Aloha mai,

This Poʻalima (Friday, the 14th of Malaki), the annual Hoʻokūkū Hīmeni O Kamehameha will be held on Oʻahu broadcast statewide in HD and streamed live worldwide on the web. This year's theme has to do with, ʻae, pololei, ka hoʻōla ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language revitalization, which you are a part of), as the haumāna of Kamehameha honor the Hawaiian language by singing the songs of 10 Hawaiian poets of our generation, from noted haku mele, Larry Lindsey "Kauanoe" Kimura and ʻAnakē ʻĪlei Beniamina to Kealiʻi Reichel.

Tune in and hear the sweet sounds of the ʻōlelo in the choral style with incomparable attention to detail in using correct pronunciation (kahakō and ʻokina) and enunciation of those vowel sounds as a Hawaiian language award is at stake.

View the loulou (links) below for more information:

http://www.ksbe.edu/2008/song-contest/

http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/4537/185/

Ke aloha nō,

ʻAlika

P.S. And don't forget to mark your ʻalemanaka (calendar) for the upcoming annual Hoʻokūkū Hula ʻO Merrie Monarch (a.k.a. Mele Manaka) next month.

View the loulou (link) below for more information:

http://www.kitv.com/merriemonarch/2930079/detail.html

Song credit:

I Mua Kamehameha

Charles E. King

Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate

A Muscial Tradition: Nā Mele Hoʻoheno, 1997