summarizes why I chose environmental studies as my major. Not only is it important to know in a scientific way how this world flows, but also within us & how we are connected to it. I think we often forget that we are just guests here. Sending love from Florida.
The world wasn’t created for humans, humans were created not only for but from the world. We indeed are only a small part of this grand creation
A wonderful explanation of the hula and all the associations that come with it in Halau. I live in Oakland CA and have traveled often to Hawaii. I came to love hula and mele from my mother, who learned hula from Hawaiian roustabouts when she was in the A.G.Barnes circus. After the circus closed down she and the roustabouts took their act to the big hotel showrooms, east coast, Chicago and Montrial. We always had 49th State records playing. Later, I studied hula, made my own Ipu Heke & learned ukulele. It has greatly enhanced my life and I truly appreciate this
depth to explain what makes Hawaii and hula so special. Mahalo.
When Kuha’o started singing at 3:52 it was so beautiful! I didn’t understand the words but I could feel the plants being receptive to his request. They were happy to oblige! Such a beautiful video. Thanks Sam 🌿🍃
Thank you so much!!
Insanely beautiful! What a true cinematic documentary that the world needs to see.
Thank you for the beautiful lesson on what is Hawaii .Blessings to you!
of course he's going to release it on Merrie Monarch morning. YESSAH BRADDAH 🤙
edit after watching: this is an amazing video. amazing people, amazing knowledge. it's merrie monarch, the perfect time for such a masterpiece. because of that, I must say, Mahalo for this. I know your videos on this series....iiit's just gonna get better and better and better 😎
YOU KNOW DA RULES CHEEEEE
iiiiit's merrriie monarch cuuuuz 🤙 have a great weekend!!!!1@@CaptainPotter
Mahalo nui for this, it is more than just a dance it is a way of life. Maika'i so appreciate you and your videos. The tears are flowing.
Mahalo mahalo
“Hula is the language of the heart, therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people”❤❤❤#MMdaswhy
That was beautiful it needs to be longer. It needs to be a Netflix special. The world needs to see this and have an understanding even though we’re humans were a small part of what this universe with this world with this earth is about.
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I would want to see this as a Netflix movie indeed.
I would like native Hawaiians to keep their culture alive. As a Pacific islander at the far end of the South Pacific, PNG, I see our cultures are slowing disappearing. May our future generations keep our cultures alive.
Maika'i and Mahalo nui loa for sharing our culture and history ❤. As a Kanaka Maoli and a hula dancer myself, one never retired from dancing hula is LIFE 😊
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Hula is a important part of our Native Hawaiian Culture and heritage, that has been around for more then a hundreds of years taught to us by our ancestors and by our kupuna and our kumu. It is telling the stories of the past present and future. That is what makes hula dancing a part of our lives.
I have zero connection to Hawaii, but I have goosebumps and I’m crying. This dance is spiritual and I felt it. This video needs to be seen by more people.
If you get it from this, visit! It’s when more overwhelming in person.
I agree completely 💓
You said it 💯👍
Makes me wish I was Hawaiian ❤
Awesome video! I really enjoy your work! Good to see my Big Island braddah Kuha'o. Aloha from Yokohama, Japan🤙
Mahalo you!! Hope to find myself in Japan again soon ❤
Why’d you move to Japan
@@Billy23562mahalo🤙🏽 I was working in radio on the Big Island for many years, and wanted to try a bigger market. Grateful that I was able to find work in my field in Japan. Hawai’i will always be home though.
Wow, Sam! The level of storytelling in this is insane! Can't wait for you to release a feature-length one day! loved the variation between the grades as well. They all tied in together super nicely! What lenses are you using out of interest?
Thanks a ton!
Beautiful storytelling. The cinematography and sound design is immaculate 🤌🏼
That brought a few tears to my eyes. So beautiful. Greetings from Germany💚
Wow, thank you!
Even the filming, the rhythm, the storytelling of this short film are impregnated with Hula. Thanks for this beautiful work.
To those who know, if one wanted to have an immersive experience learning Hula for 3 months, where would you recommend me to go? Ideally where I can offer work in exchange of accommodation and Hula classes, so to breath it in my every day life. During the pandemic I felt the call and since then I've been looking for places to learn but where I live in EU there's nothing available.Thanks in advance.
Beautifully done, the Lady who leads the dancers is a force of nature. Sam waiting for you to break out in some hula dance:)
Splendid pulse of sacred place(s) 🙏🏼🤍🙌🏽🌺💧🌱
This was a great hula preview and I like that spiritual aspects and thoughts that go into pounding kapa. Mahalo Travis.
