The Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement
Self-Governance Through The Power of Music
Protest Music
This song relates to the bombing of Kaho’olawe because the movement won the fight to take the island back to the Native Hawaiians. After enduring so many challenges and besides losing two of their founding leaders during the fight, they managed to overcome that and won. Just like the lyrics in the song “You are proud, indeed; Kaho`olawe, famous land; You are so cherished; With your hinahina “. My thoughts return to my home; And my friends.” And true enough, it happened because of the Kaho’olawe movement.
Kaho'olawe by The Makaha Sons of Niihau and Israel Kamakawiwo'ole Lyrics
Ha`aheo wale ho`i `oe
E Kaho`olawe `ina kaulana
Ho`oheno ana oe
Me ka hinahina
E aloha i ke k a ka wai
I ka`i mai ua anu kua
A luna au
O Kaho`olawe
Ahuwale n pua hinahina
Lua`ole n hano a ka makani
O ke Kiu Ke`e ia
A`o n pali
Ha`ina `ia mai
Ana ka puana
Nohona a mana`o mai
`O au e ke hoa
Read more: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Kaho'olawe Lyrics | MetroLyrics
You are proud, indeed
Kaho`olawe, famous land
You are so cherished
With your hinahina
Enjoy the water
We seek shelter from the chilly rain
High
On Kaho`olawe
Abundant, the hinahina blossoms
Incomparable, the breeze that blows
The wind named Kiu Ke`e
Of the cliffs
Tell
The refrain
My thoughts return to my home
And my friends
Rise Up Hawaiian People by Ryan Hiraoka Ft. Keala Kawaauhau
Ryan Hiraoka, Local singer and songwriter, released “Rise Up Hawaiian People” on April 4, 2015 featuring Keala Kawaauhau, a member of Sudden Rush. Both singers rap and sing in both Hawaiian and English fighting against the 180 foot tall telescope being constructed on ancestral and sacred land of Mauna Kea(Big Island). The beginning specifically says “E nā Hawaiʻi mai a Niʻihau a hiki i ka moku o Keawe, ʻo kēia ka manawa a kākou e kū haʻaheo, e kū no ka Mauna a Wākea.” In english, it means “Hawaii from Niʻihau to the district of Kiawe, this is the time we all must stand proud, stand for Mauna Kea.” Hiraoka then goes into the chorus, “Rise up, rise up, rise up Hawaiian people, we must unit and fight against evil.” This line specifically created confusion amongst some people. Many thought they were calling science “evil” but Hiroaka announced on a comment of the youtube video saying that no, it’s not science that is evil, but the money and the politics are. The sole purpose of this song is to inspire and educate.
Download it for free at rubbahslippahproductions.com.
Source Used/for further reading: http://kaleoonakoa.org/opinions/2015/04/18/lost-in-the-shuffle-rise-up-for-mauna-a-wakea/