Hawai'i Aloha | Song Across Hawai'i | Playing For Change Collaboration

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  • Опубліковано 21 кві 2016
  • "Hawai’i Aloha" features dozens of Hawai‘i’s top artists across many genres, and over 1,000 youth from 10 Hawaiian charter schools in one epic song. Recorded live across 27 locations, this is Hawaiiʻs most widely known song, used to close important gatherings of all sizes. It is a song of unity and Aloha ‘Aina (Aloha for one’s birthplace, land and home).
    About this collaboration: Mana Maoli, a Hawaiian nonprofit, teamed up with Playing For Change and 4 Miles as part of their Mana Mele Project, which features a solar mobile studio and a Music & Multimedia Academy. Alongside the youth - on campus, in real-world settings, and in this video, is the "Mana Mele Collective" - over 200 artists, engineers, and filmmakers who donate their time and talents to mentorships, recordings, and concerts in support of these schools. We hope you enjoy watching this collaborative effort as much as we enjoyed creating it!
    For lyrics and a bit of history behind "Hawaiʻi Aloha": www.manamele.org
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  • @kimborgman3838
    @kimborgman3838 3 місяці тому +19

    I spent my high School years in Hawaii and have always loved this song. I now live in South Carolina. Several years ago I was at work-I'm a nurse, and I had an elderly patient who was visiting her family. She was from Hawaii and really didn't have a lot to say. I played this video/song for her and she began to sing. we both had tears streaming down our faces. One of the best moments I have had as a nurse.

    • @agata7065
      @agata7065 2 місяці тому

      A ja pierwszy raz usłyszałam tę piosenkę . 😘

  • @candacechang4099
    @candacechang4099 7 років тому +836

    I used to take care of grandmas with Alzheimer's, and as part of the disease, one of them was prone to fits of paranoia, hostility, and fear. She was having one of those fits when I turned on the TV, and at the end of the Japanese lantern ceremony they were playing this song.
    It's like a light came on in her face. She KNEW this song, and she started humming, then singing, then got up and started dancing hula. She went from angry, confused and afraid, to excited and young again.
    The power of music, especially in elderly patients with dementia, is so beautiful to see. She was able to end that night peacefully, and went to bed contented for the next few hours.

    • @sylviefilion940
      @sylviefilion940 6 років тому +15

      Thank you so much for that testimony!!! Amazing!!!

    • @renea.m.schell6511
      @renea.m.schell6511 6 років тому +9

      Thank you so much for sharing your testimony. I'm sure music has healing effects. Especially this song which is close to your grandmother's heart and come to think of it I too get rather emotional over it. Wonderful. MAHALO ;-)

    • @rikainhawaii1
      @rikainhawaii1 6 років тому +2

      Candace Chang 7

    • @KINGDUDE74
      @KINGDUDE74 6 років тому +17

      Wow you just described my grandma. She is in a nursing home in Hawaii with Alzheimer's. She is the same way. On her worst days if the radio goes on she just starts singing and singing along with the Hawaiian music.

    • @isopath1
      @isopath1 5 років тому +9

      Diego Gonzalez you have NO idea just how powerful music is.

  • @chiburuboy
    @chiburuboy 7 років тому +735

    Anyone born In Hawaii, Hawaiian or Non-Hawaiian will bring tears to one's eyes for the LOVE of our Hawaii Aina & Ohana!

    • @Orangejuizcez
      @Orangejuizcez 5 років тому +1

      ME

    • @allblind8088
      @allblind8088 5 років тому +8

      Ed Higa agree especially when we gotta move mainland reminisce the good times back home

    • @gyoza1043
      @gyoza1043 5 років тому +2

      Hai

    • @poopybutt3250
      @poopybutt3250 5 років тому +4

      me and my mom would cry hearing this song #proudtobehawaiian

    • @apfury
      @apfury 5 років тому +9

      Seeing this made me feel proud to be born and raised in the islands. Brought tears to my eyes. Mahalo to all the artists, Keiki, and PFC for creating this piece of art

  • @richgaffney4455
    @richgaffney4455 2 роки тому +25

    Every time that I go to a Hawaiian function, they always end it with a giant circle holding hands and singing this song, A lot of the Hawaiians with tears in their eyes. In person, it is beautiful.

  • @daleamaral5195
    @daleamaral5195 Рік тому +17

    Im Hawaiian Kanaka Maoli, l reside on the mainland, will be back home soon. These songs keep my sprirts up. My parents, aunties and uncles are gone , but im lucky to have my brothers and 1st ans d 2nd cousins still back home, mostly, Oahu. Maui, and the Big Island, alls good, thanks to God.

    • @samaralaliaabzu2837
      @samaralaliaabzu2837 3 місяці тому +1

      I am hoping that you have returned home and reap the mana from your devotion to your roots.

