Papa 'Ōlelo Hawai'i

Aloha mai kākou e nā hoamakamaka e heluhelu mai nei i kaʻu “blog”.  Hoihoi kēia!  I wanted to address some questions that I have been asked this past week.  First, how much should you as a parent or ʻohana pick?  Pick enough foliage for only one (1) neck lei.   This is just to get a “taste” of making a hake lei and for Kumu Crabbe to share one of his passions with all of the Papa ʻEhā ʻohana.  How much is enough for one neck lei, you ask???  One – two KTA plastic bags or one soda box filled with an assorted array of plant material.  Another question is “Do I have to pick pūkiawe, liko lehua and ʻaʻaliʻi.  ʻAʻole!  No!!!  You may pick and use whatever you wish to make the lei for your keiki.  It will only be a neck lei.  You may choose to use koa, uki grass, moa or pua lehua (either yellow or red) or any other Hawaiian plant material that is available.   Another question that was asked was “Do we have to make a ʻfull setʻ ?  No lei poʻo or kūpeʻe for the hands and feet.  Just a neck lei.  Kumu will also provide the raffia and the palapalai if I am able to get out to Kalopa to go and pick next weekend.  Any other nīnau, just let me know, or call me at 982-0252.  Iʻll be sure to get back to you.

Me ke aloha nui,

Kumu Crabbe

View the video below to see how to pick flowers for your child for May Day.

He wā kūikawā kēia no nā papa a pau, no ka mea, ke hoʻomākaukau nei mākou no ka papahana Lā Lei i kapa ʻia ma ʻōlelo Pelekania, ʻo “May Day”.  Ma kēia moʻolelo e wehewehe ana au i kekahi mau pua e ʻako ai ma uka o ka nāhele.  Hiki ke ʻako i ka pua lehua, liko lehua, ʻaʻaliʻi, uhiwai, a me ka pūkiawe.  Here are some of the flower material that can be picked up on Saddle Road or in the Volcano area that will be used for the fourth grade lei-making session on Monday, April 29th at 5:30 pm at the Kekūananoʻa Pod for the fourth grade parents.

E nā kānaka heluhelu a paipai i ke ola o ka ʻolelo Hawaiʻi, ʻano ai me ke aloha nui ma kēia lā i hoʻohanohano ai iā Kale Pīhopa.  Nāna no i kōkua mau iā Ke Aliʻi Pauahi ma nā mea ʻoihana kūikawā a hāʻawi manawaleʻa kālā i ka poʻe nele.  He pōmaikaʻi kona inoa ʻo Pīhopa.  Aloha nui ʻia ʻoe e Mr. Charles Reed Bishop.

Eia ka mele hope no kēīa māhele o ka papahana lā lei ma ka lā ʻekolu ʻo Mei.  Ua kapa kēia mele ʻo “Kūhiō Bay” no Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole.  He aliʻi ʻo ia ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻo Julia Kapiʻolani ka wahine a D. Kalākaua.  No laila, ʻo J.K. Kalanianaʻole ka ʻohana keikikāne a Kapiʻolani lāua ʻo Kalākaua.

Aloha mai e ka poʻe heluhelu i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, aloha mai kākou.  E hoʻoulu mau i ka lāhui Hawaiʻi ke poʻo kumuhana o ia lā lei e hiki mai ana.  A no laila, maikaʻi ke hoʻohanohano aku a hoʻohanohano mai i Ka Mōʻī Kāne hope o ke aupuni Hawaiʻi, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo David Laʻamea Kalākaua.  Kū ʻo ia i nā mea Hawaiʻi mai ka lāʻau lapaʻau Hawaiʻi ʻoe, ʻo ka hula ʻoe, a ʻo ke oli ʻoe, a nā mea ʻē aʻe o ka wā kahiko.  No ka lā lei, e hula ana ka papa ʻehā i nā mele kahiko ʻo “Kawika” a me “Kalākaua, He Inoa”.

 David Laʻamea Kalākaua

The Merrie Monarch

E ō mai e nā mamo a Hāloa ka poʻe Hawaiʻi e heluhelu nei i ia atikala e pili i nā mele ʻo ka lā lei, ʻo ia hoʻi ka lā ʻekolu ʻo Mei, he poʻalima.  Aloha pumehana!  Eia iho nei nā mele ʻē aʻe o ka papahana lā lei mai ka papa ʻekolu a hiki i ka papa ʻelima.  E nānā mai…he mau mele e pili i nā aliʻi i aloha mau ʻia ma Hilo.

Papa ʻEkolu  -  Ko Pauahi Huakaʻi i Ka ʻAina Ma Mao

This mele speaks of the travels of Pauahi and Charles Reed Bishop to the United States and  Europe in the years of 1875-1876.  The Bishops also traveled to Canada, Scotland, England and Rome.  There were many “new” sights to see and many places to visit.  It also seemed to have been an educational journey for them as their were many museums and places of interest that they were able to take in on their trip.

Aloha hou mai e ka mea heluhelu ma ka “blogs”.  Eia ma lalo iho nei kekahi pākuhi o nā mele hula e aʻo ʻia nei ma ka papa mālāaʻo a hiki i ka papa ʻelua.  ʻAkahi nō i hoʻolaha ʻia  ke kumuhana ʻo Ka Lā Lei ʻo ia nō, E Hoʻoulu Mau I Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi. Ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka ʻunuhi ʻo ia nō ka manaʻo, “May The Hawaiian Race Continue To Be Insprired”.  E hoʻohanohano ʻia ana nō i mau ʻalakaʻi o ka lāhui Hawaiʻi mai ka wā kikilo mai a i ka wā ʻo Ka Mōʻī ʻo Kalākaua  a hiki i kēia wā nei.

Papa Mālāaʻo:  Ua Nani Ke Anuenue

Hoʻohanohano ʻia ʻo Ke Akua Manaloa ma ia mele – Dedicated to Ke Akua Manaloa

Papa ʻEkāhi:  Mahalo E Hilo Hanakahi

Hoʻohanohano ʻia e ʻAnakē Luana Kawelu

Dedicated to Aunty Luana Kawelu on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Merrie Monarch Festival

Papa ʻElua:  He Mele Aloha no Holoua Stender

Hula Kālāʻau

Dedicated to Holoua Stender  on the occasion of his first year as Headmaster of the Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi Campus.

E hoʻomau ʻia ana….

Aloha Makahiki Hou he 2013!  ʻO ka wā lōʻihi wau i kamaʻilio ai me ka poʻe i heluhelu i ia mea hou ma ka “blogs”.  Na Ke Akua manaloa e mālama maikaʻi iā mākou, a hāʻawi aku iā mākou ka poʻe Hawaiʻi i kona aloha a me ka maluhia.  May the love, joy and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with each and everyone one of us during this New Year of 2013!

Aloha nui,

Kumu Crabbe

Maluhia ʻo Keaʻau is a special song written for KS Hawaiʻi Campus which describes the land in all of itʻs beauty.  It honors and remembers Lunalilo and Pauahi as benevolent aliʻi who gave generously to their people.  Peaceful is Keaʻau in the calm and stillness of love.

Maluhia o Keaau i Ke Aloha