Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 26, Number 9, 1 September 2009 — Aloha Pumehana Darlene Ahuna Daniel Ho Creations [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Aloha Pumehana Darlene Ahuna Daniel Ho Creations

Palm trees are swaying up above, waves are breaking in the blue and sails are cruzin' across the horizon. Nothing could be better than this sunny island weather, out on the beach at Ala Moana, listening to the lovely Darlene Ahuna's latest lineup of classic Hawaiian songs. The traditional "Hi'ilawe," whieh carries the name of a Big Island waterfall, is brilliant with kaona of a young girl's love. "No Ke Aha" speaks of a man's failed attempt to woo a young woman, by Mary Kawena Pukui, and "Hilo One" is about a prominent woman and a loeal boy on the shores of Hilo Bay. Ahuna's "Pretty Red Hibiscus" is sweet fun, hapa haole style.