    • @maria617
      @maria617 Місяць тому

      ❤️❤️❤️

  • @nathalie4258
    @nathalie4258 8 місяців тому +5

    I love this Song soooo much ♥️🌺🤟🫶🏻. As I Iayed in coma during three weeks, fighting for my life, my husband used to let me hear this song on my headphones. Every time I heard it my body was calming down. I didn’t know the song before but as I woke up, after this long fight, I was able to sing it. 🎶🎵 It was such an amazing feeling. Thank you so much for this wonderful song. It will always be precious to me.
    My biggest wish today is to being able to play it on my ukulele. I will give my best. 🎶🎵🌺 I love you Hawaii 🌺🤟

  • @jimoconnor6382
    @jimoconnor6382 Рік тому +83

    As I sit in a steel mill in Gary, Indiana this song just took me back to Hanauma Bay at 5am on a Sunday morning. I spent my formative years in Hawaii and I fear to be loosing the spirit. Aloha everyone 🤙

    • @david2498
      @david2498 10 місяців тому +5

      Thank God someone is building in defense of this country including Hawaii U.S.A.

    • @joshuaericilac
      @joshuaericilac 10 місяців тому +4

      Im a truck driver working out of ohio ... this song makes me remember the aina and makes me miss home even more

    • @michaelcovan4792
      @michaelcovan4792 10 місяців тому +2

      Try not to lose it, instead be à new growth spreading it.

    • @jimoconnor6382
      @jimoconnor6382 10 місяців тому

      @@michaelcovan4792 I may be spreading it, hoping it catches on amongst the miserable crabasses around here

    • @jimoconnor6382
      @jimoconnor6382 10 місяців тому

      @@joshuaericilac homesickness is a dog. Then you have dreams of being home and you wake up and SHIT, I'M NOT THERE!

  • @carmenlucaciu2617
    @carmenlucaciu2617 Місяць тому +2

    Thank you for sharing ❤and it was wonderful! Aloha

  • @martinnavor9860
    @martinnavor9860 5 років тому +21

    I playedthis song at my wifes celebration of life biding her farewell. Alk the people attended joined hands and at the end raise their hands biding her farewell. It was so spiritual.

  • @ikaikamaleko8370
    @ikaikamaleko8370 2 роки тому +20

    Born and raised in Hawaii. North shore. I remember my mom who grew up in Wailua and Haleiwa playing the ukulele to my brother and me as kids in the living room. She passed away in 2019, is buried in punchbowl with my brother and sister. My other brothers ashes were released in Waimea Bay. I cried listening to this, was very touching.

  • @stargazers_
    @stargazers_ 10 місяців тому +20

    I was born and raised in Maui and this song means alot to me when I listen to it, I’m not Hawaiian but I’ll always remember my Kumu telling me a story about this song. My school singing it together at may day, never forget the times.
    But in present time my heart breaks due to losing the historic town Lahaina because of a brush fire, not only that we have lost many family members and people. I’m disappointed in the tourists for still swimming in the same waters people drowned in trying to escape from the fire, now I will never forget this song as I hear people singing it in sadness because their homes were burned down and families are missing or dead. I want people to know how much this hurts us. Native Hawaiians are dying and many tourists have no sympathy for them, if you’re planning to fly to maui just for a tour please donate your ticket instead, and fly somewhere else.

    • @stephanieclark7581
      @stephanieclark7581 10 місяців тому +3

      I'm from the mainland, my late Aunt & Uncle lived in Hawaii, they loved it. I'm so sorry for all the loss of lives& homes, businesses.
      The tourist did show such disespect, I'm sorry. God bless and be with you all💔😭🙏❤️

    • @RYDENROAM72
      @RYDENROAM72 7 місяців тому +3

      Then you are Hawaiian. Hawaiian here is not a race but a HEART ❤! Hawaiian is heart.

    • @808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights
      @808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights 5 місяців тому

      it is both, however, for those who reach it in their heart, that is where they are purest on these islands@@RYDENROAM72

    • @mcskittles2009
      @mcskittles2009 Місяць тому

      ​@@RYDENROAM72 Bye no. you wish its by heart but its not if their not kanaka. im hawaiian and thats not true

    • @mcskittles2009
      @mcskittles2009 Місяць тому

      ​@@RYDENROAM72And Hawaiian is a race n culture so that was a bit disrespectful to think that.

  • @noodle9670
    @noodle9670 2 роки тому +102

    As a Hawaiian, this makes me proud of my culture

    • @deesticco1719
      @deesticco1719 11 місяців тому +2

      Wished the lyrics are displayed on the screen or in description!!

    • @zlatkokovach7862
      @zlatkokovach7862 7 місяців тому

      You absolutely should be proud of such a wonderful culture and people! Wish you all the best and hope to see Hawaii free in my lifetime.

