
Jerry Santos at Halekulani's House without a Key
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Jerry Santos at Halekulani's House without a Key
Nā Mele, featuring the beloved musician and songwriter Jerry Santos.
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(PERFORMANCE -COME TO ME GENTLY/ REMEMBER BE SURE AND BE THERE) (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ IT'S THERE IN THE AIR ♪ CAN YOU FEEL IT?
♪ HAWAI'I IS CALLING ♪ ♪ COME TO ME GENTLY ♪ REST HERE BESIDE ME FOR A WHILE ♪ ♪ ♪ IT'S THERE IN THE AIR CAN YOU FEEL IT?
♪ ♪ HAWAI'I IS CALLING ♪ ♪ COME TO ME GENTLY ♪ THE WIND WHISPERS IN THE TREES ♪ ♪ IT'S THERE IN THE SOUND OF THE ♪ HAWAI'I IS CALLING ♪ ♪ COME TO ME GENTLY ♪ COME INSIDE OF ME ♪ ♪ COME TO ME GENTLY ♪ HAWAI'I IS CALLING ♪ ♪ COME TO ME GENTLY ♪ COME INSIDE OF ME ♪ COME TO ME GENTLY ♪ HAWAI'I IS CALLING (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ALOHA KU'U LEI PIKAKE ♪ NA'U E HONI A HO'OMAU IHO ♪ E LEI NO AU I KO ALOHA ♪ REMEMBER, BE SURE AND BE THERE ♪ ♪ REMEMBER, BE SURE AND BE THERE ♪ HAWAI'I IS CALLING ♪ KE ALOHA MAI [APPLAUSE] ♪ (PERFORMANCE - HONOLULU HOW DO ♪ HONOLULU HOW DO YOU DO?
♪ HONOLULU GLAD TO SEE YOU ♪ I LOVE YOUR SUNSHINE HONEST I ♪ THAT'S WHY YOU SEE ME SMILING ♪ YOU'RE THE FLOWER OF OLD ♪ WE'VE GOT TO TIP OUR HATS TO Y ♪ I LOVE YOUR MOUNTAIN TREES AND YOUR OCEAN BREEZE ♪ ♪ HONOLULU I'M WILD ABOUT YOU ♪ HONOLULU HOW DO YOU DO?
♪ HONOLULU GLAD TO SEE YOU ♪ I LOVE YOUR SUNSHINE HONEST I ♪ THAT'S WHY YOU SEE ME SMILING AT YOU ♪ ♪ YOU'RE THE FLOWER OF OLD MOTHER EARTH ♪ ♪ WE'VE GOT TO TIP OUR HATS TO ♪ I LOVE YOUR MOUNTAIN TREES AND YOUR OCEAN BREEZE ♪ ♪ HONOLULU I'M WILD ABOUT YOU (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ JERRY: OK THAT WAS NOT BAD, TRY AGAIN ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ JERRY: FOLKS MY PARTNER IN MUSIC THIS EVENING, DR. KIMOKEO KAMUELA ON THE GUITAR.
♪ ♪ I LOVE YOUR MOUNTAIN TREES AND YOUR OCEAN BREEZE ♪ ♪ HONOLULU I'M WILD ABOUT YOU ♪ HE ALOHA 'IA NO A'O WAIKIKI, EA ♪ ♪ KA NEHE O KE KAI HAWANAWANA ♪ HE ALOHA 'IA NO A'O WAIKIKI, EA ♪ ♪ KA NEHE O KE KAI HAWANAWANA ♪ PA IHO KA MAKANI LAWE MALIE, EA ♪ ♪ KE 'ALA ONAONA O KA LIPOA ♪ KAULANA KOU INOA I NA MALIHINI, EA ♪ ♪ KA'APUNI KOU NANI PUNI KA HONUA ♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ HULI AKU NANA IA KAIMANA HILA, EA ♪ ♪ 'IKE I KA NANI A'O HONOLULU ♪ ♪ HULI AKU NANA IA KAIMANA HILA, EA ♪ ♪ 'IKE I KA NANI A'O HONOLULU ♪ I LOVE YOUR MOUNTAIN TREES AND YOUR OCEAN BREEZE ♪ ♪ HONOLULU I'M WILD ABOUT YOU ♪ HONOLULU ♪ HONOLULU ♪ HONOLULU I'M WILD ABOUT YOU YEEHAW!
♪ (CLAPPING) ANNOUNCER: PBS HAWAI'I IS PLEASED TO OFFER YOU THESE SPECIAL MAHALO GIFTS FOR SUPPORTING HAWAI'I'S PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION.
