Oli Learning Resources
(chants, prayers, songs)
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Oli Kahea / Oli Komo
Customized for Pono Outdoor by Nāpua Hū'eu
The oli kahea is a request for permission to enter, the keiki oli to the kumu (teachers) to show that they are ready to learn and fulfill their kuleana for the day. The kumu respond with the Oli Komo to accept their request and welcome them into the space.
Learning resources for download (PDF document with lyrics/translation and audio recording):
Mele Helu Pō
(Moon phases song with hula, author unknown)
Mele Helu Pō helps us keep track of the daily moon phases according to the traditional Hawaiian calendar. We follow each phase as it relates to farming, fishing, lifestyle, tides, and more. See today's Hawaiian moon phase here.
The video below is the hula with hand gestures (notice we start with the right hand and after the full moon we end with the left hand to remind us of the sides of illumination of the moon). Learning resources for download (PDF document with lyrics/translation and audio recording with call-and-response for practice):
Nā ʻAumākua
Adapted from Hawaiian Antiquities by David Malo
We chant Nā 'Aumākua usually on Fridays as oli komo (entrance chant) when we enter into a different ahupua'a, somewhere new, or a sacred site. The insertion of "Ke Kula Pono o Maui" is for us as a collective "Pono Outdoor Program". If you wish to learn this oli for individual use with your personal name, there is a slight variation in the lyrics (see individual PDF).
Learning resources for download (PDF documents with lyrics/translation and audio recording with call-and-response for practice):
Contact Bianca if you have technical difficulties with the downloadable files.