  • @zyphorx
    @zyphorx 8 років тому +566

    My wife not only sang along with this but she broke down in tears... powerful. We are from Maui born and raised and this hit us hard. Mahalo.

  • @biancaarmanini5740
    @biancaarmanini5740 10 місяців тому +40

    This song has been getting Hawaii through the recent disasters. #MauiStrong

    • @AmbuBadger
      @AmbuBadger 10 місяців тому +6

      I'm a firefighter with HFD, and part of the three dozen men who were sent to aid Maui FD last week. We worked alongside their firefighters, many of whom had lost family, friends, and homes in Lahaina. On the night before we were set to return to Oahu, we all held hands and sang this together-- no instruments, no drums, just our voices filling the fire training center. I've sung this song before, but after that night, it holds much more meaning to me.

    • @808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights
      @808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights 10 місяців тому +4

      more people watching this for maui

    • @leeseansilva1188
      @leeseansilva1188 10 місяців тому +1

      I was just saying we need a hanahou for our beloved Maui🙏🏽

    • @zlatkokovach7862
      @zlatkokovach7862 7 місяців тому

      While "disasters" in the larger sense of the word, let be honest and call them what they are - attacks. Free Hawaii!

    • @808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights
      @808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights 5 місяців тому

      @@zlatkokovach7862 they are disasters, please do not bring those conspiracies here. thank you, the people of lahaina have been hurt by such conspiracies, as they do not need them.

  • @federiconalos8202
    @federiconalos8202 7 днів тому

    Nicely done Gentlemen! Enjoying the precisely timed instrumental rendition of the iconic song.
    Listening in a loop in Orange Park, Florida, USA.

  • @helidags1722
    @helidags1722 3 роки тому +117

    You can feel how proud these people are I'm Mexican and this is making me cry it's beautiful

    • @catherineortiz907
      @catherineortiz907 3 роки тому +7

      I agree with you 100% . I"m african american and i love almost every type of music .but this is at of the top of my list because of the harmony and the meaning behind the words so wonderful.

    • @user-on1zx3pp8
      @user-on1zx3pp8 Рік тому

      Significa que você te aí no seu ❤ um fundo bom mesmo que não pareça

    • @ayla4686
      @ayla4686 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@catherineortiz907I'm Caucasian and love an array of music types but the Hawaiian songs have pierced my heart since the 80s when heard for first time. I don't understand one word but it all resonates and usually makes me cry.

  • @jopettuason3717
    @jopettuason3717 6 років тому +10

    this is what Sunday music should be...it hits the spot...your heart.

  • @annielelinski6011
    @annielelinski6011 3 роки тому +7

    Kauai is my favorite. I was born on that beautiful land. Now at 90 l want to go back. I have good health. And Kauai keeps calling me.

  • @pavaouaumotii8281
    @pavaouaumotii8281 10 місяців тому +9

    As a polynesian, I can feel the spirit , love of the culture and love of mother's earth Havai❤Love this song

  • @vkinney2000
    @vkinney2000 3 місяці тому +1

    I remember sitting and listening to this song on Sundays when my dad would put my mom's records on and it was like God had his hands on our hearts to make us feel safe & calm. I so miss those days! Thank you so much for this.

  • @surroundedbyidiots89
    @surroundedbyidiots89 2 роки тому +74

    Not a drop of Hawaiian blood in me, but this has turned out to be one of my most favorite songs, and I have learned quite a few of the words to this beautiful masterpiece.

    • @MistyBentley19
      @MistyBentley19 2 роки тому +2

      My adopted Tutu (grandparent) was full Hawaiian. I remember a few words.

    • @frankrice2359
      @frankrice2359 2 роки тому

      @@MistyBentley19?
      I ya s

    • @marymaria4079
      @marymaria4079 2 роки тому +6

      You dont have to be Hawaiian to love Hawaii...Aloha=love

    • @1islandwoman
      @1islandwoman Рік тому

      Google it

  • @grolsch1510
    @grolsch1510 2 роки тому +5

    The beauty of Humanity - all Hearts beating as one ! How touching and refreshing with all the darkness we can encounter. Just beautiful !!

  • @brucewilliams3370
    @brucewilliams3370 11 місяців тому +3

    The Hawaiian families show the world what unconditional love is. Just beautiful!👍

  • @awesomekoga7848
    @awesomekoga7848 2 роки тому +19

    This fills me with so much pride. Anyone who feels this WILL cry.
    I learned this song in high school years ago.
    I just wish more artists joined this. There are so many awesome voices here. Some have passed but left an impact. Iz, may he rest in paradise, was one of the best. His loss left an impact and made so many cry. I could name so many but I’d still miss many so I’m not going to even make an attempt.
    HAWAII forever!