WITH A GENEROUS DONATION OF $200 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE OUR KU'U HOME COMBO WHICH INCLUDES A SET OF 4 CDS FEATURING THE MUSIC OF JERRY SANTOS AND OLOMANA, PLUS OUR EXCLUSIVE NA MELE 25TH ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT - A TRIBUTE TO 25 YEARS OF INCREDIBLE HAWAIIAN MUSIC ON PBS HAWAI'I.
FOR A CONTRIBUTION $150 - ENJOY THE 4 CD COLLECTION -- THIS SET WAS HANDPICKED BY JERRY AND FEATURES MANY OF THE SONGS IN THIS PERFORMANCE.
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(PERFORMANCE - SEABIRD/DIAMOND HEAD DAYDREAM) (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ SOMETIMES AT THE EVENING TIDE I MISS YOUR SMILE ♪ ♪ AND I WONDER WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE ♪ ♪ IF YOU CAME AND STAYED AWHILE ♪ ♪ LAUGHING IN THE WATERS OF A CLEAR MOUNTAIN STREAM ♪ ♪ AND LOOKING INTO YOUR EYES I THOUGHT I SAW MY DREAM ♪ ♪ MAKANI UNTIL YOU BLOW MY LOVE TO MY SIDE ♪ ♪ I'LL BE RIDING LIKE A SEABIRD ON THE TIDE ♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ TRAVEL FAR AND WIDE MY FRIEND ♪ ♪ I KNOW IT WON'T BE LONG ♪ UNTIL YOU FIND THE WORDS TO WRITE YOUR OWN SWEET SONG ♪ ♪ LOOK INTO THE EYES OF THOSE YOU WANT TO SEE ♪ ♪ AND REACH OUT FOR EVERY HAND THAT CALLS YOU TO BE FREE ♪ ♪ UNTIL YOU FIND YOUR ANSWERS I WILL WAIT FOR YOU MY FRIEND ♪ ♪ GLIDING LIKE A SEABIRD IN THE WIND ♪ ♪ GLIDING LIKE A SEABIRD IN THE WIND ♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ LONG AGO A YOUNG MAN SAT IN THIS PLACE BY THE SEA ♪ ♪ HIS DREAMS WERE WITH THE SEABIRDS ♪ ♪ FLYING OFF INTO THINGS THAT COULD BE ♪ ♪ HE NEVER STOPPED TO WONDER ♪ WHERE HIS DREAMS WOULD LAND ♪ DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE THESE DAYS ♪ ♪ KEEP 'EM COMING AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ♪ ♪ WE'RE NOT THE SAME COLOR ♪ WE'RE NOT EVEN THE SAME KIND ♪ BUT THERE'S A BOND BETWEEN US ♪ ♪ FROM THE HEART OR FROM THE MIND ♪ ♪ IT'S HARD TO SAY JUST WHAT IT IS ♪ ♪ SO I GUESS I WON'T EVEN TRY ♪ GLAD TO SEE IT MAKES YOU HAPPY ♪ ♪ YOU ARE A FRIEND OF MINE ♪ SO LET YOUR SPELL SHINE TRUE FOR ME ♪ ♪ AND I'LL CAST MINE FOR YOU ♪ AND MAYBE THIS DIAMOND HEAD ♪ DAYDREAM WILL COME TRUE (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ♪ SOMETHING SPECIAL FROM THE START ♪ ♪ DEMANDING SINCERITY THIS LOVE FOR THE MUSICAL ART ♪ ♪ AND AGAIN MY EXPECTATIONS I AM SENDING OUT SEA ♪ ♪ WITH HOPES FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR YOU AND ME ♪ ♪ TWO BUTTERFLIES JUST FLUTTERED BY OBLIVIOUS IT SEEMS ♪ ♪ LOST IN THE MAGIC FEELING OF A DIAMOND HEAD DAYDREAM ♪ ♪ LOST IN THE MAGIC FEELING OF A DIAMOND HEAD DAYDREAM ♪ ♪ LOST IN THE MAGIC FEELING OF A DIAMOND HEAD DAYDREAM ♪ (CLAPPING) (PERFORMANCE - E KU'U LEI PAKALANA) ♪ ♪ ♪ NO KA 'IMI ANA I KE ALOHA KOHO 'IA 'OE NA'U ♪ KU'U