Kaulana Na Pua

Hidden behind a deceptively light tune, this protest song tells of the ardent opposition of Native Hawaiians to the annexation of their nation to the United States. Kaulana Na Pua - famous are the children of Hawaiʻi who love their land.

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Education

Tags:

• Hawaii
• Hawaiian
• rights
• olelo
• song
• protest

[CallitQuitsHawaii]

Aloha rparungao,

I'm not really sure who the singers are. The lady singing is Teresa Bright. I think the others are Manu Boyd and Makaha Sons.

[mshawaiioz]

I hear Cazimero bros also

[latykai]

when you see the children's faces and think of all that was stolen from them it brings tears.

[latykai]

maybe peter moon

[islanderpride123]

proud to be hawaiian

[supersalvation100]

Nice song you hawaiians are in struggling like the rest of our ppl in the pacific we are all polynesians from the same place we call avaiki.

Lets rise up and stand for our rights and strech your arms or strength to be counted as weare one we are the same we are TRIBALKLANS

[briarcliffbaron]

The song comes straight off the "Makaha Sons and Friends" album , which is a fantastic album. This was a "group effort" by all the artists who had contributed to the album. Of the many versions I've heard of this wonderful song, this rendition is far and away the best.

[islandlotus]

This song was written by Ellen Prendergast at the request of the Royal Hawaiian Band members who quit the band rather then pledge loyalty to those responsible for the illegal overthrow. Henry Berger, who was the leader of the RHB at that time (1893), told them that would starve without their band positions. They responded that they would rather eat the stones of their land then to take the money of the illegal government. That's why this used to be called the "stone eaters" song.

[lanilindsey]

HO'ALA!!!!!!!!

[latykai]

it tells of the events leading to the overthrow of a sovereign nation by the united states of america. the names of the ali'i mentioned in the song tells that hawai'i is not possession of any other nation. of course resents still simmer beneath the surface of "aloha" . mahalo for posting and well done by jerry john and moon

[bdjockboy]

This version is the Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau