Hawaiian Legacy Foundation: Eddie & Myrna Kamae
This subcollection contains the production materials and raw footage for the documentary Kī Hōʻalu Slack Key: The Hawaiian Way. Kī hōʻalu (slack key) is the Hawaiian way of making music. Performers and composers reveal how this unique style of playing conveys something essential about the Hawaiian spirit and the family tradition. This film premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
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Interview with Manu Kahaialii's mother-in-law Pearl Kaopio in Hawaiian and English recorded on February 28, 1991. This video is a continuation of...
The first part of this video was recorded on February 28, 1991 and includes Ipo Kahaialii and children singing with thir mother and Tūtū Pearl...
Interview with Manu Kahaialii recorded on February 28, 1991 in Hawaiian and English at the Bailey House Museum. Kahaialii talks about the essence...
Interview with Manu Kahaialii recorded on February 28,1991. In this video Kahaialii reflects on the special moments with his family playing...
Interview with Bob Gleason, a luthier or stringed instrument maker recorded on March 31, 1992. In this video Gleason shares his manaʻo (thoughts)...
Interview with Bob Gleason, a luthier or stringed instrument maker recorded on March 31, 1992. Gleason gives a history of the ʻukulele, guitar, and...
Malaki Kanahele's moʻopuna's (grandchild) backyard first baby luʻau in Nānākuli, Oʻahu recorded June 1992. The video includes Hawaiian music being...
B-roll footage of Niʻihau recorded on June 19, 1992. This video includes scenic footage of the island of Niʻihau, an island approximately 69.5...
Scenics of Nonopapa Niʻihau and Interview with Malaki Kanahele recorded June 19, 1992. This video consists of scenery footage taken on the island...
Interview with Malaki Kanahele at Nonopapa, Niʻihau recorded on June 20, 1992 in English and Hawaiian. In this video Kanahele shares how he learned...
Interview with Malaki Kanahele and scenics of monk seal recorded June 20,1992. This video starts with scenics of the beach and a monk seal and ends...
Interview with Malaki Kanahele at his home on Kauaʻi recorded on June 20, 1992 in English and Hawaiian. Kanahele shares the tune of "Pukoaniani"...
Interview with Malaki Kanahele in English and Hawaiian recorded on June 20, 1992. Kanahele sings "Pūpū 'o Niʻihau" and explains what the song and...
This video includes footage of pūpū shell lei from Niʻihau recorded on June 20, 1992. The lei include various colors including pink Kahelelani,...
This video includes several takes of Eddie Kamae, Manu Kahaialii, and family and friends in two different kanikapila sessions recorded on September...
Interview with George Kuo recorded on October 11, 1992. In this video Kuo explains the different tunings of Hawaiian slack key, including the taro...