HOAPILI NO NA KAU A KAU E KU'U LEI PAKALANA ♪ ♪ ♪ THE WORDS SAY, IN THIS SEARCH FOR LOVE ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS YOU WERE CHOSEN FOR ME ♪ ♪ MY DEAR COMPANION, FROM SEASON TO SEASON ♪ ♪ YES, YOU ARE THE LEI PAKALANA ♪ ♪ ♪ NA PUA LI'ILI'I, MAU KE ONAONA ♪ ♪ KUI 'IA I KA LEI NANI ♪ HE TEI HIWAHIWA NO KU'U POLI ♪ E KU'U LEI PAKALANA ♪ ♪ THESE TINY FLOWERS ♪ ALWAYS SO FRAGRANT ♪ STRUNG INTO THIS LEI OF LOVE ♪ A LEI OF ADORNMENT ♪ HELD CLOSE TO THE HEART ♪ YES, YOU ARE THE LEI PAKALANA ♪ ♪ HE LEI ALOHA, NANI LUA 'OLE ♪ HO'OHENO I KA PU'UWAI ♪ HE LEI ALOHA, NANI MAE 'OLE ♪ E KU'U LEI PAKALANA ♪ ♪ LEI 'IA AU ME KA HA'AHEO ♪ HE WEHI A KE ALOHA ♪ KU'U MAKAMAKA, KU'U MAKAMAE ♪ E KU'U LEI PAKALANA ♪ ♪ AND SO THIS A LEI THAT IS WORN WITH PRIDE ♪ ♪ WORN THERE CLOSE TO MY HEART ♪ MY DEAR COMPANION ♪ MY PRECIOUS ONE ♪ YES YOU, YOU ARE THE LEI PAKALANA ♪ ♪ A LEI OF LOVE ♪ BEAUTY UNEQUAL ♪ AN ADORNMENT FOR MY HEART ♪ A LEI OF LOVE ♪ BEAUTY THAT NEVER FADES ♪ YES YOU, YOU ARE THE LEI PAKALANA ♪ ♪ HE LEI ALOHA, NANI LUA 'OLE ♪ HO'OHENO I KA PU'UWAI ♪ HE LEI ALOHA, NANI MAE 'OLE ♪ E KU'U LEI PAKALANA ♪ E KU'U LEI PAKALANA ♪ KU'U HOAPILI NO NA KAU A KAU ♪ E KU'U LEI PAKALANA ♪ >> THAT WAS FOR TUTU TORRES OVER THERE.
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FORTUNATELY, I HAD SOME VERY GREAT MENTORS ALONG THE WAY.
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU A COUPLE SONGS THAT WERE WRITTEN FOR A WOMAN WHO WAS, WELL SHE WAS MY COMPANION, SHE WAS MY FRIEND, SHE WAS MY TEACHER, SHE WAS MY MENTOR.
WE SHARED MANY THINGS TOGETHER WHILE SHE WAS STILL WITH US.
THIS SONG WAS WRITTEN AFTER THE VERY FIRST TIME I LAID EYES ON HER INSIDE A HONOLULU COURTROOM.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO SHE WAS.
I JUST WENT HOME AND WROTE HER A SONG.
SHE BECAME A VERY DEAR FRIEND OF MINE AND WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER, BUT WE JUST CALL HER AUNTY EMMA.
(PERFORMANCE - THE LIGHT IN THE LADY'S EYES) ♪ EVENING SMILES ON THE ISLANDS ♪ ♪ AND ON WHAT WE'VE SHARED TODAY ♪ ♪ STILL I AM RECALLING ALL THE THINGS WE DO NOT SAY ♪ ♪ BUT IN MY HEART I RECOGNIZE ♪ THE LIGHT IN THE LADY'S EYES ♪ THESE EYES HAVE WATCHED TIME ♪ AND SEASONS TURNING IN TODAY ♪ THESE EYES HOLD THE SECRETS OF ANOTHER WAY ♪ ♪ THESE EYES LOVE THE RAINDROPS ♪ ♪ FALLING, FEEL THE 'AINA, HEAR IT'S CALLING ♪ ♪ TEACHING THE CHILDREN AS THEY CALL HER WAY ♪ ♪ BUT HOW COULD I POSSIBLY ♪ DESCRIBE THE LIGHT IN THE LADY'S EYES ♪ ♪ SITTING THERE BESIDE ME YOU LEND MAGIC TO MY SONG ♪ ♪ AND THOUGH YOUR LIPS ARE SILENT ♪ ♪ I CAN FEEL YOU SING ALONG ♪ IN MY HEART I RECOGNIZE ♪ THE STRENGTH WE GET FROM THE LADY'S EYES ♪ ♪ YES IN MY HEART I RECOGNIZE ♪ THE LOVE IN EMMA'S EYES ♪ >> AMONGST THE MANY THINGS THAT AUNTY EMMA LEFT WITH US IS THIS MELE.
