I know Ive posted Kaulana Nā Pua (Famous are the Flowers (flowers - TopicsExpress



          

I know Ive posted Kaulana Nā Pua (Famous are the Flowers (flowers = children/people (of Hawaii)) before, but it is also relevant, and I think it bears repeating. I think of it as the Hawaiian anthem of resistance against the usurpation of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893. Known also as the Stone-Eating Song, (composed in 1893 as Queen Liliuokalani was being overthrown) the particular verse in question declares that Hawaiians are not persuaded by huge amounts of money for the land, that —rather— even rocks, the wonderful food of the land, are plenty enough for them. Those who do not know Hawaiian (or have an English translation) are taken by the beauty of the song and melody but are unaware of the strong feelings of resistance and opposition expressed in the words. ʻAʻole mākou aʻe minamina I ka puʻukālā a ke aupuni Ua lawa mākou i ka pōhaku I ka ʻai kamahaʻo o ka ʻāina We do not value The governments hills of money We are satisfied with the rocks The wondrous food of the land https://youtube/watch?v=4oTJ17QRnxM
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:55:33 +0000

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