Ka Na'i Aupuni
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Popularly recorded by Braddah Iz, and more recently Hawaii’s rising star, Blayne Asing, Ka na’i aupuni is one of my favorite mele to play at Kanikapila. According to Huapala.org, Ka na’i aupuni was composed in 1906.The song honors the great chiefs of the islands. Keawe of Hawaiʻi, Piʻilani who ruled the Hono bays of Maui; Kākuhihewa, chief of Oʻahu; Manokalanipō, king of Kauaʻi. The words are attributed to Kamehameha Nui on his death bed, as he counseled the chiefs surrounding him. They all agreed that only righteousness would preserve the nation of Hawaiʻi. Stanza 4 of the hui is our state motto taken from a speech by Kamehameha III, given at Kawaiahaʻo Church, July 31, 1843.
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