YOU KNOW IN HAWAIIAN POETRY, THE METAPHOR OF THE LEI IS A PRECIOUS ONE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPORTANT IN OUR LIVES WE OFTEN REFER TO THEM AS KU'ULEI.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE SEWING A LEI, YOU'RE NOT JUST ATTACHING FLOWERS, YOU'RE ATTACHING YOUR BEST INTENTIONS.
LOVE, RESPECT, CONSIDERATION AND CARE.
AND AUNTY SUGGESTS IN HER MELE THAT LONG AFTER THE FLOWERS HAVE FADED, LONG AFTER PERHAPS THE RELATIONSHIPS ARE PAU, THE INTENTION THAT WENT INTO ALL THAT CONTINUES.
BECAUSE THAT IS THE LOVE OF THE SPIRIT.
THE KIND THAT WE COUNT ON AND CALL ON ALWAYS.
AND WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF AUNTY EMMA, LEARNING AT HER FEET.
AND THIS LADY HERE, CAME TO BE PART OF OLOMANA 42 YEARS AGO.
WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER A VERY LONG TIME.
THROUGH THE TIME THAT SHE WAS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS AND MANY, MANY MORE THINGS.
I HAD TO COAX HER OUT FROM UNDER THE PUAKENIKENI TREE BECAUSE THIS IS A SONG WE SING TOGETHER.
FOLKS, MY FRIEND HAUNANI APOLIONA AND MY LONGTIME DANCER IN OLOMANA, NALANI BADUA.
♪ (PERFORMANCE - E KU'U SWEET LEI POINA 'OLE) ♪ E KU'U SWEET LEI POINA'OLE, EA ♪ ♪ LEI NANI I KA WEKIU ♪ E NEVER FADING BLOOM IA'OE, EA ♪ ♪ E KU'U SWEET LEI POINA'OLE ♪ E KU'U SWEET LEI POINA'OLE, EA ♪ ♪ LEI NANI I KA WEKIU ♪ E NEVER FADING BLOOM IA'OE, EA ♪ ♪ E KU'U SWEET LEI POINA'OLE ♪ KU'U PUA, KU'U LEI NANI MAE'OLE, EA ♪ ♪ KE OLA MAU LOA, E KU'U LEI ♪ KE KALI AKU NEI IA 'OE, EA ♪ E HO'I MAI KAUA LA E PILI >> WELL THESE WORDS OF LOVE SAY, THAT YOU ARE AS A FLOWER LEI WHOSE BEAUTY WILL NEVER FADE.
THROUGHOUT ALL OF LIFE, EVEN ETERNITY, I KNOW IN MY HEART YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WITH ME.
AND SO WE FIND OURSELVES WAITING HERE.
WAITING FOR YOU AND ALL THE DIVINE ENERGIES THAT SURROUND US TO COME.
AND MAKE SURE THE LOVE THAT'S BEEN SHARED ALWAYS REMAINS.
♪ KU'U PUA, KU'U LEI NANI MAE'OLE, EA ♪ ♪ KE OLA MAU LOA, E KU'U LEI ♪ KE KALI AKU NEI IA 'OE, EA ♪ E HO'I MAI KAUA LA E PILI ♪ E KU'U SWEET LEI POINA'OLE ♪ E KU'U SWEET LEI POINA'OLE JERRY: NALANI AND HAUNANI.
MAHALO E TITA.
DURING THAT TIME THERE WAS AN EFFORT TO BRING BACK KAHO'OLAWE TO THE PEOPLE OF HAWAI'I.
I WAS APPROACHED BY SOME PEOPLE OF MOLOKA'I.
THEY SAID YOU NEED TO SING THIS SONG.
IT WAS WRITTEN BY A TARO FARMER FROM KE'ANAE, MAUI.
HIS NAME WAS HARRY KUNIHI MITCHELL.
HE WAS A MAN VERY AKAMAI IN LA'AU LAPA'AU.
HE KNEW A LOT ABOUT HAWAIIAN MEDICIAL PLANTS AMONGST OTHER THINGS.
BUT HE WAS ONE OF THE SPIRITS THAT GUIDED THE FOLKS OF KAHO'OLAWE.
