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Click on album cover for high resolution jpeg. Malama...to preserve with honor. |
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| Song List
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| Kawaikapuokalani Hewett's Notes
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| Malama to care for, to preserve, to protect, to maintain... Malama is the kuleana bestowed to me by my teachers from the moment they took me in to be their child, their grandchild, their student, and their legacy. They observed a light, malama… in my eyes that would reflect trust in the caretakership of the knowledge they would pass on to me over many years. I would hold this knowledge close to my heart with great care and respect. Malama… I would honor them throughout my life by honoring their teachings. I was raised, malama… in the home of my maternal grandparents, Frank Ka'aiali'i Kana'e and Iwa Wahineali'i Rowan Kana'e. It was from my grandmother that I was first introduced to the traditions of the hula. She nurtured my spirit with everything she knew and gave my soul life and strength in the hula. My grandmother received informal training from her mother, Teresa Ha'aeoholani Akona Rowan, and her grandmother, Mary Ann Wahineali'i Komomua, of Makapala, Kohala, Hawai'i. She went on to receive formal training from Kumu Hula Sally Wood. After graduating from high school in 1972, I was taken in by Kahuna Emma DeFries as her protégé. She was not only a recognized kahuna, but also very knowledgeable in the hula tradition through her 'uniki from Katherine Keakaokala Kanahele. Her spiritual guidance is what continues to give me strength today. Malama… her words and her teachings continue to inspire me as I continue my journey in life and the hula. Malama… I remained with her under her care and direction until her death in 1980. Aunty Emma directed my studies in 1975 to the Big Island of Hawai'i and introduced me to two remarkable women with whom I would continue my studies. One was Edith Kanaka'ole, and the other was Iolani Luahine. Both teachers mentored me, malama… with great love and care. |
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| Credits
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All music written by Kawaikapuokalani Hewett unless otherwise noted. |
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