Another time, another place, another life! Man, this makes me miss it all so much... You gotta live it to appreciate it, and once it's no longer there..? You live the moments over and over... rippin the surf then chillin with the brew and tunes... yeah, that's LIFE!

5.6? Seriously? Wow. Kids.

Thanks for representing Hawaiian music! It is alive and well here on the island...

Much Aloha. Had to stop what I was doing to enjoy this trip to the Hawaiian Islands. This is a wonderful example of the best of Hawaiian music. Lush and relaxing and energizing at the same time.

Wondering how such a pleasant three minute mind trip to a warm Hawaiian beach can rate below 6....  

dbiszek wrote: 
I would like to do more than imagine...

Great to hear the Hawai'ian sound. Only usually get to hear it on the islands. Keep it going!

Fun fact: "Hawaiian has the second smallest inventory of phonemes, or distinctive sounds, of any known language, with just eight consonants (p, k, ' [glottal stop], m, n, l, h, and w) and five vowels (a, e, i, o, and u)."

Makes me wish I was back on Hawaii!!

Steve_Bumgardner wrote:
 
Yeah, I don't get it either. What's not to love here?

It took being in Maui about an hour with this stuff in the background for it's sound to permeate and take you in, it's part of the island.

Awesome!

Now I can truly say that I have heard everything on RP!

Hunh.  Pretty cool that this artist is so well regarded for his efforts in maintaining the traditions of island music.  Not my bag necessarily, but can appreciate that there is a need for various cultures to try to survive and remain relevant in spite of the forces of globalization and the associated avalanche of bland corporate musical pablum.

Kāua i k holoholo pō mahina 
I ka uwapo holuholu i ka muli wai

A loaʻa ʻoe iaʻu i ka pō nei 
I ka muliwai aʻo hanahana pono

ʻO ka pā kōnane a ka mahina 
ʻO ʻoe aʻo wau i kāhi mehameha

ʻElua wale iho nō kāua 
ʻEkolu i ke aka o ka mahina

ʻOʻoe aʻo wau nalo ia mea 
I ka pā pōhaku hana ke aloha

ʻĪ mai ʻoe iaʻu he aloha kou 
He aloha wale nō i kou lehelehe

Lehelehe akamai kou i ka pelo 
He aʻo naʻe i ka hoʻopunipuni

Kaʻapuni hoʻi au a puni ke kaona
Aʻohe he lua e like me ʻoe 

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana 
Ka uwapo holuholu i ka muliwai

Sweet and pleasant. And definitely fits the eclectic label.

Reminds me of a glorious four years in Honolulu; but I'll need help with interpreting these lyrics.

Seems each verse starts with a town name: "I Nuuanu au ..."  translates to  "I was in Nuuanu ..." (or Kaneohe, Kailua, Waiahole, etc).  All towns are located on Oahu.  Yes, Ka'ala is a mountain, but it's also on Oahu, and will work you hard when you hike to the top.

I suspect the second line of each verse touts a specific place feature, but I can't make sense out of most.  For example, the Kaneohe verse refers to the ever-present bamboo.

Any help, kamaainas or long-term haoles?

we all SO need to get leid