Glorious and in sacred unison with all there is, all there has ever been and all there will be ❤
Mahalo and Gday from Australia, I’ve just found your fabulous Chanel, this was absolutely beautiful to watch and listen to. It is said that our Aboriginals ( indigenous) peoples of Australia dance on ley lines which gives strong connections to both body and earth. Looking at the hula it seems these women are drawing from earth, and air, do they know if they dance on ley lines? Our ley lines need to carry song lines, positive energies for people, our earth and animals, our planet and people globally need much healing currently, Regardless of ley lines, this is heavenly!
Thank you for Hawaiians and staying true to culture.. ❤
I am so impressed! You make the most beautiful documentaries I’ve ever seen. And I really love documentaries. But this is really next level… movie night!
Well done, well executed. Mahalo nu nui for this piece of beautiful storytelling.
Great Job! mahalo for highlighting the art of hula!
Kuhao!! Stoked. Love this. Mahalo!
commenting for the algorythm - this deserves more views.
Thanks for another incredible video!!❤
So beautiful ♥🌿 Greetings from Switzerland
Great video brother ❤
I Loved how you showed their culture and
I love their traditional music and dance in the second half of the video🪩
Hula is hawaii 🍁🤍🍁
Amazing video! Which lenses did you guys shoot this on?
absolutely beautiful
Is it possible to edit the captions to be correct Hawaiian, not just phonetic?
Mahalo for supporting and sharing our culture. I enjoyed every bit of this! 🤙🏽
Our pleasure!
I love all your videos dude they’ve full inspired my life 🤙🏼
Glad you like them!
This was filmed so beautifully 🤙🏽🤙🏽
Beautiful as all ways. Every video you upload makes me emotional. I miss my Ohana in O'hau. Mahalo nui loa from the bottom of my heart!
Hula is sacred and not suppose to be passed out to tourist there hearts not rite to dance.
Am so grateful that my Kumu Haku was Raylene Ha'alelea Kawaiae'a 23 years ago at Kamame'e North Kohala ... who never compromised her guidance ... and whose seer abilities changed my life forever.
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Hyped!
Beautiful, ethereal short film on Hula. Was magical to watch.
thank you for your video showing truth and life. It’s truly respectful
Always
Beautiful 💜Aloha
This is such an important video and very well done! Thank you Sam and the people of Hawaii for sharing Hula with us!❤❤❤
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Very well done video!! That gave me chicken skin! I was born and raised in Hawaii and was lucky enough to learn a little hula from my 3 years attending Mid Pacific Institute. I so miss it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing work as always! I’ve been subscribed for years and all your videos are so beautiful💜🪼🦋🦎
Thank you so much!
Aloha 'aina. This is soul beautiful. Mahalo.
So awesome. I did not realize the sugnifcence of hula until I went to Hawai'i and saw it in person. I was completely mezmerized and deeply move by it. I love the culture.
Such a nice video. Respect for all the work
Everyone wants to dance the hula but, living through the hula stories of our kupuna is where life begins and continues.
This video brought me to tears. I'm not familiar with the Hawaiian culture at all, and this was a great lesson. Thank you for your work, and thank you to all these people allowing Hula to still be alive knowing all the sad things that happened. This is so precious, and we must protect these people and their culture at all costs. Thank you for giving them visibility and allowing us to have a glimpse on their beautiful and much needed philosophy (especially with the curent situation on our planet). Much love from Switzerland
Excellent. Beautiful beyond words.
Many thanks!
Love it so much! I'm so stoked to get back to work on my projects...I'm going to get back to writing scripts now. So tomorrow I can get out and climb..and then get to filming out there. Thanks as always. You're a beast. 🙌
Really though. I love how not basic it is. I feel like any Hawaiian can watch this an learn something or at least enjoy it. Not just putting out content that will appeal retain the attention of someone who doesn't know anything about Hawaii.
I hope to do the same...but not about Hawaii.🤣
Have fun!
Hula and chants are the spiritual heartbeats of Hawaii.
You have such a gift Sam! And what you are doing for kanaka is Gods work ❤ this is exquisite!
