"With this program, all of a sudden, you get to understand the words to the song, literally and emotionally." "Some of us have listened to this music all our lives, hearing a song over and over, but never really understanding it," said Mona Malasig, director of site services for Cox Radio Hawaii, parent of KINE.
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Because the series highlights one mele from each island, maps are also provided, identifying the places featured in each song.
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The lyrics for each song, in Hawaiian and English, are available for download, along with ukulele and guitar chords to accompany it. Hawaiian language teacher Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier hosts the program with musical guests, explaining and discussing the languages and nuances of each song, and showing how it is properly sung and played. The series of eight, 45-minute shows, called "Nahanahe: Sweet Melodies of Hawaii," will broadcast live via the radio station's Web site every other week through September. "Forty percent of the people with Hawaiian blood in this world live on the mainland." "We especially want to reach out to the mainland community," said Henry Meyer, director of the Distance Learning Department at Kamehameha Schools.
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In hopes of remedying that, Kamehameha Schools is teaming up with Hawaiian 105 KINE Radio to offer free lessons via Internet radio that explore the Hawaiian language, one song at a time.
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By Susan songs have won a cherished place in the hearts of music lovers around the world, but not necessarily in their minds.Įven people who sing along with their favorites don't always understand the words coming out of their mouths.