  • @mariapereira-ch2qr
    @mariapereira-ch2qr 3 роки тому +44

    I lived in Hawaii for a year and it was the most memorable time of my life! The beauty extends beyond it's nature and into it's people. So warm and welcoming. I feel so grounded and one with nature when I think of the respect people out there have for their surroundings. Hawaii will forever have a piece of my heart !

  • @shanefogg5549
    @shanefogg5549 3 роки тому +56

    I remember singing this is high school and you held hands and looked at your brothers and sisters and Hawaiian or not, at that moment you were all children from the same family.

  • @julenehatlin8709
    @julenehatlin8709 Місяць тому

    So true, all of the comments. The difference in this music is because of the heart. Deep from the heart these words are sung and played. I was raised all my growing up years in Hawaii Nei. Though a little 7 year old from the mainland, Hawaii is the other half of who I am. Now 84, I too have tears listening. My Kailua classmate, Priscilla (Maile) Kinimaka, included this song on her CD she blessed me with years ago. Thank you all, who did so much coordinated work to get this presentation together.

  • @RobertSJHu
    @RobertSJHu 3 роки тому +1

    Aloha everyone who had a part in this mass production !!!!! I thank you from the bottom of my heart for educating all of us: whether native born in
    Hawaii, or foreign born and now live here, or visitors from other places. Yes , there's no place like Hawaii Nei !!! I was born and raised here .
    Finally , thank you to Playing For Change , Hawaii Aloha artists from all over who collaborated For Change. Robert S.J. Hu Aug. 26, 2020.

  • @cedricbadger1348
    @cedricbadger1348 10 місяців тому +13

    Love you Hawaii
    Praying for you all

  • @yomgeni
    @yomgeni 6 років тому +3

    Truly a connection to the human spirit: you don't need to understand the words to feel it!

  • @davidmcdonald8041
    @davidmcdonald8041 7 років тому +6

    The most precious experience in my 66 years of life is to have been part of the Hawaii ohana for twenty years. Bless you for such an exquisite representation of the beautiful soul of the aina and its people.
    - Kawika o ka pakipika, over and out.

  • @wtf2483
    @wtf2483 4 роки тому +5

    🌿🌺medicine in its purest form. mahalo, hawai'i!! 🌺🌿

  • @romildojunior7441
    @romildojunior7441 3 місяці тому +3

    Perfect song to Hawaii! Huge from 🇧🇷

  • @anitavlaminck9256
    @anitavlaminck9256 7 років тому +4

    i can only say that you brought Hawai'i a little closer to me, now i can come to this song every time i feel lost, went to Hawai'i, fell in love with the sweetest man ever and with Maui where he lives. I'm counting the months to go back and hopefully stay forever, thank you so much, you truly moved me to tears, Mahalo

  • @eddyboy8523
    @eddyboy8523 6 років тому +2

    Blesssssed!!! We are to be so unique in the world!. People all over the world follow our walk of life. We set the example of what it means to love each other! It is true within our heart unwillingly to people who strive for excellence. That’s us! IMUA!!!

  • @SWDolls
    @SWDolls 7 років тому +21

    Even if you don't understand what they sing the song really strike your emotion. There is a power within this song that will move people's hearts.

    • @arso1489
      @arso1489 2 роки тому +2

      …because it’s a religious song of rejoicing in God’s blessing upon the islands and the people.

    • @MsWalter500
      @MsWalter500 11 місяців тому +1

      Sim , é verdade.
      😢😢🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @jodeetaylor853
    @jodeetaylor853 5 років тому +30

    Thank you to all the artists who made this. I'm not sure if I'm crying from homesickness or joy - maybe it's both. So very deeply moving.

    • @maikailoa808
      @maikailoa808 5 років тому +4

      We are also very home sick.
      We thankful we can still our beautiful music. Missing home so much.
      Ron

  • @satiimanao2260
    @satiimanao2260 3 роки тому +6

    You don't need to be Hawaiian to understand the lyrics. You can just feel the love from the song and I was literally in tears. Much love from Fiji✨💙

  • @1noevalley
    @1noevalley 3 роки тому +5

    Living in Hawaii changed my life. When I hear this song I think of the beautiful people of Hawaii who were so kind to take me in as Ohana. Brings a tear to my eye every time. Mahalo nui.

  • @realestforealestrubenortiz8743
    @realestforealestrubenortiz8743 8 місяців тому +5

    Aloha to all da people in da Hawaiian Islands my prayers to all especially to those from lahaina affected by the fire much love mauinokaoi

    • @zlatkokovach7862
      @zlatkokovach7862 7 місяців тому

      Prayers are very good, needed and welcome, but won't cut it. Criminal convictions, however, would.