HE WROTE THIS MELE AND AUNTY EMMA SAID MY NEPHEW IS GONNA DANCE THIS SONG FOR YOU TONIGHT.
THE FIRST TIME I LAID EYES ON HIM, SHE BROUGHT HIM TO MY HOUSE.
TURNS OUT, WE GREW UP LIKE NOT EVEN HALF A MILE FROM EACH OTHER IN KANE'OHE.
SO I'M HAPPY WE'RE HAVING THIS REUNION THIS EVENING FOLKS.
KUMU HULA KAWAIKAPUOKALANI HEWETT.
(PERFORMANCE - MELE O KAHO'OLAWE) (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ALOHA ♪ ALOHA KU'U MOKU O KAHO'OLAWE ♪ MAI KINOHI KOU INOA 'O KANALOA ♪ ♪ KOHEMALAMALAMA LAU KANAKA 'OLE HIKI MAI NA PUA ♪ ♪ E HO'OMALU MAI ♪ ALU LIKE KAKOU LAHUI HAWAI'I ♪ MAI KA LA HIKI MAI I KA LA KAU A'E ♪ ♪ KU PA'A A HAHAI HO'IKAIKA NA KANAKA ♪ ♪ KAU LI'I MAKOU ♪ NUI KE ALOHA NO KA 'AINA ♪ HANOHANO NA PUA O HAWAI'I NEI ♪ ♪ NO KE KAUA KAUHOLO ME KA AUPUNI ♪ ♪ PA'A PU KA MANA'O NO KA PONO O KA 'AINA ♪ ♪ LMUA NA PUA ♪ LANAKILA KAHO'OLAWE ♪ >> UNCLE HARRY'S WORDS SAY TO US, LET US LOVE OUR ISLAND KAHO'OLAWE.
FROM THE BEGINNING YOU ARE CALLED KANALOA, THE SOUTHERN BEACON NOW BARREN AND WITHOUT POPULATION, BUT YOU ARE SLOWLY BEING VISITED BY OUR PEOPLE AGAIN AND IT GRANTS YOU SOME PEACE.
AND SO, EVEN NOW, LET US CONTINUE TO GATHER TOGETHER PEOPLE OF HAWAI'I FROM THE SUN UP UNTIL THE SUNDOWN.
AS WE JOIN TOGETHER IN ONE THOUGHT TO BRING NEW LIFE TO OUR LAND, SO LET US CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND BRING THAT SALVATION TO KAHO'OLAWE.
♪ HANOHANO NA PUA O HAWAI'I NEI ♪ ♪ NO KE KAUA KAUHOLO ME KA AUPUNI ♪ ♪ PA'A PU KA MANA'O NO KA PONO O KA 'AINA ♪ ♪ LMUA NA PUA ♪ LANAKILA KAHO'OLAWE ♪ LMUA NA PUA ♪ LANAKILA KAHO'OLAWE ANNOUNCER: PBS HAWAI'I IS PLEASED TO OFFER YOU THESE SPECIAL MAHALO GIFTS FOR SUPPORTING HAWAI'I'S PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION.
WITH A GENEROUS DONATION OF $200 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE OUR KU'U HOME COMBO WHICH INCLUDES A SET OF 4 CDS FEATURING THE MUSIC OF JERRY SANTOS AND OLOMANA, PLUS OUR EXCLUSIVE NA MELE 25TH ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT - A TRIBUTE TO 25 YEARS OF INCREDIBLE HAWAIIAN MUSIC ON PBS HAWAI'I.
FOR A CONTRIBUTION $150 - ENJOY THE 4 CD COLLECTION - THIS SET WAS HANDPICKED BY JERRY AND FEATURES MANY OF THE SONGS IN THIS PERFORMANCE.
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JERRY SANTOS: AND SO MANY OF YOU, I LOOK OUT HERE AND I SEE SO MANY FACES THAT ARE JUST LOVING AND FAMILIAR.
I DON'T KNOW YOUR NAME, BUT YOU GUYS LOOK FAMILIAR.
(LAUGHS) YEAH, I'M JUST TEASING.
MY LONGTIME OLOMANA MANAGER MIKE KELLY IS SITTING OVER THERE WITH HIS WIFE CINDY.
AND SITTING IN THE FRONT IS MY DEAR MYRNA KAMAE.
