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Na Ohana Hoaloha: Kai Moku- The Changing Tide Tour

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Na Ohana Hoaloha: Kai Moku- The Changing Tide Tour

Na Ohana Hoaloha: Kai Moku- The Changing Tide Tour

Na Ohana Hoaloha: Kai Moku- The Changing Tide Tour

Na Ohana Hoaloha: Kai Moku- The Changing Tide Tour

Na Ohana Hoaloha: Kai Moku- The Changing Tide Tour

Watch The Changing Tide Build

Watch The Changing Tide Build

Watch The Changing Tide Build

Watch The Changing Tide Build

Wayne Kouchi
Wayne Kouchi
Wayne Kouchi
Wayne Kouchi
1 Campaign |
Moloka'i, United States
$9,170 USD 74 backers
26% of $35,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Na Ohana Hoaloha Luggage Tag

$10 USD
2 claimed

Na Ohana Hoaloha Kai Moku CD

$25 USD
18 claimed

Dewitt Jones Hula Prints

$300 USD
Est. Shipping
May 2015
2 claimed

Original WaveArt Painting

$750 USD
Est. Shipping
April 2015
1 out of 3 of claimed
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This campaign has closed but we fell short of our goal -- we have opened a second campaign at http://igg.me/at/NOHMolokai


Read on for more background...


Help Na Ohana Hoaloha - your family of friends - bring the spirit and message of aloha
to a world stage this summer


Here's what your contribution will do --

  • Support the production of "Kai Moku - The Changing Tide" -- our new CD
  • Support  the band's European Tour launching the CD, June 30 - July 17, 2015
  • Support our gift of aloha to senior diplomats from over 170 countries on July 7


Scroll down to see and hear our progress on the Kai Moku CD


Mo'olelo Ko Makou - "Our Story"

Front Row: Julia Hoe, center - Pat Benda, left - DJ Pelekai, right

Back Row:  left to right - Uncle Willy Aki, Bully Aki, Scotty Schaefer, George Benda

Photo by Dewitt Jones


Julia Hoe in performance at Paddlers Inn, Molokai, Hawaii -- Photo by Marta Evry


Uncle Willy Aki, the band crooner mesmerizing the audience -- Photo by Marta Evry

Spreading Aloha Every Sunday Afternoon

Na Ohana Hoaloha, a Hawaiian Music band based on Molokai, Hawaii, has always had one basic goal: spread the aloha.  Playing a live performance every Sunday afternoon, Na Ohana Hoaloha has entertained thousands of local residents and visitors since its inception in 2004.  The music, hula, and audience involvement offered by the band make its weekly performance a “must attend” event for many.

The founder of the band was Ku’ulei Perez, a respected kupuna (elder) of the Molokai community.  She set a high bar for band members of respecting Hawaiian tradition and keeping a positive, constructive attitude with a constant focus on sharing the spirit of aloha in ways that engaged as well as entertained the audience.

Led today by Julia Hoe, one of the founding members and a respected kupuna in her own right, Na Ohana Hoaloha carries on those important precepts. 
The band is not paid for its performances. 
Tips are used to keep the band operating with any balance used to support local charitable concerns.  The band frequently volunteers at fundraising events on Molokai and makes other contributions.

Quality of performance is important to Na Ohana Hoaloha.  This has manifested in an upwelling of creativity from band members, expressing themselves in original music and hula choreography.  In 2013, band member DJ Pelekai shared his wisdom about the traditions of hula in a video by PF Bentley.  In 2010, the Band released a DVD, “Pretty Old for Our First Time”, as a fundraising project for Akaula School, an important contributor to education on Molokai.

Each Sunday, Na Ohana Hoaloha continues to welcome all who come to hear and participate.  The tradition of sharing Hawaiian aloha perpetuates.

Pahu Hope Ko Makou - "Our Goal"

Spreading Aloha on a World Stage

Presently the band is producing a CD, “Kai Moku - The Changing Tide”, for release during the Na Ohana Hoaloha 2015 European tour, where the band will share Hawaiian culture, music, and hula on a world stage.  The tour, beginning in England and continuing throughout Continental Europe, will reach thousands of people from around the world.  The anchor events will occur in Geneva, Switzerland:

  • On July 7, the band will perform to an audience of over 1,000 diplomatic represenatives of over 170 missions to the United Nations in Geneva
  • On July 8, the band will perform for several hundred representatives of island nations in a cultural exchange

Scheduled events will reach an audience from around the world.  The combination of the band's performances and the gift of "Kai Moku" to the international community will engage and embrace audiences to leave a lasting message of aloha.

It will be Hawaiian Music for the world.

Arriving in London and staying in Bristol, the band plans to tour small venues in England.  These will include pubs and other informal places of gathering, where “Hawaiian Night” will draw local residents to listen and participate in the sharing of the band’s aloha. 