  • @firewoodprovidersnorthwest
    @firewoodprovidersnorthwest 5 років тому +4

    Some of the most Beautiful music ive ever heard. Didn't think I would, but I miss being there and hearing this beautiful music everyday on the radio.

  • @TheMsNalani
    @TheMsNalani 7 років тому +31

    i am going back to Hawaii very soon to see my parent's grave for the first time. The last time I went, was to see my dad pass away. This song will be played multiple times while I am there to remind me how blessed I am to have my family call Hawaii home. My 85 year old dad was born and died there, as well as my mom. Mahalo for this beautiful video to remind us all exactly what Hawaii means to us.

  • @KINGDUDE74
    @KINGDUDE74 6 років тому +1

    I'm a 44 year old Hawaiian/Mexican man that loves his heavy metal music. But I love this song so much. I dont know any of the words but it always brings a tear to my eyes. I wish I was back in Hawaii right now just to hear my grandma sing this to me.

  • @caroleyoung6221
    @caroleyoung6221 2 роки тому +24

    What a Beautiful song. My husband was born and raised on Ohau and left there when he joined the Army at the of 18.
    I have been to 4 Islands with him 4 times and 1 time just with my Sister-N-Law and couldn't get over the Aloha spirit there.
    My dream is to go back some day.
    Mahalo for this song and its production.
    Aloha Hawai'i.

  • @melissac.4374
    @melissac.4374 4 роки тому +10

    I lived on Oahu for 2 1/2 years. This song makes me homesick for that beautiful paradise. Hawaii...where Aloha is carried on the breath of the wind...

  • @mjj7888
    @mjj7888 7 років тому +14

    This songs makes me cry....I can feel all the hawaian people is proud of their town. I wish I can go back to visit this beautiful place....I fell in love with my husband in Hawaii ...we were there many times in the 4 islands ,Hilo, La haina , Nawiliwili and Hilo..I wish I had the opportunity to go back and enjoy again.God bless Hawaii and its people

  • @penniemcnamara5094
    @penniemcnamara5094 3 місяці тому +1

    Thankyou for making beautiful pacific music, it relaxes me n I sing along, thankyou 🌹🌹🫶🫶🥲🥲🙏🙏

  • @markspencer9544
    @markspencer9544 7 років тому +2

    This was our church song that we sang back in the 70's. We are all one when it comes to being HAWAIIAN and being from here. Tears are flowing from my eyes too.

    • @arso1489
      @arso1489 2 роки тому

      They taught this song to us in our public elementary school too! Love it!

  • @colleencazimero2798
    @colleencazimero2798 6 років тому +4

    Absolutely one of the most beautiful songs I've ever had the experience to enjoy! Thank you to each and every one of these talented people of the most beautiful people in the world!

  • @AndrewNReyes
    @AndrewNReyes 5 років тому +3

    What a beautiful song .!!!The language is no barrier, You can feel the love of the hawaian people for their island and humanity .Love Hawaii and its culture .

  • @BattleSword
    @BattleSword 5 років тому +2

    Just came across this video. I’m a Canadian who has been blessed to have spent many Christmases in Hawaii. I’ve never felt more at home anywhere else in the world, than I have in Hawaii. This song brings tears to my eyes. God bless Hawaii.

  • @AlohaYeshua
    @AlohaYeshua 6 років тому +1

    I felt the energy in my arms and hands and I felt the whole Spiritual all way around, WOW! The music reminds me and I appreciate more and more to share the Aloha with everyone that crosses my path, a smile, a hug, a blessing, and helping to make this place a beautiful place to call home forever. Aloha!! Beautiful video! I shared it with Ohana and friends in Las Vegas

  • @HiFiBanana
    @HiFiBanana 6 років тому +142

    I'm not Hawaiian or have any roots from there (as far as I know), but I've lived in Hawai'i for a few months and I have never felt so at home anywhere else in the world. Your culture, your heritage, the incredible warmth you carry in your hearts just blows me away.
    I, by no means, mean to be disrespectful towards you culture or your people, but in my heart I feel like I'm one of you.
    Cincerely, Martin from Norway.

    • @maurice4140
      @maurice4140 5 років тому +8

      We're happy to you apart of us

    • @PETROLSCENTED
      @PETROLSCENTED 5 років тому +4

      yes, hawaii is so diverse yet peaceful, i have to go there at least once in my lifetime!

    • @timc3639
      @timc3639 5 років тому +5

      @@PETROLSCENTED I cannot say that it is a place 'like no other' but it definitely is a place that will become part of you, if you give it a chance. Farmers markets, food trucks, much else.
      For example, my friend and I found a Friday morning gathering at a Burger King (of all places) up Waianae (Oahu) and locals get together to sing- it is beautiful and inviting and pure aloha.