MYRNA AND EDDIE WERE SUCH GREAT RESOURCES, YOU SEE ALL THEIR DOCUMENTARIES SHOWN ON PBS CONSTANTLY AND WE LOVE THEM BECAUSE WE CAN GO BACK AND REFER.
KAMUELA AND I HAD A CHANCE TO GO PLAY IN WAIPI'O VALLEY LAST WEEKEND AND WE WATCHED, OF COURSE, LI'A BEFORE WE WENT, THE NIGHT BEFORE, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAD ALL OUR DUCKS IN A ROW.
WELL WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE FRIENDS IN OUR LIVES, THIS IS A SONG I WROTE FOR MOMENTS LIKE THIS.
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
(PERFORMANCE - MY OLD FRIEND) ♪ MY OLD FRIEND ♪ THE MUSIC BRINGS YOU CLOSE TO ME AGAIN ♪ ♪ I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES AND SEE ALL YOU ARE TO ME ♪ ♪ THROUGH THE YEARS ♪ WE HAVE SHARED THE LAUGHTER AND THE TEARS ♪ ♪ WHEN LIFE WAS HARDER THAN WE PLANNED ♪ ♪ YOU WERE THERE TO HOLD MY HAND ♪ ♪ ALL THOSE YOUTHFUL SCHEMES AND MUSICAL DREAMS ♪ ♪ THEY'VE ALL COME TRUE AND AWAY ♪ ♪ AND THE STAR WE'VE BEEN WISHING ON ♪ ♪ MAY NEVER, EVER FADE ♪ MY OLD FRIEND ♪ LOOKING DOWN THE PATH FROM WHERE WE CAME ♪ ♪ AND LOVE WE SHARED ALONG THE WAY ♪ ♪ THAT THE CHILD THAT BEARS YOUR NAME ♪ ♪ THEY WILL ALWAYS BE OUR TO KEEP ♪ ♪ AS MEMORIES SHARED WITH YOU ♪ AND NO MATTER WHERE THIS LIFE WILL LEAD ♪ ♪ I'LL CARRY THEM ALONG WITH ME CARRY THEM WITH YOU ♪ ♪ KEEP THE MEMORIES CLOSE TO YOU ♪ ♪ THOSE PLACES IN THE HEART ♪ LIFE'S LITTLE TREASURES ♪ THEY TELL US WHO WE ♪ ALL THE JOY AND SORROW ♪ FRIENDS LOVERS AND DREAMS ♪ KEEP THE MEMORIES CLOSE TO YOU ♪ ♪ AND SAVE A PLACE FOR ME ♪ MY OLD FRIEND ♪ THE MUSIC BRINGS YOU CLOSE TO ME AGAIN ♪ ♪ I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES AND SEE ALL YOU ARE TO ME ♪ ♪ AND BEFORE WE GO, I WANT YOU TO KNOW ♪ ♪ WHEN WE MEET AGAIN IN THIS SONG ♪ ♪ MY HEART THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PLACE ♪ ♪ FOR MY OLD FRIEND (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ KEEP THE MEMORIES CLOSE TO YOU ♪ ♪ THOSE PLACES IN THE HEART ♪ LIFE'S LITTLE TREASURES ♪ THEY TELL US WHO WE ARE ♪ ALL THE JOY AND SORROW, FRIENDS, LOVERS AND DREAMS ♪ ♪ KEEP THE MEMORIES CLOSE TO YOU ♪ ♪ AND SAVE A PLACE FOR ME ♪ MY OLD FRIEND ♪ THE MUSIC BRINGS YOU CLOSE TO ME AGAIN ♪ ♪ I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES AND SEE ALL YOU ARE TO ME ♪ ♪ AND BEFORE WE GO ♪ I WANT YOU TO KNOW ♪ WHEN WE MEET AGAIN IN THIS SONG ♪ ♪ IN MY HEART THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PLACE ♪ ♪ FOR MY OLD FRIEND ♪ THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PLACE ♪ AND BEFORE WE GO ♪ I WANT YOU TO KNOW ♪ WHEN WE MEET AGAIN IN THIS SONG ♪ ♪ IN MY HEART THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PLACE ♪ ♪ FOR MY OLD FRIEND ♪ MY OLD FRIEND (CLAPPING) >> BUT I MENTIONED WE GOT TO GO TO WAIPI'O VALLEY, AND THAT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE, TO BE ABLE TO GO SING HI'ILAWE AT THE BASE OF HI'ILAWE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS.
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OF THE OPINION THAT IN THESE PLACES OF GREAT HISTORY, IF I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, SOMEBODY WILL INVITE ME, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WOULD TAKE 73 YEARS FOR THEM TO INVITE ME.
