Mele Fong & her husband Richard Tom – The Hawaiian Serenaders – sing & play Ulupalakua on ukulele & u-bass over photos of visiting Maui’s ranch and winery with friends (words below in Hawaiian and English). The song is popular with hula dancers. #playuke #hawaiianmusic
Mele’s arrangement of Ulupalakua is in F with Olapa Strum for ‘ukulele.
This song was written by Hana-born John Pi’ilani Watkins in the 1940s and tells of Ulupalakua Ranch in upcountry Maui, the cold chilly nights, and its cowboys. Ulupalakua is also home to Maui’s only winery.
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Kaulana mai nei Well known is this place
Ao Ulupalakua This ranch called Ulupalakua
He inikini ahiahi It has very chilly nights
Ka home ao paniolo It’s the home of the Hawaiian cowboy
He wehi e kuu lei This beautiful lei of mine
Ao Ulupalakua Comes from Ulupalakua
Onaona me ka awapuhi Its fragrance of gingers
He beauty maoli no And is very beautiful indeed
Haina mai ka puana So come visit this place
Ao Ulupalakua We call Ulupalakua
He inikiniki ahiahi With its chilly nights
Ka home ao paniolo It’s the home of the Hawaiian cowboy