    • @surferpam1
      @surferpam1 5 років тому +5

      Me too, Martin. ALL Respect to Kanaka Maoli. (someone cutting onions?)

    • @UwU-lm9or
      @UwU-lm9or 5 років тому +6

      Ah nice to know welcome to our family even if your just distances away we are glad to have you :)

  • @michaelmarciel567
    @michaelmarciel567 6 років тому +11

    The last time I sung this song in a group was in 1989 when I moved away from Hawaii. We recently had a family reunion and at the end, we all sang. I couldn't finish as I brought down in tears as this this brings me home

  • @jonathanburke9269
    @jonathanburke9269 10 місяців тому +1

    Awesome and inspiring. May you soon be an independent Sovereign Nation once again!! Blessings and One Love from us in Jamaica!!

  • @RobertSJHu
    @RobertSJHu 3 роки тому +2

    Aloha to all of you who were responsible for this video of Hawaiian Songs~~~what a great and loving collaboration for change !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Best wishes to all of you !!!!!!!!!!!! Me ke aloha pumehana, Robert S.J. Hu September 18, 2020.

  • @TheVoidNoob
    @TheVoidNoob 5 років тому +3

    Played this at my grandfathers funeral today. Amazing song. Me ke aloha grandpa. Till we meet again.

  • @dwightgaston6079
    @dwightgaston6079 3 роки тому +5

    Another winner! I have never regretted subscribing to your channel. How beautiful, how diverse, how wonderful our planet is!

  • @kimberlyfaber4082
    @kimberlyfaber4082 3 роки тому +1

    I was born and raised in my youth in Hawaii..... beautiful song which accompanies my most treasured memories- God Bless All!

  • @isaiahbasaldua924
    @isaiahbasaldua924 2 роки тому +1

    We the original people of the land all of us natives have a deep connection to our homeland. The land was a gift to our people we were in trusted to care for all our relatives. From the two leged too the four leged creatures. Today we are standing up for your ancestors both human and non human. Because its time we heal our land. We have never left our land we have just forgotten it is our land. We are learning again who we are and who we must be. This song reminds of that one day the Kingdom of Hawaii will be free once again .

    • @thejonegcle7759
      @thejonegcle7759 2 роки тому

      It's easy to understand how someone who visits the islands would not want to leave ... it is like the Eden God intended for all of us, in which to live !!

  • @TBE33458
    @TBE33458 8 років тому +4

    This might be my favorite video of all time. I wish I could sing and play with so much heart. These singers and musicians inspire me.

  • @jeremietapuhiro9862
    @jeremietapuhiro9862 2 роки тому +4

    Aloha !! As your brother from Tahiti, we love our poly families 💙 Mahalo nui loa for this beautiful song.

  • @yourplug4399
    @yourplug4399 6 років тому +1

    Proud to be in this video. Amazing

  • @rjrobera3191
    @rjrobera3191 4 роки тому +2

    A very touching and inspiring song. I can feel the Joy and Struggles of Island life culture. Greetings from the Philippines.

  • @Pamichen
    @Pamichen Рік тому +5

    What an absolutely beautiful song. My friend just shared this with me as I am going to Kauai for the first time ever in my life in two weeks. I have always wanted to go to Hawaii as it was a place my parents would go to when I was very young. This video brought chills to my spine. The song and community of singers is so beautiful. Thank you. ❤️

  • @shannontemple3012
    @shannontemple3012 Рік тому +4

    So beautiful… in song and spirit 🌺

  • @MegaBajojo
    @MegaBajojo 7 років тому +2

    I listen to this song every night. I am away for college but i get to return home to Hawai'i in january and im excited! thanks for uploading this :)

  • @brucehilton1662
    @brucehilton1662 4 роки тому +2

    I am not hawaiian, and only managed to visit once, because a cousin lived there and had married a hawaiian. And for a few hours I visited (this was 45 years ago). His mother was a full-blooded Hawaiian, and I was able to talk to her for a few minutes. I will never forget it. As I left she told me, "remember, aloha mean love". Absolutely stunning. Yes I remember!

  • @ljmpublishingllc3312
    @ljmpublishingllc3312 4 роки тому +10

    Aloha! Thank you so much for this beautiful song this morning. It has stirred this Texan's heart to the core. May God bless the peoples of Hawaii, today and forever more!!

  • @celinebegorre3311
    @celinebegorre3311 8 років тому +15

    Ia Orana ! A pure and magical moment of music ! Do you feel the MANA ? Close your eyes and travel across the pacific islands ! Nana
    Juste un grand merci pour ce moment de pure magie ! je ferme les yeux et j'entends le Pacifique gronder ......

  • @larrydavis146
    @larrydavis146 5 років тому +1

    The love Hawai'ian people have for their islands is evident and expressed so beautifully through their music.