Absolutely Epic Content & Message! Mahalo nui for your work on this topic and on all the work you're doing through your channel. Keep shining your gift brightly to the world for those who have no voice. Mālama i kekahi i kekahi - Care for each other 🤙
So much aloha for you Sam, as someone who loves a good story, you pretty much nail it on the head every single time without failure. Making these short stories about Hawai'i hits so hard for me (in a good way). So wit that being said, mahalo nui a loa e Sam Potter, you truly are an artist and have my utmost respect at every level
Wow, thank you!
Mahalo Nui Loa🤙🫵🥰✨
Thank you so much for this video. This message really needs to get out to the world.
So many are separated from our true nature which is why the world is in this state.
Beautifully produced.
the why thank you after the chant hella cute haha. good work kuhao
Bahahah
Bro! Great job! As a filmmaker I can’t praise you enough for those anamorphic lens closeup shots!! Cheers
I appreciate that!
Aloha ❤ from Germany - the HALE ALOHA. This doku is amazing good. So lovely filmed - so deep - you wonderfully convey the mood and the magic of the hula and the spirit of Hawai'i. Mahalo nui loa 🥰🙏
Hula is not important to the whole state. Given a choice between watching the NFL or NBA the majority of us can be found in SPORTS BARS. Just saying. Dont speak for all of us cause IT AINT TRUE.
this was actually beautiful, such a well shot movie! you really encapsulated the essence of hula, it was so nice to watch. i'm all about learning different cultures + seeing videos produced like this inspire me when creating my own. i'm excited for the day i get to visit hawai'i ✨
WHAT?! Zane? I talk with him so many times when I worked downtown Hilo at Moon and Turtle and elsewhere. He never mentioned anything about who he was or his knowledge. He is so humble. He is so kind. I don’t remember a lot of people, but I remember him. I was so comfortable and relaxed when he came around.
I feel so unlettered for not knowing who I was talking with.
He probably knows my family. I’m back in Hilo, hopefully I run into him again soon.
Powerful.
beautiful, just beautiful!!! and amazing editing, helps to tell the story more powerfully
I hope Hawaii will be liberated from the US soon. Hawaii is an independent country until greedy Americans colonized the island. Read the history. It's very sad.
Mahalo for this beautiful film. I am a hula novice and this taught me so much.
Mahalo Nui for sharing this!! THIS is what makes Hawaii, it's history, the people, the lineages, and the islands so beautiful!
Great video. I am glad you also showed the male hula, as many think hula is only a women's activity in Hawai'i and it is not. In fact, I have watched male hula competitions on RUclips. Male hula dancers go through intense training, such as carrying a boulder through the ocean. Hawaiin male hula dancers are true athletes. Male hula dancers must be able to dance in a semi-squat position (if you will) for a long period of time. This burns those quads. ; ) Please show more male hula dancers, like in a group, next time, just like you showed the group of women hula dancers.
Preserving history and real knowledge through movement. Kinetic memory, in song , dance, training and story. This is our true heritage, and it can be seen in many cultures. Thank you for this amazing insight.
Dancing Hula myself for nearly 25 years this is now my favorite film about Hula after Holo Mai Pele...well done!❤
I'm 100% Hawaiian but I just cannot see men dancing girly kind hula.
absolutely stunning work! learned so much!!
So proud of my sister in law she is a traditional teacher of Hawaiian dance and chant sharing around the world Paddy Kauhane is working with the boys and girls club of Hawaii
It’s so important that the new generations continue with this beautiful journey
this is very high quality, from the cutting, music, lighting, filming, to the script. How is this freely available on RUclips? Amazing! AND you're charming.
Thank you for this beautiful video. I used this in my classes today.
Glad it was helpful!
As always...absolutely beautiful Sam! Mahalo Nui!
If only I could put into words how great this is❤️🌏
So beautiful. So organic. Truly the essence of connection.
I got so emotional..
When I first realized it was a Haole narrating and producing this I thought “here we go again”
But I must admit that this was good.
Beautifully filmed. I can relate to the connection with nature and ancestors, and would really love to see a translation of the songs.
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Hauntingly beautiful! Thank you for this!
im not hawaiian but i really identify like human with beatiful people ❤
I heard the man's song, prayer done in the forest use the term "Eli'eli, starting at 4:15.
Such a beautiful art form... and, as usual, you've done a great job of capturing it and sharing the history behind it. This should be shown on flights to the islands as an intro to Hawaiian culture.
Thank you so much 😀
Love the ti shirt but do not like the big feet looks awful it’s bigger then the head!
What a beautiful telling! Thank you so much
Would love to hear a full version of the song that Jayna sang in the forest at 6:05