The band plans to travel through Paris to Geneva, Switzerland.  There, scheduled events centered around the extensive international community will bring Hawaiian music and cultural practices to the world stage.  Na Ohana Hoaloha is  partnering with Ka ’Imi Switzerland, a Swiss Hula Halau, organized independently but under the international roof of Ka ’Imi Naauao O Hawaii Nei Institute. With dancers from Switzerland, Germany and Austria  – all students of Maui-based Kumu Hula Roselle Keli’ihonipua Bailey– it will be a truly international celebration of Hawaiian culture.

Ka 'Imi Switzerland Hula Halau performs with chant and ancient forms of dance 

After the anchor event, the band plans to remain on the continent to perform additional events.  These events will again offer local residents a glimpse of Hawaiian culture.  Additionally the relationship between the band and the local halau will demonstrate that the spirit of aloha can stay alive and well in the context of inland, continental communities.

Arcing from the spark of these events, the spirit of aloha offered by Na Ohana Hoaloha may spread to countries around the world.  It will reach diverse audiences and influential leaders in the global community.  It will bring Hawaiian culture, music, and hula to the world.

All contributions graciously donated to our Indiegogo campaign will be used for the following:

  • Record and produce the "Kai Moku" CD
  • Share the CD as a gift of Aloha to the world diplomatic community
  • Travel expenses associated with getting our band to the world stage

Watch the Tide Rise on "Kai Moku"

Join us on the adventure of recording and producing Kai Moku – The Changing Tide as we put together our ideas for sharing aloha on a world stage.  See how an old fashioned Hawaiian band brings its music to life with a combination of ancient instruments and modern recording technology.

Here’s the play list, and you can listen to drafts as they progress…


Track


Song Title


Story



Link to Listen Now

1

Mokio Sunrise

Band original, inspired by the land and work of the Molokai Land Trust on the North Shore of Molokai

Mokio Sunrise

2

Na Mele Ohana Hoaloha

Band original, the story of DJ's paternal & maternal grandparents and an homage to all our kupuna (elders)

Na Mele Ohana Hoaloha

3

He Mele Ho'omano

Band original, an homage to our kupuna (elders)

He Mele Ho'omano

4

Miloli'i

Composed in the 1930s by John Makuakane, this song tells the story of a trip from a fishing village all the way to San Francisco

Miloli'i

5

Holoholo Fun

Band original, inspired by a favorite dog pal of the band, spreading the spirit of his doggy happy dance

Holoholo

6

Papohaku

Band original, inspired by the three mile long white sand beach on the West End of Molokai

Papohaku

7

Pa'akai O Molokai Mele Paikau

Band original, a march to ease the burden of gathering and carrying sea salt from the rocks during the summer

Pa'akai

8

Na Eha Hoku Polani

Band original, inspired by the four strong women who have moved the group forward, our “hoku” (stars)

Hoku

9

Mokio Medley

Band original, an instrumental interlude inspired by the moods of the wild lands of the West End of Molokai

Mokio Medley

10

Aloha Au I Ku'u Ohana

Band Original, a tribute to DJ's immediate family

Aloha Au I Ku'u Ohana

11

Sundrops

A band original inspired by a walk in the restored native coastal ecosystems at Mokio

Sundrops

12

Lau Hala Hula

A band original, inspired by the story of a lau hala weaver

Lau Hala Hula

13

Storm and Peace

A band original inspired by the archeological sites at Mokio, and what it must have been like to weather a hurricane in ancient times

Storm and Peace

14

Ko'ula

A song by Alvin Isaacs, Sr, a family song about Kaua’i around Hanapepe

Ko'ula

15

Change the World

A band original, motivated by a broken finger and inspired by the need to keep going

Change the World

16

Na Ohana Hoaloha

A band original, an expression of the Hawaiian spirit of the band

Na Ohana Hoaloha

Here’s the story in pictures, you can watch us work and play…

Auntie Julia in the Porcelain Studio

Bully and George lay down rhythm tracks

Bully gets frustrated

Lunch break -- Pat's famous "Haleakala Pizza"

Bully back at work on the sound board

Sista listens to the mele (songs)

Auntie Julia in full voice

Pat works out t'rung line

DJ lays an ukulele track

Scotty adds a layer of guitar

Pat lays a vocal track

Julia, Scotty, and DJ bring in harmonies

Bully and Scotty work on just the right sound mix

Another session -- Bully thoughtful with his easter candy See's lollypop:

George in the porcelein studio for some serious vocal work:

Bully working it:

Jimmie the dog decides to help George sing:

Jimmie's view of George in the porcelein studio:

George starts laying on the ornamentation guitar tracks:

DJ recharges by making another pot of coffee:

DJ works out solo work for his ballads:


More to come...


Ka Makana - Our Gift to You

While we graciously accept all donations large or small, we would like to send as thanks the following gifts:

  • Makana $10 or more:  Na Ohana Hoaloha luggage tag
  • Makana $25 or more:  Na Ohana Kai Moku CD
  • Makana $300 or more: Signed Dewitt Jones hula print
  • Makana $750 or more:  Original WaveArt painting

Mahalo - "Thank You"

A big heart-felt warm mahalo from our band to you for your support.

Your generosity and support is the "Mana", the "Power and Spirit" behind our music.

Aloha,

Na Ohana Hoaloha

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