  • @ClydeMole-do9bb
    @ClydeMole-do9bb 6 місяців тому +1

    HAWAIIAN , ALL THE WAY GOD BLESS YOU AND OHANA❤❤❤

  • @tarawiselove
    @tarawiselove 3 роки тому +7

    This song is beautiful beyond measure. My heart wants so much to have Hawai'i restored. The tears that spring to my eyes every time with this song are not mine alone. They are shared with every heart that loves Hawai'i.

  • @claudiamiller3267
    @claudiamiller3267 8 років тому +11

    I only lived in Wahiawa for 3 years, but am still homesick for my earthly paradise! This music is beautiful and brought back wonderful memories for me. Thank you for making it! Mahalo!

  • @Batsoy808
    @Batsoy808 6 років тому

    I miss home so much!!!! I get GOOSEBUMPS and tearing every time I listen to it...now I’m a Transplant on the 9th Island of 702 & part time 858 San Diego,California. Hawai’i No Ka Oi!!!!!! 808 will ALWAYS be in my HEART a long with KID’S and now grown adults...they cry too when listening to it.

  • @plant701
    @plant701 8 років тому +2

    Hawai'i Aloha is one of my all time favorite songs ! All coming together holding hands & feeling our hearts as we sing of the lands, Gentle breezes, the heavens & the people of Aloha Hawaii Nei This video touches the very heart of this beautiful land & people Mahalo Aloha kaua

  • @beckygould7509
    @beckygould7509 5 років тому +4

    Mahalo for sharing this beautiful song and your culture with us ! Aloha !!

  • @koapaahana1490
    @koapaahana1490 7 років тому +18

    i cry. I'll never forget my Grandmother taking out to the countryside on O'ahu. there was a celebration. at the. conclution. Hawai'i Aloha played And she took my hand. at the end I asked my grandmother why she took my hand as we sang. she turned to me, and said. its the Hawaiian way. those words have thundered threw out the shoals of time for me. made me a good Hawaiian man and made me fiercely proud of my heritage.

  • @marlakauffman7935
    @marlakauffman7935 7 років тому

    I am born & raised from Wahiawa Ohau Hawaii. Miss my island home love this song dearly. Came to tears as I listen to & watched it, but now I live in Brownsville TX. Hawaii is always home.

  • @ChristinaRicks144
    @ChristinaRicks144 Рік тому +2

    gorgeous, makes me miss and grateful for my Dad and Dan's guitar playing. I love this music style, Hawaii is magical and so are the people!

  • @LeilaniLovesElephants
    @LeilaniLovesElephants 7 років тому +5

    This is THE BEST, so much aloha for those that are stuck on the mainland... And so homesick. Mahalos!

  • @808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights
    @808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights Рік тому +3

    this is the most peaceful song I will ever hear so proud to be kanaka ma'oli

  • @MILLCITYTONY
    @MILLCITYTONY 2 роки тому

    Just got back home, less than 24 hours ago from my 1st visit to Hawaii... Been one heck of a year to say the least for me, having survived COVID, 2 Heart Attacks and a Cardiac Arrest; couldn't have chosen a better place to celebrate my 25th wedding anniversary Hawaii... Beautiful beaches, gorgeous scenery, but what makes it an even more beautiful place is: THE PEOPLE, y'all made us feel at home.. Mahalo Hawaii from the bottom of my heart... A hui hou kakou (Until We Meet Again)🤙🏖🌺🍍🏄‍♂️👫🤙

  • @MrKiwiboii
    @MrKiwiboii 7 років тому +1

    Kia Ora my brothers and sisters of Hawaii. Thank you for this amazing song. Every time I hear this song, it brings tears to my eyes and warms my heart and soul. It reminds me of the many amazing holidays I have had in Hawaii and that special feeling I get every time I'm there of returning to the home of our ancestors. Thank you so much for been you, my brothers and sisters. May the Lord watch over you all and bring many blessings to you all! From your Maori brothers and sisters in Aotearoa, New Zealand (Land of the long white cloud).

  • @arakino9874
    @arakino9874 7 років тому +6

    thank you thank you very much for capture and sharing the ALOHA SPIRIT. Mahalonui loa for al the Polynesian

  • @captainandthelady
    @captainandthelady 8 років тому +58

    You know how some words just roll off of the tongue? The whole Polynesian language just rolls off of the tongue. The most beautiful language in the world, bar none.

    • @outsidechambaz
      @outsidechambaz 5 років тому +1

      captainandthelady listen to samoan music I would say it is the most flowing of the Polynesian languages

    • @c.lstrife2829
      @c.lstrife2829 4 роки тому +4

      I know this comment is old but I would like to point out that the reason why Polynesian language "rolls" off the tongue is because it is a oral language meaning that the language was never written until Europeans introduce the alphabet and words to us.

