Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 4, 1 April 2010 — Let the children sing! [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Let the children sing!

By Francine Murray KaWai Ola Your spirit will soar as the clouds part and you are graced with the angelic voices of the children of Pauahi. "Remember Who You Are" starts the CD, a masterpiece that moves you with the pride of generations. Followed by the upbeat "Mele Ho'okipa" of the fourth grade Kamehameha Elementary School faculty, staff and principal, Holoua Stender, it will have you swaying in your seat. There are few things more inspiring then children singing praise as they do with the doxology, "Ho'onani I Ka Makua Mau" written by Thomas Ken in 1674 and translated from English to Hawaiian by Hiram Bingham. There are other charming classics like "Alu Like" by Haunani Apoliona, "Ke Aloha O Ka Haku" composed by our beloved Queen Lili'uokalani, and "Hawai'i Pono'I" by King Kalākaua and Henri Ber2er.

"We Send This Aloha, To You" has the firstclass feel of a Hollywood movie soundtrack. An amazing and artful pieee, it is one of seven by the multitalented composer and musician Lynell Bright, the music director of the chorus for the past 21 years.

"Aloha My Kūpuna" brings back memories of the special relationship between a child and an adored grandparent; "Believing In Me" sings of the ground zero in all of us; "Your 'Ohana" is about how your family is always there for you through thick and thin, never to leave you behind; and "May Your Faith Never Die" were all written by Bright and executed to our delight by nā keiki in this special CD. The Kamehameha School's Children's Chorus was established in 1988 by Suzanne Kaupu Soon. Together, children ages 9 through 12 from the Kapālama Campus comprise the 100-student chorus. In 2000, the children's group recorded their first alhum, Na Keiki O Kamehameha with notable Hawaiian artists The Brothers Cazimero, Nā Leo Pilimehana, Teresa Bright and others. Then in 2001, the choir recorded two songs, "He Mele No Lilo" and "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" for Lilo and Stitch, the Disney movie and featured on two Disney CDs, the movie soundtrack and Lilo and

Stitch Island Favorites. Na Nā Pua Lei A Pauahi is loaded with an impressive 15 mele. The proceeds from the sales of this delightful alhum go to the choir's trip to Japan planned for the summer of 2010. Available online at ksbe.edu/logoshop and iTunes. ■

Nā Mele Nei Concert series 1 p.m. Apiil 18 Ward Warehouse Amphitheater CD will be sold at Native Books Free Japan Fundraising Concert 4-6 p.m. April 25 Chorus performs with Nā Leo, Imua, Brother Noland and Kūpaoa 2 p.m. Silent auction Kapālama campus, Kekūhaupi'o Gym $20 tickets, $6 preordered bentos Tickets/bentos: Kapalama.ksbe.edu/ elementary/kscc or eall 842-8045

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NaNāPuaLei A Pauahi - from the children of Pauahi Kamehameha School's Children's Chorus