The emphasis is on accurate hawaiian lyrics and translation. This is the first disc in the critically acclaimed vintage hawaiian treasures series. Mainly written in english, with an occasional hawaiian word or two, these hapahaole part foreign compositions gained popularity with the malihini visitors. A person of mixed caucasian haole ancestry, initially used for. The hapa haole song haole hula 1928 is an excellent example of how tourism depends on music to be understood. Jan 01, 2008 hapa haole half foreign music usually has english lyrics with a sprinkling of hawaiian words. The term hapa haole song usually brings to mind songs like lovely hula hands or beyond the reef or blue hawaii.
Almeida, julia nuis kamaainas, the lei momi sweethearts, various artists, joe keawes harmony hawaiians and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music. I by 49th state hawaiians, george naope, genoa keawes hula maids, june. The hapahaole song haole hula 1928 is an excellent example of how tourism depends on music to be understood. Hapa haole music songs that have mostly english lyrics and hula rhythms. I by 49th state hawaiians, george naope, genoa keawes hula maids, june leite, lei momi, joe keawe, john k. In the following decades, dancing to hapa haole songs became more common than performing the oldstyle chants and mele. Hapa haole hawaiian hula classics cord international.
The kahauanu lake trio hapahaole hulas releases discogs. Hapahaole songs huapala hawaiian music and hula archives. Feb 06, 2020 over 2,000 songs from the 192040s, which span several genres, such as hapa haole, hula kui, orchestra, jazz, etc. It is intended to encourage the tradition of kanikapila. Early hapa haole songs hawaiian music for listening pleasure. See more ideas about hula, hula girl and hawaii hula. The concept of crafting songs about hawaii and its culture in the english language, sprinkled with a few key hawaiian language references, offered new accessibility to nonspeakers.
A hawaiian songbook is a collection of over 260 songs, listed alphabetically, about 40 of which are hapa haole songs. Hawaiian performers played to a national audience during the 1915 international exposition in san francisco. Pukui states that the original meaning of the word haole was foreigner. Hapa haole hula girl my honolulu hula girl alfred apaka. It unified the selfidentity of these hawaiiborn children whose parents were as much culturally different as they were similar. This collection of hawaiian and hapa haole sheet music dates from 1867 to the 1960s. Sheet music collection hawaiian historical society. Heres a track recorded by the haole boys called hapa haole hula girl. Jan 01, 2008 check out hapa haole hulas by the kahauanu lake trio on amazon music. With the first three generations of haole playing key roles in the rise of the economic and political power shifts that have lasted through the current day, haole. Mele, or chanting, was a ritual in ancient hawaii and a means of preserving their ancestors history.
The history of hapa haole music hapa haole music and hula helped to create the first global hawaiian music craze. Heres honolulus firstever list of the most iconic, trenchant and. See more ideas about hula, hula girl and polynesian girls. Check out hapahaole hawaiian hula classics vintage hawaiian treasures. The following recordings contain straightforward hulafriendly arrangements of the iconic hapa haole song repertoire, and are recommended for a basic starter library of hapa haole music. He said this history may have led some to believe the word is offensive. Apr 22, 2018 haole perception of what the hula is, but what it really is not. Hula hapa hahpah haole howlee literally means part foreign, and speaks to the westernization of the hula.
My hapa haole hula girl hula heaven tihati best of tihati, vol. Lovely hula hands, graceful as a bird in motion and the swirling winds over the pali, lovely hula. The kahauanu lake trio was the group to see in waikiki from the mid 50s until well into the 80s. This song, composed in 1909, under the original title my honolulu hula girl was dedicated to rene dietrich. Hapa haole has also come to mean anything hybrid, a mixture of western and hawaiian influence.
