Welcome to Hawaiian Skies, the in-flight video magazine of Hawaiian Airlines. In our latest edition, we satisfy your thirst for music...visit a valley from another time...meet Samoan royalty...and discover a paddler's paradise.
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Here are two more songs by our friends Ho‘okena. First is a beautiful song composed by Louis “Moon” Kauakahi in honor of Hawaiians who’ve left Hawaii to make homes on the Mainland but have never forgotten their Island roots, called “Wakinekona.”
The second piece is “Nohea I Mu‘olaulani.” Queen Lili‘uokalani composed this song in 1885 to celebrate her new home in Kapalama, which later became the Lili‘uokalani Children’s Center. Joining Ho‘okena is Nani Dudoit and violinist Kaipo Dudoit.
We're proud to present the musical interpretations of Ho‘okena, a mainstay of the Hawai‘i music scene. We’ll begin with "The Prayer," winner of a Golden Globe for Best Original Song from the 1999 film Quest for Camelot. Written by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster, Ho’okena has added a special touch by adding Hawaiian lyrics. Enjoy the beautiful voice of Maila Gibson and hula by Nani Dudoit join Ho’okena.
Ho‘okena also performs "Jungle Rain," a big hit locally in the 1970s when a group called The Surfers recorded it. It's stood the test of time here in Hawai‘i.
The first solo release of Kuana Torres Kahele has been called one of the most beautiful Hawaiian recordings ever produced.
Watch tradition come alive at the largest non-competitive hula event in Hawai‘i. This annual festival honors Prince Lot Kapua‘iwa, who played a major role in reviving this uniquely graceful art. Many of the top halau, or schools of hula, gather here to share and showcase their art, demonstrating both ancient kahiko hula and chant, and modern ‘auana hula.
The diversity of Hawai‘i. The beauty of Hawai‘i. The soul of Hawai‘i. It’s all there in the music of Hawai‘i, and there’s no better place to experience it than at the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. In this story, Kuuipo Kumukahi, President of the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts, gives us a personal introduction to these prestigious awards and explains what they mean to the artists and to the Islands.
The Brothers Cazimero, one of Hawaii’s best-loved musical acts, recently invited some young guests to share the stage. Their concert at the historic Hawai‘i Theatre featured performances by the winners of the Keiki Hula Festival.
Viewers of Hawaiian Skies were recently treated to a special documentary entitled “Journey to Emalani,” chronicling a hula festival featuring three talented halau, or schools.
The festival is held yearly in commemoration of a journey taken in 1871 by Queen Emma Naea Rooke to the upland forests of Kokee in West Kaua‘i. It is a powerful evocation of a time and a spirit that have persevered through the ages.
There is no larger stage for hula than the Merrie Monarch Festival. This annual competition, held in the town of Hilo on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, brings together the finest dancers and halau, or schools of hula, that the Islands have to offer.
