Iwikuamo‘o o ka Lāhui: Nā Mana‘o Aloha ‘Āina i nā Mele Nahenahe o ka Lāhui Hawai‘i
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2018-08
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
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This dissertation looks to mele (Hawaiian song and poetry) as a source of intellectual and political resurgence for the Lāhui Kanaka Maoli, by examining the deep roots of aloha ʻāina from which even the most frivolous and seemingly apolitical mele emerge. Aloha ʻāina is seen clearly in resistance mele composed during and just after the Kingdom's overthrow in 1893, and also in renaissance songs of the 1960s and 1970s. However, aloha ʻāina also forms the basis of our collective psyche, aesthetic, value systems, and relationships, both personal and political. It can be considered the iwikuamoʻo — the backbone of this Lāhui, and therefore is a foundation for all our endeavors, including the composition and performance of mele in any genre. Three specific genres of mele will be considered here: travel songs, love songs, and songs written for the joy of eating. These kuamoʻo provide ways for contemporary Kānaka Maoli to reconnect with the pathways of consciousness traveled by our ancestors, rehabilitate the relationships between land, people, and practices that have been severed or transformed by colonization, and recreate our political world in a way that is true to the needs and Ea of our land and people.
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