It uses english words in the lyrics instead of the hawaiian language. Alex anderson june 6, 1894 may 29 or 30, 1995 was an american composer who was born and lived most of his life in hawaii, writing many popular hawaiian songs within the hapa haole genre including lovely hula hands 1940 and mele kalikimaka 1949, the latter the best known hawaiian christmas song. Almeida, julia nuis kamaainas, the lei momi sweethearts, various artists, joe keawes harmony hawaiians the bee sisters on amazon music. But hapa haole music has experienced its own revival and today is recognized for allowing hawaiis music and composers to flourish even when the language seemed lost. Hapa haole part foreigner came to mean a mix of hawaiian and other. The bonus is that shes documented the hapa haole era of island music and hula history. Tiki hawaiialoha fridayvintage hawaiihulahawaiianeyecomicssouvenircomic book. Feb 08, 2008 the bonus is that shes documented the hapahaole era of island music and hula history. Additions, pictures, suggestions, corrections, information on composers, history of songs or anecdotes on compositions are welcome. I love a pretty little honolulu hula hapa haole hula girl shes the candy kid to wriggle, hula girl she will surely make you giggle, hula girl with her naughty little wiggle some day im goin to try to make this hula hula girlie mine, this girlie mine cause all the while im dreaming of her my honolulu hapa haole hula girl. She spent the past four years and beaucoup dollars to selfproduce with husband john millers kokua and kala money a dvd titled romantic waikiki hula, in which she brings a visual presence to fabled hapa haole songs. How americas obsession with hula girls almost wrecked. Hapa haole music was disseminated mainly by hawaiian performers who either performed in waikiki showrooms or who spent decades away from their beloved home touring the u.
Theyre hawaii neis early texts, histories, novels, pidgin classics, poems. Over 38,000 hawaiian music songs, including links to books. Digitized from a shellac record, at 78 revolutions per minute. Though firmly rooted in hawaiian tradition, the trio was often asked to perform these hapa haole favorites by visitors in their audiences. Hawaiian music meets the world through hapa haole tunes medium. Almeida, julia nuis kamaainas, the lei momi sweethearts, various artists, joe keawes harmony hawaiians now. Hapa haole hawaiian hula classics various artists on allmusic 1993 vintage hawaiian treasures is a fine 14track. In later years, the holoku a muumuu with extended train was commonly used to accentuate the elegance of the dancer. How americas obsession with hula girls almost wrecked hawai. Anyone interested in hapa haole and hawaiian music at its finest is encouraged to stop by the halekulani hotels beachside bar any evening from 5. Hapa translates to part, and haole translates to foreigner, so hapa haole means someone or something that is half foreign.
Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. To learn more about the role of hapahaole sounds in american music history, read charles hiroshi garretts struggling to define a nation. My honolulu hula girl bytown ukulele group bug ottawa. Listen to your favorite songs from hapa haole hulas by the kahauanu lake trio now. Hapa haole half foreign music usually has english lyrics with a sprinkling of hawaiian words. Check out hapa haole hawaiian hula classics vintage hawaiian treasures. Workshop leader temoana makolo worked as a choreographer and dancer in new york citys famed hawaiian room in the 1960s, the final years of this famed establishment. The lyrics consist of a list of reasons to love hawai. Includes bibliographic information and image of disc label.
Starting as early as the 1920s, costumes for hapa haole hula hawaiian tunes with english lyrics were danced in cellophane skirts glamorized for hollywood. The example below uses a new rendition of an old song called hapa haole hula gal and uses some old footage which well illustrates the reference. Stream hapa haole hawaiian hula classics vintage hawaiian treasures. Listen to your favorite songs from hapa haole hawaiian hula classics vintage hawaiian treasures. Hapa haole part foreigner came to mean a mix of hawaiian and other, whether describing a mixedrace person, a fusion song. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
To see more hula kitsch, pick up jim heimanns hula. I by the bee sisters, 49th state hawaiians, george naope, genoa keawes hula maids, june leite, lei momi, joe keawe, john k. Hawaiian hapa haole music hula supplies, tikis and more. Hapa haole hula girl i wonder where my little hila girl has gone hula lolo duration. Toth oct 25, 20 born at at time when songs with hawaiian language lyrics were largely frowned upon, hapahaole songswith their english lyrics and, at times, outright madeup hawaiian wordsfound an audience drawn to their romanticized descriptions. A hawaiian songbook is a collection of over 260 songs, listed alphabetically, about 40 of which are hapahaole songs. A person of mixed caucasian haole ancestry, initially used for the offsprings of caucasian and hawaiian parents. Hapa haole hula girl my honolulu hula girl alfred apaka shazam.
These chants, paired with the mimetic dance of hula, expressed emotion, charted family genealogy, or told the largerthanlife mythologies of maui and pele. Hapa haole definition is of partwhite ancestry or origin. Born in the early 1900s, when use of the hawaiian language was discouraged, hapa haole music evolved over the decades to match whatever song style was popular at the time, from ragtime to rap. Hapahaole hawaiian hula classics vintage hawaiian treasures. What was a hit with visitors then, is still preferred by many. There are 1 pieces in the collection, which is growing through donations. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Consequently, according to michael keany, the hapa haole music being produced at this time didnt often have much to do with real hawaiian culture. Hula maven savors the past the honolulu advertiser. That same year, more hawaiian records were sold on the mainland than any other type of music. Hapahaole hulas by the kahauanu lake trio on amazon music. She spent the past four years and beaucoup dollars to selfproduce with husband john millers kokua and kala money a dvd titled romantic waikiki hula, in which she brings a visual presence to fabled hapahaole songs. Hapa haole hawaiian hula classics album ont he webs largest and most authoritative lyrics resource.
