This song is written by Hāwanes mother Pua Vase. Wānanalua is the name bestowed to a mother whale that was sung to, held, and prayed for as she passed from this realm to the next. In return, this whale gifted us with the melody and the first lines of this song. As the composition evolved, a mele inoa (a name song) emerged for the mothers of the ocean, the whales, and the Polynesian Voyaging canoes - Hōkūleʻa, Makaliʻi, and Hikianalia. An excerpt from the Kumulipo creation chant and several ʻōlelo noʻeau (poetic sayings) provided the ending refrain as a vibration to anchor us to the old ways as we navigate this new time. This song honors the magnificent creature - the record keeper, the double rainbow prophecy.

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