Kaumakaiwa kanakaole biography of william

Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole, from the creative and prolific Big Island family, carries on the family legacy with an impressive new collection of chants and mele, steeped in tradition but with enough contemporary juice to suit all appetites of Hawaiiana.

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"WELO" by Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole; Mountain Apple Co.

• Genre: Traditional Hawaiian, with elements of contemporary Hawaiian.

• Distinguishing notes: Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole carries the banner of family matriarch Edith Kanaka'ole with pride; he is the great-grandson of Edith, the son of Kekuhi Kanahele and Kaipo Frias, and grandson of Pualani Kanaka'ole.

(The lineage goes back further: Kaumakaiwa is the great-great-grandson of Mary Keali'ikekuewa). Clearly, "Welo" will be a beacon for others to admire, adopt and follow; it's loaded with exquisite chants, mele and stories, all told in the native Hawaiian tongue.

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