Hawaiʻi Collection - Mele: Home

This site is presented for perpetuation of Hawaiian culture. Additions, pictures, suggestions, corrections, information on composers, history of songs or anecdotes on compositions are welcome.

Island Mele:   Hawaiʻi     Maui     Oʻahu     Kauaʻi     Molokaʻi     Lānaʻi     Niʻihau     Kahoʻolawe

This cultural center promotes Pacific Indigenous knowledge and worldviews. Many mele are unpacked through lyrics and interpretation by Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners.

The Hawaiian Music Archives - Home is Here, a Hawaiʻi PBS special

 Excellent documentary on Hawaiian music.

Kumukahi.org - Living Hawaiian Culture

  Interview of musician Kainani Kahaunaele 

Use the Excel above to search for mele by

Title, Composer, Person or Place Honored

If there is an X in the field of Chords, this means there are guitar or ukulele chords.

If there is an X in the filed of Music, this means there is music notations included.

Mele can be accessed in hard copy in the

Hawaiʻi Collection of Midkiff Learning Center.

Hawaiian Music and Musicians by George S. Kanahele (Editor); John Berger (Editor)    Call Number: H 780 H31

The Queen's Songbook                              by Her Majesty Queen Liliʻuokalani            Call Number: H 782.42 L62q

Lena Machado: Songbird of Hawaiʻi: Memories of My Aunty Lena                 by Piʿolani Motta with Kīhei de Silva          Call Number: H 780.89 Mot

Kumu Kuuleilani Reyes

Hale Hoʻonaʻauao ʻo Midkiff

Email me: kureyes@ksbe.edu

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