Music Final Project- PowerPoint Rachael Paul Hawaiian Music

1. Hawaiian Music
From Traditional Chants to
Contemporary
The Change From Hawaiian Chants
To Contemporary Music
Picture Taken November 2012
Project By: Rachael Paul

2. • There are 8 Hawaiian Islands:
Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoola
we, Maui, Hawaii
• The Hawaiian language has 12 Letters in its
alphabet
• The letters in the alphabet are:
• E, O, U, A, I, H, K, L, M, N, P, W
• Crazy names like:
LikeLike, Kailua, Kaneohe, Honolulu.
Kamehameha, Waikulu
Picture Taken February 2013

4. Picture Taken February 2013
• The first Westerners to the
Hawaiian islands was in 1778 by
Captain James Cook
• They were the very first to
observe the Polynesian culture
of the Hawaiians.
• Cook was killed by the
islanders, but it was his
published journal that made
other Westerners aware of the
Hawaiian islands
• Once the islands were full
discovered other explorers from
Russia, Britain, France, Americ
an and others came to
experiences them as well
(Contact)

5. Picture Taken August 2012
• After the death of Kamehameha religious and trading customs
changed
• “Kapu, or ritual restrictions that governed many aspects of social
behavior,” changed giving other social and religious opportunities to
take over.
• In 1820, American Protestant Missionaries became present to the
islands bringing Christianity.
• They began to record the language and change from oral teachings
to written information
• Missionaries eventually controlled the economy of the islands and
eventually the political power of the island
•The economic trading to the islands eventually made the islanders
dependent on foreign products which made them break away from
their Hawaiian traditions and culture (Contact)

6. Picture Taken August 2012
• There are two basic chants: the
mele oli and the mele hula
• The mele oli is usually sang by an
individual who uses a single
instrument
• The mele hula an individual dancer
or dancers and accompanied with an
instrument or instruments
• Chants are sang in the Hawaiian
language only (Fullard-Leo)
•”Though ancient chants, or mele, had little of what Westerners would recognize as
melody, they were arranged in complex and changing rhythms, and chanters
cultivated distinctive voice styles (Engledow).”
• Used in ancient times to celebrate a birth of a child, death of a loved one, and
celebration to the earth or individual (Engledow).

7. • “Chanting was a ritual in ancient Hawaii as a
means of preserving history, honoring deities
and organizing genealogies. Chanting can be
heard today either, stand alone set to music, or
accompanied by an ipu (gourd drum) or pahu
(sharkskin drum) (Hawaiian).”
• Conch Shells were also used in Hawaiian
Chants. Also called, pu (Contact)
Picture Taken August 2012

8. Picture Taken August 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=RwDD8rFFFsw
• Music Example 1: Oli Aloha
•Greeting Chant (Oli)
• The oli is a chant to
welcome someone or
greet an audience

9. •Music Example 2: The Ne Mele Hula Ohana
•Performed By: The Men of Ka Moani Hali Ala O‟Puna and The Ladies of Ka Ua Lei
Ma Ohu (The Men)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL1DAF79435A0C534B&v=W
2RwwcVbmGI&feature=player_detailpage
•The song is a
reflection of
the, “illegal
overthrow of the
Hawaiian
government and the
plundering of
Hawaiian land (The
Men).”

10. Picture Taken August 2012
• With religious influences from immigrants to the islands the use of the
Hawaiian language and chants were forbidden in 1896 in public schools, which
soon began to diminish the music style of chanting.
• Later on in the 19th century Hawaiian music was encouraged to express
Hawaiian pride. Although Hawaiian styles of music began to have a comeback
many chants had been lost, which paved the way for the traditional style of
Hawaiian music.
• “Many of the old chants have already been lost forever (Fullard- Leo)”

11. Picture Taken August 2012
• The traditional style of Hawaiian music is sung in the
Hawaiian language only, but is accompanied by either a
single instrument or many instruments.
• Instruments used to go with traditional styles of
Hawaiian music are the slack-key guitar, steel guitar, or
ukulele. (Hawaiian)

12. Picture Taken August 2012
•The ukulele is the most famous instrument known when thinking about Hawaiian
music. The ukulele which is, “a small four-stringed guitar”, was introduced in 1879
by Portuguese immigrants (Engledow).
• This instrument was found to be King Kalakaua‟s favorite and became even more
popular as Hawaiian music progressed through time (Engledow).