BUT KAWAIKAPU JUST RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO JAPAN AND SINCE HE CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE TONIGHT.
I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE HIM DANCE FOR US ONE MORE TIME.
SINCE YOU WEREN'T THERE AT HI'ILAWE WE WILL SHARE IT WITH YOU.
(PERFORMANCE - HI'ILAWE) ♪ ♪ KUMAKA KA 'IKENA IA HI'ILAWE ♪ KA PAPA LOHI MAI A'O MAUKELE ♪ KUMAKA KA 'IKENA IA HI'ILAWE ♪ KA PAPA LOHI MAI A'O MAUKELE ♪ ♪ PAKELE ♪ PAKELE MAI AU I KA NUI MANU ♪ HAU WALA'AU NEI PUNI WAIPI'O ♪ COMPOSER SAYS OH THOSE BIRDS ARE CHATTERING IN THE VALLEY ♪ ♪ PAKELE MAI AU I KA NUI MANU ♪ HAU WALA'AU NEI PUNI WAIPI'O ♪ ♪ 'A'OLE ♪ 'A'OLE NO WAU E LOA'A MAI ♪ A HE UHIWAI AU NO KE KUAHIWI ♪ BUT I CAN ESCAPE THE CHATTER ♪ BECAUSE I'M LIKE THE MIST OF THE MOUNTAIN ♪ ♪ I'LL JUST RISE ABOVE IT ♪ 'A'OLE NO WAU E LOA'A MAI ♪ A HE UHIWAI AU NO KE KUAHIWI ♪ ♪ HE HIWAHIWA AU NA KA MAKUA ♪ A HE LEI 'A'I NA KE KUPUNA ♪ FOR I AM A LEI OF ADORNMENT ♪ FOR MY PARENS AND MY GRANDPARENTS ♪ ♪ THEY KNOW I'M SPECIAL ♪ HE HIWAHIWA AU NA KA MAKUA ♪ A HE LEI 'A'I NA KE KUPUNA ♪ ♪ NO PUNA ♪ NO PUNA KE 'ALA I HALI 'IA MAI ♪ ♪ NOHO I KA WAILELE A'O HI'ILAWE ♪ ♪ AND JUST LIKE THAT FRAGRANCE WAFTED ON THE BREEZE FROM PUNA ♪ ♪ I HAVE COME HERE TO HI'ILAWE ♪ NO PUNA KE 'ALA I HALI 'IA MAI ♪ ♪ NOHO I KA WAILELE A'O HI'ILAWE ♪ ♪ ♪ HA'INA 'IA MAI ANA KA PUANA ♪ KUMAKA KA 'IKENA IA HI'ILAWE ♪ ♪ HA'INA 'IA MAI ANA KA PUANA ♪ KUMAKA KA 'IKENA IA HI'ILAWE ♪ SAYS MY STORY IS TOLD TO YOU ♪ I HAVE BEHELD HI'ILAWE ♪ HA'INA ♪ HA'INA 'IA MAI ANA KA PUANA ♪ KUMAKA KA 'IKENA IA HI'ILAWE ♪ HI'ILAWE ♪ HI'ILAWE ♪ HI'ILAWE (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ >> THE STORY OF YOUNG LOVE PLAYS THERE IN THE VALLEY OF WAIPI'O.
KAWAIKAPU MAHALO NUI.
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WITH A GENEROUS DONATION OF $200 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE OUR KU'U HOME COMBO WHICH INCLUDES A SET OF 4 CDS FEATURING THE MUSIC OF JERRY SANTOS AND OLOMANA, PLUS OUR EXCLUSIVE NA MELE 25TH ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT - A TRIBUTE TO 25 YEARS OF INCREDIBLE HAWAIIAN MUSIC ON PBS HAWAI'I.
FOR A CONTRIBUTION $150 - ENJOY THE 4 CD COLLECTION -- THIS SET WAS HANDPICKED BY JERRY AND FEATURES MANY OF THE SONGS IN THIS PERFORMANCE.
DONATE $75, AND WE'LL SEND YOU THE LIMITED-EDITION NA MELE 25TH ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT - A STYLISH WAY TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR HAWAIIAN MUSIC.
