Lei Nāhonoapi‘ilani: Songs of West Maui

From the fabled ʻulu shade of Lele, to the gray cliffs of Kāʻanapali, and the icy waters of ʻĪao, you have arrived (at least metaphorically) in West Maui. With this book of mele, containing lyrics, translations, and musical notations of more than eighty of the most beloved songs about this celebrated area, you are also located at the intersection of
Hawaiian-language poetry and vocal delivery. Mele, those capsules of artfully compressed and embedded knowledge, carry stories of place, time, and people—in this case, those belonging to the ʻāina of the West Maui Mountains. And when mele are taken beyond the page and onto your tongue, you—your thoughts, emotions, and experiences—are woven into the mele itself, and there is life. May you find life in this expression of aloha ʻāina.

1. Lei Nahonoapi`ilani
2. Ma`ema`e Lihau
3. Mauna Kahalawai
4. Halona
5. Lei Hiwahiwa
6. Eleile
7. Mahalo Lahaina
8. Pili Palua
9. Ka Wai `O Eleile
10. Lihi Wai O `Iao
11. Aloha Lahaina
12. Malu `Ulu o Lele