Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela
Nā Kumu Kunewa Mook & Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo
Kalihi & Waimānalo, Oʻahu
“Kamaile”
In honor of Kauaʻi, this mele hoʻoipoipo celebrates Kamaile, a sacred mountain in the northern district of Haleleʻa. Romance is depicted between the mauna and her lover, a manu entrusted to protect the ʻāina that sustains him. The wind, carrying both the mountain’s voice and her companion’s wings, illustrates how pilina is a lei woven by unseen hands, yet it endures as kuleana shared between partners.
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