Shayne hapa haole hula girl all of the time in the tropical clime where they do the hula, hula dance i fell in love with a chocolate dove while doing that hula, hula dance this little kid, she never. Provided to youtube by cdbaby hapa haole hula girl ken emerson jim kimo west slackers in paradise. There are 1 pieces in the collection, which is growing through donations. The music of hawaii includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop. Check out hapa haole hula girl by hawaii calls on amazon music. In 1932 pualani mossmans father, a hapahaole man named george paele. Hapa haole hula girl by hawaii calls on amazon music. Come learn a fun hapahaole hula routine straight from the hawaiian room era.
Apr 18, 2015 this song, composed in 1909, under the original title my honolulu hula girl was dedicated to rene dietrich. Hapa haole definition is of partwhite ancestry or origin. F2 am2 gm72 c72 f2 am2 gm72 c71 pause 1 beat no chord f c7 f oh, when i hear the strains of that sweet alekoki c7 f f7 and steeling from a faroff guitar penei no bb d7 g7 when liliu e makes you sway in the moonlight c7 f c7. Nov, 2011 the term hapa haole song usually brings to mind songs like lovely hula hands or beyond the reef or blue hawaii. Haole reminds us that race is about more than skin color as it identifies a certain amalgamation of attitude and behavior that is at odds with hawaiian and local values and social norms. Hapa haole songs are staples in beginning hula classes.
Mostly a state of mind, hawaii is the image of escape from the rawness and violence of daily american life. Early hapa haole songs hawaiian music for listening pleasure. Most significant traditional instruments such as ipu, pahu, ohe hano ihu, uliuli, iliili, and pu have separate entries, as do performance styles and genres such as hula, chant, hymns, hapa haole, slackkey. Winners of the prestigious na hoku hano hano award 2010 for best hawaiian jazz. My hapa haole hula girl hula heaven tihati best of tihati, vol. Hapa haole hawaiian hula classics various artists on allmusic 1993 vintage hawaiian treasures is a fine 14track.
While there are passages explaining its origins that is indeed fascinating from early china and russia to the 1950s, we dont encounter a lot of researching from. The following recordings contain straightforward hulafriendly arrangements of the iconic hapa haole song repertoire, and are recommended for a basic starter library of hapa haole music. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A hawaiian songbook is a collection of over 260 songs, listed alphabetically, about 40 of which are hapahaole songs. Fellow based at the ucla department of history and asian american studies program. Aug 08, 2016 hapa haole part foreigner came to mean a mix of hawaiian and other, whether describing a mixedrace person, a fusion song, a bilingual bible, or pidgin language itself. The duos popularity expanded beyond their home state as well, and they became the first hawaiian act to appear at the telluride bluegrass festival. This song, composed in 1909, under the original title my honolulu hula girl was dedicated to rene dietrich. Originally issued on lp in 1962, and reissued on cd in 1999.
Hapahaole hulas by the kahauanu lake trio on amazon music. This is paradise explores the lives lived in the hawaii that. It is intended to encourage the tradition of kanikapila. Sep 02, 2015 come learn a fun hapahaole hula routine straight from the hawaiian room era. The hawaiian duo hapa teamed singersguitarists barry flanagan and kelii kanealii, who first met in 1983. E7 a7 d7 g d7 g d7 g all the time, in the tropical clime a7 where they do the hula hula dance d7 i fell in love, with a turtle dove g while learnin this funny funny dance g this poor little kid, why, she never did a7 a bit of loving before d7 so i made up my mind that i struck a find g.
Hawaii is home to a number of renowned music institutions in several fields. Blending vintage hapa haole songs with hip jazz classics, they create a swinging sweet sound all their own. Hapa is a hawaiian word that was originally part of the full phrase hapa haole, which was a derogatory term for someone half hawaiian and half white foreigner. The hapahaole song haole hula 1928 is an excellent example of how tourism depends on music to be understood. Hawaiian hapa haole music hula supplies, tikis and more. Listen to your favorite songs from hapahaole hulas by the kahauanu lake trio now. Alex anderson june 6, 1894 may 29 or 30, 1995 was an american composer who was born and lived most of his life in hawaii, writing many popular hawaiian songs within the hapa haole genre including lovely hula hands 1940 and mele. Becoming kamaaina in hapahaole music 1 aiko yamashiro university of hawaiimanoa usa just five hours away by plane from california, hawaii is a thousand light years away in fantasy. Hawaiis musical contributions to the music of the united states are out of proportion to the states small size.
The hula honeys are known for performing the enchanting music of hawaiis territorial days, songs that take you back to boat days and waikikis golden era. Styles like slackkey guitar are well known worldwide, while hawaiiantinged music is a frequent part of hollywood soundtracks. There is a printed finding aid in the hhs library reading room. A person of mixed caucasian haole ancestry, initially used for the offsprings of caucasian and hawaiian parents. Though firmly rooted in hawaiian tradition, the trio was often asked to perform these hapahaole favorites by visitors in their audiences. Oct 04, 2016 provided to youtube by cdbaby hapa haole hula girl ken emerson jim kimo west slackers in paradise. Hapa haole part foreigner came to mean a mix of hawaiian and other, whether describing a mixedrace person, a fusion song, a bilingual bible, or pidgin language itself. Both have written books and articles on ancient forms of hula. Shayne hapahaole hula girl all of the time in the tropical clime where they do the hula, hula dance i fell in love with a chocolate dove while doing that hula, hula. Hapa haole songs an introduction hawaiian music for. By situating haole historically and politically, the author asks readers to think about ongoing processes of colonization and possibilities for reformulating. My honolulu hula girl bytown ukulele group bug ottawa. One thing is abundantly clear, though, all hawaiians believe the hula was a gift from the gods.