13. Picture Taken August 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqj_mtdpV-o
Music Example 3:
Performed By: Bill
Kaiwa (Kaiwa)

14. Picture Taken August 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3A7CslOk0Y
Music Example 4:
Performed By: Makalina (Hawaiian Dance)

15. Picture Taken August 2012
• Foreign influences have changed the style of Hawaiian music from chants to
traditional and now contemporary
• New instruments have given Hawaiian music a new sounds and styles to
incorporate
• Other styles of music such as Jazz, Country, Gospel, and Rock and Roll are all
types of music in which helped influence Contemporary music in the Islands
• Contemporary Hawaiian Music is when the songs are sung in both English and
Hawaiian but still have the traditional themes (Hawaiian).

16. Picture Taken August 2012
•The Hawaiian Royal family was
considered to be musically gifted and
were part of the influence of
contemporary music
• “They composed songs that mixed the
emotions of Hawaii with the melodic
tunes of Europe, producing a body of
popular songs that are still favorites today
(Hawaiian Music).”
• One of the first songs to be considered
contemporary was, Aloha O’e, which was
written by Queen Liliuokalani in the late
19th century, “Aloha O’e, perhaps the best-
known Hawaiian song in the world
(Engledow).”
Queen Liliuokalani

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•
•In the mid-1970‟s
Hawaiian
music, “graduated
from the „little grass
shack‟ to the hapa
haole novelty tune and
began to include
sophisticated
jazz, rock, and
contemporary rhythms
(Hawaiian Music).”
Even sounds of
Jamaican influence
can be heard today in
contemporary
Hawaiian music.
• Music Example 5
• Preformed By: Country
Comfort
•Title: Pretty Girl (Country)
•https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=nYBQKflNOVk
•This style combines the steel
guitar instrument and country
elements together

18. Picture Taken November 2012
•Music Example 6
•Preformed By: Mark Keali'i
Ho'omalu, and Kamehameha
Schools Children's Chorus.
ChaCha!
•Titled: Hawaiian
Rollercoaster Ride (Mark)
• From the Movie: Lilo & Stitch
•http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=nXpB1rixnPQ

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• The Hawaiian culture has been
underrepresented in music from the moment
Westerners set foot on the islands
•Westerners changed the oral tradition of
Hawaiian music
• Hawaiian Music began to be sung in English
and ventured away from the Hawaiian language
• Traditional instruments are no longer
used, such as sharkskin drum or conch shell

20. Picture Taken November 2012
• The Contemporary Hawaiian styles of
music produced in today's world are not to
represent Hawaiian Islanders as a culture
or people but as a use for commercial sales.
• Most people do not hear Hawaiian music
in general except when watching a
Hawaiian movie or are in fact on vacation in
the Hawaiian Islands themselves
• Do you hear it in the mall or on the
radio?.... I didn‟t think so
•The Only insistences
you can experience chant
and traditional Hawaiian
music is through luaus
or Polynesian Cultural
Centers

21. Picture Taken November 2012
The Brothers
Cazimero
• Robert and Roland Cazimero
• Started their musical careers about
34 years ago
•They were inducted into the Hawaiian
Music Hall Of Fame in 2006
•Both have received individual awards
as solo musicians (O‟Connell)
•Music Example 7
•Preformed By: The Brothers Cazimero
•Title: Pua Lilia (The Brothers)
•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz
aNstFQhys

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• Singers: Nalani Choy, Lehua Kalima Heine and
Angela Morales
•All friends since grade school
• Their first hit was, Local Boys, in 1984
•Have received over 20 Na Hoku music awards
•In 1985, “ Local Boys, became the best selling
single in Hawaiian history (O‟Connell)”
Translated as: “"voices blending together in warmth"
•Was the first Hawaiian
band to headline at
Hollywood‟s House of
Blues
•Music Example 8
•Artist: Na Leo Pilimehana
•Title: Do The Hula (Na)
•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEudIwH
t_NQ

