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Cyril Pahinui — Nani Ka'ala
Album: Cyril Pahinui
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Released: 1988
Length: 3:06
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He nani Ka`ala, lae, la lae lae
Kuahiwi nani `oe, lae, la lae lae


I Nu`uanu au, lae, la lae lae
Ka makani Ko`olau, lae, la lae lae


I Kailua au, lae, la lae lae
Huki mai ka ulua, lae, la lae lae


I Kane`ohe au, lae, la lae lae
I ka `ohe kaulana, lae, la lae lae


I He`eia au, lae, la lae lae
Eia a`e ke aloha, lae, la lae lae


I Waiahole au, lae, la lae lae
He kanaka pihole, lae, la lae lae


I Waikane au, lae, la lae lae
He kane hana nui, lae, la lae lae


Ha`ina Ka`ala, lae, la lae lae
Kuahiwi nani `oe, lae, la lae lae
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If you like this stuff and a good movie, I would say give "The Descendants" a watch.
Posted 1 year ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
I'm so glad RP throws in Hawaiian music. I love that stuff.  Those guys have some of the most beautiful tenor voices I've ever heard. 
Posted 1 year ago by Stuff_n_Nonsense    [ Reply ]
Wondering how such a pleasant three minute mind trip to a warm Hawaiian beach can rate below 6....  
Posted 1 year ago by mgtom    [ Reply ]
Spike Jones and his City Slickers
Posted 1 year ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
we all SO need to get leid
Posted 1 year ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Strangely joyful, worry-free, peaceful.
Never heard anything like this. Leaning plenty about it reading the comments.
Discovery.
Thé Radio Paradise effect.
Posted 2 years ago by fedtho    [ Reply ]
 joelbb wrote:

Hey Bill, how come you never play The IZ?


It's not never.   There are a few tracks from Facing Future in the rotation... they get regular play.
https://radioparadise.com/music/artist/2586/Israel_Kamakawiwo%CA%BBole
Posted 2 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
 SpamNRice wrote:

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!



I can tell by your screen name that you've spent some time on the islands.
Aloha!
Posted 2 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
Hey Bill, how come you never play The IZ?
Posted 2 years ago by joelbb    [ Reply ]
To each their own.  I shut it off.
Posted 3 years ago by Zachsdad    [ Reply ]
 markus333 wrote:
Please take me back to Kauai!!!
 
Oh, yes please! Or Maui. Maui no ka oi.
Posted 3 years ago by TLynneHenry    [ Reply ]
Near the beginning , I thought this might turn into "Bleed for her" by Fleetwood Mac.
Posted 3 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
...and now I know what slack-key guitar is :)
So much to learn!!!
Posted 4 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 4 years ago by stangalbraith    [ Reply ]
"Great slack key artist but bad  news after Cyril's death... "Late slack key legend Pahinui’s instruments stolen" | Nov 17, 2019  (credit: KHON2-Honolulu / Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.)
Posted 4 years ago by brianzimbz    [ Reply ]
Please take me back to Kauai!!!
Posted 4 years ago by markus333    [ Reply ]
 MsJudi wrote:
Makes me wish I was back on Hawaii!!
 
I have spent a few years in the islands made many friends whom I miss dearly. Love the land and its people, ALOHA!!!
Posted 5 years ago by khorn49    [ Reply ]
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?
Posted 5 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
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)."
Posted 5 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Sitting at my desk, and all I hear is "lock the car, light the night light"
Posted 5 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
Never can be enough Slack Key, electric and with lyrics or simply instrumental. Thanks Bill!
Posted 5 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Ly ly ly ly lol
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
So sweet, mahalo.
Posted 5 years ago by meredith11    [ Reply ]
I am really surprised that RP hasn't given any recognition to this recent event, or I completely missed it: nytimes.com/2018/12/01/obituaries/cyril-pahinui-dead.html
Posted 5 years ago by AlpineEars    [ Reply ]
Aloha from Kailua! More mele! More Cyril!
Posted 5 years ago by hanssachs    [ Reply ]
really nice summer song. thanks bill
Posted 6 years ago by jambo    [ Reply ]
{#Music}
Posted 6 years ago by johnybladex    [ Reply ]
Just got back from Hawaii and I was caught by surprise when I heard this.
Posted 6 years ago by spotcheckbilly    [ Reply ]
Fabulous  : )
Posted 6 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
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!
Posted 18 years ago by SpamNRice    [ Reply ]
Very relaxing Now I need a good Haka to get ready for work
Posted 18 years ago by huebdoo    [ Reply ]
tomnam wrote:
Thanks RP for representing Hawaiian music! Mahalo!!!
... ... Nothin' quite like a 'slack attack' for breakie! Love it! Love ya Cyril ... ... Mahalo!!! ... (click here) ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP for representing Hawaiian music! Mahalo!!!
Posted 18 years ago by tomnam    [ Reply ]
I'd like a fruity cocktail served in a pineaple with an umbrella please, wait... make that 4.
Posted 18 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
Meh.
Posted 18 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
Makes me wish I was back on Hawaii!!
Posted 21 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Great to hear the Hawai'ian sound. Only usually get to hear it on the islands. Keep it going!
Posted 21 years ago by basslice    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by tomnam: From someone who grew up in Hawaii and is Hawaiian I applaud RP for representing the Polynesian contributions to music - although there is better island music that you can explore... :D
Great! Send it in to Bill and Rebecca and see if they like it too.
Posted 21 years ago by catsoup    [ Reply ]
Not sure what all he\'s saying, but I hear Kamakawiwo\'ole in there, which was Israel\'s last name--as well as the last name of a whole extended family of musicians.
Posted 21 years ago by ludwig7    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by jackmcdaid: is there something wrong with your rating system? this is the second time i've rated a song significantly higher than the average and the rating refreshed itself at number LOWER than it was before i rated it!! just wondering.....
Votes are weighted. Have dodgy musical taste and your vote is adjusted. Either that or someone voted low around the same time that you voted.
Posted 21 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
is there something wrong with your rating system? this is the second time i\'ve rated a song significantly higher than the average and the rating refreshed itself at number LOWER than it was before i rated it!! just wondering.....
Posted 21 years ago by jackmcdaid    [ Reply ]
What great guitar tone on this song! Very lush...I want that guitar!
Posted 21 years ago by Bakerman    [ Reply ]
From someone who grew up in Hawaii and is Hawaiian I applaud RP for representing the Polynesian contributions to music - although there is better island music that you can explore... :D
Posted 21 years ago by tomnam    [ Reply ]