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(PERFORMANCE - KU'U HOME 'O KAHALU'U) (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I REMEMBER DAYS WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER ♪ ♪ WE USED TO CATCH 'O'OPU IN THE MOUNTAIN STREAM ♪ ♪ 'ROUND THE KO'OLAU HILLS WE'D RIDE ON HORSEBACK ♪ ♪ SO LONG AGO, IT SEEMS IT WAS A DREAM ♪ ♪ LAST NIGHT I DREAMT I WAS RETURNING ♪ ♪ AND MY HEART CALLED OUT TO YOU ♪ ♪ BUT I FEAR YOU WON'T BE LIKE I LEFT YOU ♪ ♪ ME KE ALOHA KU'U HOME 'O KAHALU'U ♪ ♪ I REMEMBER DAYS WHEN WE WERE WISER ♪ ♪ WHEN OUR WORLD WAS SMALL ENOUGH FOR DREAMS ♪ ♪ YOU HAVE LINGERED THERE MY SISTER ♪ ♪ AND I NO LONGER CAN IT SEEMS ♪ LAST NIGHT I DREAMT I WAS RETURNING ♪ ♪ AND MY HEART CALLED OUT TO YOU ♪ ♪ BUT I FEAR I AM NOT AS I LEFT YOU ♪ ♪ ME KE ALOHA KU'U HOME 'O KAHALU'U ♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ CHANGE IS A STRANGE THING, IT CANNOT BE DENIED ♪ ♪ IT CAN HELP YOU FIND YOURSELF OR MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR PRIDE ♪ ♪ MOVE WITH IT SLOWLY AS ON THE ROAD WE GO ♪ ♪ PLEASE DO NOT HOLD ON TO ME, WE ALL MUST GO ALONE ♪ ♪ I REMEMBER DAYS WHEN WE WERE SMILING ♪ ♪ WHEN WE LAUGHED AND SANG THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG ♪ ♪ AND I WILL GREET YOU AS I FIND YOU ♪ ♪ WITH THE SHARING OF A BRAND NEW SONG ♪ ♪ LAST NIGHT I DREAMT I WAS RETURNING ♪ ♪ AND MY HEART CALLED OUT TO YOU ♪ ♪ TO PLEASE ACCEPT ME AS YOU'LL FIND ME ♪ ♪ ME KE ALOHA KU'U HOME 'O KAHALU'U ♪ ♪ ME KE ALOHA KU'U HOME 'O KAHALU'U ♪ ♪ ME KE ALOHA KU'U HOME 'O KAHALU'U ♪ (STRUMMING) >> IT'S BEEN OUR PLEASURE TO SHARE MUSIC WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
MAHALO TO PBS.
(PERFORMANCE - MAKE A JOYFUL SOUND) (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ MAKE A JOYFUL SOUND ♪ TELL IT TO THE EVENING; LET THE MUSIC RING ♪ ♪ FILL THE NIGHT ♪ WITH ALL THE JOY GOOD LOVE CAN BRING ♪ ♪ TONIGHT IT'S YOU AND ME BAREFOOT IN THE VALLEY ♪ ♪ CHASING THROUGH THE FERNS AND THE TREES ♪ ♪ BREATHLESS IN THE MOONLIGHT ♪ YOUR EYES SMILE AT ME AND SAY THE TIME IS RIGHT ♪ ♪ ECHOED IN THE WIND YOUR LAUGHTER DRAWS ME DOWN ♪ ♪ LYING BESIDE ME YOU HEAT UP THE COLD, COLD GROUND ♪ ♪ THE FIRST TIME YOUR EYES MET MINE ♪ ♪ I KNEW THAT I HAD FOUND ♪ AN EXTRAORDINARY REASON ♪ TO MAKE A JOYFUL SOUND (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> GIVE A NICE HAND TO MR. KAMUELA KIMOKEO ON THE GUITAR.
♪ ECHOED IN THE WIND YOUR LAUGHTER DRAWS ME DOWN ♪ ♪ LYING BESIDE ME YOU HEAT UP THE COLD, COLD GROUND ♪ ♪ THE FIRST TIME YOUR EYES MET MINE ♪ ♪ I KNEW THAT I HAD FOUND ♪ AN EXTRAORDINARY REASON TO MAKE A JOYFUL SOUND ♪ ♪ MAKE A JOYFUL SOUND ♪ TELL IT TO THE EVENING; LET THE MUSIC RING ♪ ♪ FILL THE NIGHT ♪ WITH ALL THE JOY GOOD LOVE CAN BRING ♪ ♪ MAKE A JOYFUL SOUND!
>> MAHALO TO HALEKULANI AND TO ALL OF YOU.
ALOHA.
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