Mākaha Sons of Niʻihau

That's the character when I think of this place, and the lepo of this place is the lepo popolo, that it's been the home of, uh, the Kua Aina, and that it's, it's from that place of relationship to aina, that closeness to the, to the soil, that ea emerges from.

Then we'll take a fun mele break with the Makaha Sons.

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Two, three.

And... [singing] Ka lana ka i noe Ka ua lana i keia Ke kuhi he ʻōpē kālio Ka paki pika ʻeā Ka lana ka i noe Ka ua lana i keia Ke kuhi he ʻōpē kālio Ka paki pika ʻeā ʻO wela o lua ʻAʻo ka ua na ʻeia A ka wāwāluia ʻa ʻEri ka mau lei ʻeā ʻO ʻopou ko ike ala ʻAʻo kou nou lulu lei ia Ka ua hiha ha u ʻōlelo Ka mālihini ʻeā Aina ka i noe Ka ua lana i keia Ke kuhi he ʻōpē kālio Ka paki pika ʻeā Aina ka i noe Ka ua lana i keia Ke kuhi he ʻōpē kālio Ka paki pika ʻeā Aina ka i noe Ka ua la-[upbeat music] [singing] Ah, beautiful song, it said "Hualalai." Mahalo

[upbeat music] Mahalo nui to the Makaha Sons.

If you want to watch more of their performance at Kahilu Theater, head to kahilu.tv.