23. Picture Taken April 2013
• Singing career began in the 1950‟s
• He preformed at a restaurant and lounge
that his mother owned on the Hawaiian
island of Oahu
•Famous for the songs Tiny Bubbles and I’ll
Remember You
•His album The Don Ho Show was released in
1965
• He eventually took his musical talents to a
New York and Las Vegas (O‟Connell)
•Music Example 9
•Artist: Don Ho
•Title: Tiny Bubbles (Don)
•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlCiDEX
uxxA

24. Picture Taken April 2013
• First album released in
1994
• First album, was
called, Kawaipunahele
•His first album made
his a Grammy
nominee, received a Na
Hoku music award, and
dominated Hawaiian
Radio (O‟Connell)
•Music Example 10
•Artist: Kealii Reichel
•Title: O E Mai (Natural)
•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF-
-KHdqanI

25. Picture Taken April 2013
Music Example 11
Artist: Israel “Iz” Kaanaoi Kamakawiwoole
Title: White Sandy Beach Of Hawaii (Official)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoRpWEE-E0Q
•His first album
Facing Future sold
over million copies
in the US in 2005
• One of his most
famous songs was a
remake
of, Somewhere Over
the Rainbow
(O’Connell).

26. Text Information:
Contact To Mahele (1778-1848) . HawaiiHistory.org, 2008. Web. 5 Aug. 2013.
http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&PageID=358
Engledow, Jill. "Island Life 101: A Newcomer's Guild to Hawaii." Maui Island Press: Books that give you an insider's view of
Hawaii. Maui Island Press, 2013. Web. 10 July 2013.
http://www.mauiislandpress.com/Sample_Island_Life_101.html .
Fullard- Leo, Betty. Mele of Antiquity. Coffee Times, 2006. Web. 10 July 2013.
http://www.coffeetimes.com/sept97.htm .
Hawaiian Music. To-Hawaii.com, 2006. Web. 10 July 2013.
http://www.to-hawaii.com/hawaiian-music.php .
Hawaiian Music: Traditional & Contemporary. alternatitivehawaii.com, 2011. Web. 10 July
2013.
http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/hacul/music.htm .
O'Connell, Maureen. Top 5 favorite Hawaii music artists (ever): HAWAII Magazine Facebook poll results . Hawaiian Magazine.
Com, 8 Feb. 2012. Web. 5 Aug. 2013.
http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2012/2/8/Hawaii_music/5
The Men of Ka Moani Hali Ala O‟Puna, and The Ladies of Ka Ua Lei Ma Ohu, perf. Ne Mele Hula Ohana. YouTube, 2008. Web. 10
July 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL1DAF79435A0C534B&v=W2RwwcVbmGI&feature=player_detailpage .

27. Music Examples:
The Men of Ka Moani Hali Ala O‟Puna, and The Ladies of Ka Ua Lei Ma Ohu, perf. Ne Mele Hula
Ohana. YouTube, 2008. Web. 5 August 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL1DAF79435A0C534B&v=W2RwwcVbmGI&feature
=player_detailpage .
Kaiwa, Bill, perf. Hawaiian Sunrise with Hawaiian Music. 2007. YouTube. Web. 5 August 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqj_mtdpV-o .
Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu, and Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus. ChaCha!, perf. Lilo & Stitch:
Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride. 2010. YouTube. Web. 5 August 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXpB1rixnPQ .
Oli Aloha. YouTube, 2011. Web. 5 Aug. 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwDD8rFFFsw
Hawaiian Dance and Music Instruments. 2008. YouTube. Web. 5 Aug. 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3A7CslOk0Y
Country Comfort- Pretty Girl. 1970. YouTube, 2008. Web. 5 Aug. 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYBQKflNOVk .
The Brothers Cazimero "Pua Lilia". 2002. YouTube, 2007. Web. 5 Aug. 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzaNstFQhys .
Na Leo sings Do The Hula on the Beach . 2009. YouTube. Web. 5 Aug. 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEudIwHt_NQ . D
Don Ho sings "Tiny Bubbles". YouTube. Web. 5 Aug. 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlCiDEXuxxA
Natural Beauty of Hawaii- Eo Mai. 2008. YouTube. Web. 5 Aug. 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF--KHdqanI .
OFFICIAL Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole . 2010. YouTube. Web. 5 Aug. 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoRpWEE-E0Q .