Code switch many young mixedraced asianamericans embrace the hawaiian word hapa to describe their identity. During the 30s and 40s, as more and more mainlanders were lured to hawaiis shores, the songwriters among them strove to capture the beauty and spirit of the islands in song. The evening begins with beautiful live hawaiian music for everyone to enjoy. To learn more about the role of hapa haole sounds in american music history, read charles hiroshi garretts struggling to define a nation. By 1916, there were hundreds of hapa haole half foreign tunes written. Hapa haole hula tiki hawaii, hula, vintage images, painting, art, paint. The hawaiian duo hapa teamed singersguitarists barry flanagan and kelii kanealii, who first met in 1983. Mckee collection, sonny cunhas music book 1909 by bergstrom music co. Dancing with them is one of the loveliest hula dancers in hawaii, kanoe miller. Hapa is a transliteration of the english word half, but quickly came to mean part, combining. Hapahaole tunes take center stage at oahu hula competition. Hapa haole is also used for hawaiianlanguage hula songs that are partly in. Generations have learned to sing the lyrics and dance the hula from these original 49th state hawaii record company classic recordings originally released on 78 rpm. After the hawaiian renaissance of the 1970s brought the language back to life, many viewed hapa haole music as inauthentic, a tool of the tourism industry.
Oct 25, 20 hapahaole tunes take center stage at oahu hula competition and music fest by catherine e. In the larger context of its performance, hapa haole music as popular dance music had particular force in both settling the malihini as well as making more kinesthetic the possibility of transformation into kamaaina. The word, hapa, entered the hawaiian language in the early 1800s, with the arrival of christian missionaries who instituted a hawaiian alphabet and developed curriculum for schools. Sep 02, 2015 come learn a fun hapahaole hula routine straight from the hawaiian room era. Sonny cunha is credited as being the father of the hapahaole song, his legacy to hawaiian music. Oct 16, 2009 hapa haole songs are staples in beginning hula classes. Excellent resource documenting how music shaped the history of hawaii. Aug 01, 2015 provided to youtube by cdbaby hapa haole hula medley. Hapa haole part foreigner came to mean a mix of hawaiian and other, whether describing a mixedrace person, a fusion song, a bilingual bible, or pidgin language itself. Hula maven savors the past the honolulu advertiser hawaii. There is a printed finding aid in the hhs library reading room. Haole first became associated with the children of european immigrants in the early 1820s. Oct 17, 2016 most of these hapa haole titles featured common themes of love impacted by the distance of hawaii from north america, while other songs use a select number of oftrepeated hawaiian buzzwords. This ritualistic song and dance would be guided by a small orchestra of gourds, stone.
A few hawaiian lyrics add the spirit of the islands to hapa haole music in. Details of this book are listed in the bibliography section. Lyrics to hapa haole hula girl my honolulu hula girl by alfred apaka. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Today, the phrase has been shortened to simply hapa and generally refers to anyone part asian or pacific islander and part caucasian. Originally issued on lp in 1962, and reissued on cd in 1999. Click title to access melody all the time in the tropical clime where they do the hula hula dance i fell in love with a chocolate dove while learning that funny funny dance. After the last day of workshops, our festival makes its way to esther short park in downtown vancouver. Vlll abstracf this thesis is about shifting emotion and performance of hapa haole music. But are they legitimizing a slur, engaging in appropriation. All the great songs and lyrics from the vintage hawaiian treasures, vol. Mar 02, 2014 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises hapahaole hula medley the kahauanu lake trio best of kahauanu lake trio vol 1. Hula was the history book, childrens literature, and sacred text of a people.
Sonny cunha is credited as being the father of the hapa haole song, his legacy to hawaiian music. How americas obsession with hula girls almost wrecked hawaii. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Come learn a fun hapa haole hula routine straight from the hawaiian room era. It makes sense that this style of music involves artists sounding hawaiian by using hawaiian tunes or subject matter with english lyrics. It should be noted that hapa haole songs before the fad, like my rose of honolulu from 1911 or honolulu lu from 1902.