    • @avtweet3269
      @avtweet3269 4 роки тому

      You have obviously never heard of the Miyako language, quite possibly one of the best languages of all time.

    • @dalastkanakamaoli9058
      @dalastkanakamaoli9058 3 роки тому

      @@outsidechambaz biased💀

    • @outsidechambaz
      @outsidechambaz 3 роки тому

      @@dalastkanakamaoli9058 I'm a hawaiian, I love all poly music this is just my opinion

  • @mariasurkova3756
    @mariasurkova3756 3 роки тому +1

    It is: when you are not a Hawaiian, but it feels like you've always belonged there. Love, motivation and life! Thank you!

  • @HG-os3dy
    @HG-os3dy 3 місяці тому

    What a beautiful mele! Mahalo and Aloha.

  • @YYY-dw3qs
    @YYY-dw3qs 7 років тому +44

    THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE HEARD ALL DAY. Hold my cocktail while I faint for a while.

  • @kanakasurfer5407
    @kanakasurfer5407 7 років тому +155

    The legacy of Hawaii rests with the Kama'aina. I know of no better tribute to its legacy than this mele. In these times, most recently the past two weeks, the life lessons we teach to our children are everything. Be mindful of your children and the lessons you teach, push them to do their best, and never hold back on praising their efforts and correcting them when they need guidance. Mahalo nui for this reminder of that.

  • @pkicng210
    @pkicng210 6 років тому +1

    The video is of hope and love for the future of Hawaii. The diversity of the Hawaiian people in this video is something that will make a lasting impression on me. It doesn't matter any more what DNA you have as long you are united in song, spirit but of the land. I hope the future generations of the children i see in this video will preserve the heritage, the traditions and respect the land and its surrounding waters. Mahalo

  • @jeang3130
    @jeang3130 6 років тому +1

    I cannot believe the amount of people who have put thumbs down, this is such a heart rending melody of extro ordinary beauty and all those coming together to sing it are united in love, those that down it must be very sad souless people, even if is not music to their taste, they cannot surely dislike the passion and unity of the hawaiian people.

    • @davidmcdonald8041
      @davidmcdonald8041 5 років тому

      The beautiful essence of Hawai'i and its people is manifested in this wonderful UA-cam. Only an ugly heart could give a thumbs down.

  • @Tradewindsvintagehi
    @Tradewindsvintagehi 2 роки тому +3

    Maikaʻi, especially those beautiful keiki. Some artists have already passed to the realm of our kūpuna, including Malani Bilyeu, Palani Vaughn, and Cyril Pahinui. Itʻs wonderful to see and hear them again.

    • @MsWalter500
      @MsWalter500 11 місяців тому

      😢😢🙏🙏
      Grato por suas palavras.
      Saudações aqui do Brasil. 🇧🇷

  • @markspencer9544
    @markspencer9544 7 років тому +6

    I am proud to be Hawaiian! My dad told me a long time ago to marry Hawaiian and that we were a dying race. Got to keep the blood, and I did. Two sons that have at least 25% Hawaiian! Hawaii Aloha song was sang in m church in Waikiki when I was younger,

    • @arso1489
      @arso1489 2 роки тому

      The teachers taught it in the elementary schools too, and we sang it during assemblies and May Day celebrations.

  • @chamorroguam3776
    @chamorroguam3776 6 років тому +1

    It's so comforting to know that songs like this are made with so many beautiful locations and people that sing with so much emotion makes a grown man cry with pride even with all the bad events happening worldwide

  • @kenmargo8262
    @kenmargo8262 6 років тому +1

    I have never heard such music. Beautiful melody and harmony . I have tears even though I understand not a word

  • @HelmutStocker_Yc
    @HelmutStocker_Yc 7 років тому +15

    Aloha from Hawaii. ALOHA ist das Hawaiianische Wort fuer Willkommen, Liebe, Freundschaft und an den anderen denken.
    The ocean here is deep blue and aqua-white. The beautiful and wide view and the rocky sound of the breakers are balsam and "manna" for my soul.

  • @MaryMartinez-nk1vk
    @MaryMartinez-nk1vk 7 років тому +10

    It doesn't get any more beautiful than this...I'm playing it over and over...Makes me happy. Mahalo

  • @Steve-qg6fh
    @Steve-qg6fh 10 місяців тому +1

    im becomeing a fan of this music .....also regay celso country bluegrass rock metal classical and hip hop..im going yo save this for my freinds

  • @bentili9694
    @bentili9694 4 роки тому +2

    Came across this video today - May 4th, 2020. As the Pandemic rages around the world, I find peace in this majestic Hawaiian anthem. the words and tune radiates positive energy.
    Aloha and alofa From Amelika Samoa...Mau ke Aloha, no Hawai'i 🙏🙏🙏