Hapa haole hula girl my honolulu hula girl alfred apaka. Hapa is a transliteration of the english word half, but quickly came to mean part, combining with numbers to make fractions. Big island 6 bruddah iz 24 columns 4 culture 245 food 36 hawaiian names 26 jokes 162 music 16 lyrics 10. The social meanings of hula masteravhandling bora uib. The word, hapa, entered the hawaiian language in the early 1800s, with the arrival of christian missionaries who instituted a hawaiian alphabet and developed curriculum for schools. Sonny cunha,johnny noble, treva bluett, walter donaldson, agnes auld, norman hendershot performed by. I love a pretty little honolulu hula hapa haole hula girl shes the candy kid to wriggle, hula girl she will surely make you giggle, hula girl with her naughty little wiggle some day im goin to try to make this hula hula girlie mine, this girlie mine cause all the while im dreaming of her my honolulu hapa haole hula girl. It should be noted that hapa haole songs before the fad, like my rose of honolulu from 1911 or honolulu lu from 1902, do not regularly include or overuse such hawaiian words in their lyrics and it seems apparent that the incorporation of such words was inherently part of the fad in the mid 1910s. The concept of crafting songs about hawaii and its culture in the english language, sprinkled with a few key hawaiian language references, offered new accessibility to nonspeakers.
In the examination of the early history of the steel guitar, this study has unearthed a. Hula is a way of taking what is thought and what is seen into a movement, and accepting all of these as a way of keeping our history of retelling stories, of remembering births. The kahauanu lake trio was the group to see in waikiki from the mid 50s until well into the 80s. Listen to your favorite songs from hapa haole hulas by the kahauanu lake trio now. What was a hit with visitors then, is still preferred by many.
Additions, pictures, suggestions, corrections, information on composers. A brief history of hula in hawaii and you creations. Pearly shells, waikiki1 and yacka hula hickey dula. This book was not what i had in mind when i read the blurb. Oh when i hear the strains of that sweet alekoki and stealing from afar of guitar penei no when lili. This collection of hawaiian and hapahaole sheet music dates from 1867 to the 1960s. The history of hapa haole music hapa haole music and hula helped to create the first global hawaiian music craze. Provided to youtube by cdbaby hapa haole hula medley. However, even hawaiians themselves are not exactly sure about the history of hula. Hapahaole songs huapala hawaiian music and hula archives. Hapa haole definition of hapa haole by merriamwebster. These three songs all share the same format of text and tune. This is paradise explores the lives lived in the hawaii. Additions, pictures, suggestions, corrections, information on composers, history of songs or anecdotes on compositions are welcome.
With tips from this video, play hapa haole hula girl in the key of g on the ukulele. F2 am2 gm72 c72 f2 am2 gm72 c71 pause 1 beat no chord f c7 f oh, when i hear the strains of that sweet alekoki c7 f f7 and steeling from a faroff guitar penei no bb d7 g7. In hawaii, the word refers to any person of mixed ethnic heritage, regardless of the specific m. The lyrics consist of a list of reasons to love hawai. The concept of crafting songs about hawaii and its culture in the english language, sprinkled with a few key hawaiian language. Pukui states that the original meaning of the word haole was foreigner. For example, hapalua is half, hapaha is onefourth, and hapanui means majority. Today, the phrase has been shortened to simply hapa and generally refers to anyone part asian or pacific islander and part caucasian. I had this picture in my mind of a young lady in present day australia looking into the true origins of the hula hoop. Lovely hula hands, graceful as a bird in motion and the swirling winds over the pali, lovely hula. Hula dancing has been part of hawaiian culture since ancient times. Aug 01, 2015 provided to youtube by cdbaby hapa haole hula medley. The emphasis is on accurate hawaiian lyrics and translation.
Oct 16, 2009 hapa haole songs are staples in beginning hula classes. In california, the term is used for any person of east asian or southeast. Was hula truly vulgar and obscene, as many haole white missionaries and. Sonny cunha is credited as being the father of the hapa haole song, his legacy to hawaiian music. Mainly written in english, with an occasional hawaiian word or two, these hapa haole part foreign compositions gained popularity with the malihini visitors. Hapa haole has also come to mean anything hybrid, a mixture of western and hawaiian influence. Oct 17, 2016 it should be noted that hapa haole songs before the fad, like my rose of honolulu from 1911 or honolulu lu from 1902, do not regularly include or overuse such hawaiian words in their lyrics and it seems apparent that the incorporation of such words was inherently part of the fad in the mid 1910s.