Dennis Kamakahi — “Kalama” live at Slack Key Show, Napili with Chino Montero 🎸 A stage-side look at Dennis telling the story of “Kalama” with Chino Montero on second guitar. The song honors John Kalama, a Native Hawaiian who came to the Pacific Northwest in the 1830s, married into the Nisqually community, and gave his name to the Washington town of Kalama. Hearing Dennis sing it in this room connects that history to the present, with Chino’s harmony lines and steady backing lifting the melody.
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Dennis Kamakahi — “Kalama” live at Slack Key Show, Napili with Chino Montero 🎸 A stage-side look at Dennis telling the story of “Kalama” with Chino Montero on second guitar. The song honors John Kalama, a Native Hawaiian who came to the Pacific Northwest in the 1830s, married into the Nisqually community, and gave his name to the Washington town of Kalama. Hearing Dennis sing it in this room connects that history to the present, with Chino’s harmony lines and steady backing lifting the melody.
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🌿🎸 Dennis Kamakahi — “Kalama” (Live on the Lawn, 2010) In this Live on the Lawn 2010 performance, Dennis Kamakahi shares the story behind “Kalama” and then lets the mele speak for itself. Just voice and kī hōʻalu, steady and unhurried, with the lawn crowd listening in as he traces the journey of John Kalama from Hawaiʻi to the Pacific Northwest. “Kalama” honors John Kalama, a Native Hawaiian who left Maui in the mid-1800s, traveled with the Hudson’s Bay Company to the Oregon Territory, and eve
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🌿🎸 Dennis Kamakahi — “Kalama” (Live on the Lawn, 2010) In this Live on the Lawn 2010 performance, Dennis Kamakahi shares the story behind “Kalama” and then lets the mele speak for itself. Just voice and kī hōʻalu, steady and unhurried, with the lawn crowd listening in as he traces the journey of John Kalama from Hawaiʻi to the Pacific Northwest. “Kalama” honors John Kalama, a Native Hawaiian who left Maui in the mid-1800s, traveled with the Hudson’s Bay Company to the Oregon Territory, and eve
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Rev. Dennis Kamakahi - Wahine Ilikea
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Rev. Dennis Kamakahi - Wahine Ilikea
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Waipi'i by Dennis Kamakahi | Classic Hawaiian Mēle “Waipiʻi” shows Dennis Kamakahi at his most nahenahe and painterly. The piece flows at an easy, unhurried pace, with his slack key part moving between clear melody and gently rolling chords, like water over stones. Even without lyrics, you can feel that it’s a place song: quiet, reflective, full of small details instead of big drama. The mele itself praises misty uplands and water. In the full vocal text, Dennis describes the soft rain in the gr
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Waipi'i by Dennis Kamakahi | Classic Hawaiian Mēle “Waipiʻi” shows Dennis Kamakahi at his most nahenahe and painterly. The piece flows at an easy, unhurried pace, with his slack key part moving between clear melody and gently rolling chords, like water over stones. Even without lyrics, you can feel that it’s a place song: quiet, reflective, full of small details instead of big drama. The mele itself praises misty uplands and water. In the full vocal text, Dennis describes the soft rain in the gr
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🌿🎸 Dennis Kamakahi — Fretboard Journal Session (Seattle Slack Key Festival, post-’08) A quiet gem from the Fretboard Journal archives. Shortly after the Seattle Slack Key Festival, Dennis Kamakahi sits down with a 1968 Martin D-18 and does what he always did best: lets the story and the slack key speak. No big stage, no crowd noise, just Dennis, the guitar, and that deep, unhurried kī hōʻalu feel. You can hear the wood of the old Martin, the strength in his thumb pulse, and the way every line
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🌿🎸 Dennis Kamakahi — Fretboard Journal Session (Seattle Slack Key Festival, post-’08) A quiet gem from the Fretboard Journal archives. Shortly after the Seattle Slack Key Festival, Dennis Kamakahi sits down with a 1968 Martin D-18 and does what he always did best: lets the story and the slack key speak. No big stage, no crowd noise, just Dennis, the guitar, and that deep, unhurried kī hōʻalu feel. You can hear the wood of the old Martin, the strength in his thumb pulse, and the way every line
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Dennis Kamakahi performing “Kōkeʻe” in Kōkeʻe (2012) 🌿🎸
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Dennis Kamakahi performing “Kōkeʻe” in Kōkeʻe (2012) 🌿🎸
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'Ulili E by Dennis Kamakahi | Hawaiian Classic Mēle Listen to the Reverend Dennis Kamakahi's spirited rendition of "'Ulili E," a beloved classic in the Hawaiian music canon. Unlike the slow, sweeping ballads often associated with the islands, "'Ulili E" captures the playful energy of the shoreline. The song tells the story of the wandering tattler bird (the 'Ulili) running along the wet sand, frantically digging for food before the waves crash in. Dennis’s interpretation is a masterclass in Ki H
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'Ulili E by Dennis Kamakahi | Hawaiian Classic Mēle Listen to the Reverend Dennis Kamakahi's spirited rendition of "'Ulili E," a beloved classic in the Hawaiian music canon. Unlike the slow, sweeping ballads often associated with the islands, "'Ulili E" captures the playful energy of the shoreline. The song tells the story of the wandering tattler bird (the 'Ulili) running along the wet sand, frantically digging for food before the waves crash in. Dennis’s interpretation is a masterclass in Ki H
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Dennis Kamakahi's “ʻŪlili Ē” 🌺 A classic mele that watches the quick stepping ʻulili, the wandering tattler that runs along the shoreline. Dennis sings it with an easy pulse and a storyteller’s touch, turning a simple scene by the sea into something full of life and memory. The song has deep roots in the early decades of the last century and appears in recordings from the nineteen thirties. It has long been part of the modern Hawaiian repertoire and remains a favorite for listeners and hula ali
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Dennis Kamakahi
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Dennis Kamakahi — “Kōkeʻe” in Kōkeʻe (2012) 🌿🎸 We’re counting down to Slack Key Heaven this Friday, October 24 — seven original Dennis Kamakahi songs from his archives. Presave so it lands in your library the moment it’s out: lnk.to/slackkeyheaven ✨ In June 2012 Dennis came to Kauaʻi to help lead a songwriter workshop in Kōkeʻe. He didn’t just lecture; he sat with people one by one, shared theory, tuned guitars, and showed how haku mele starts with listening to place. The night before the fina
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Dennis Kamakahi — “Pua Hone” 🌺🎸 A signature Dennis love song, written for his wife Robin. He sings it here in palaka shirt and coveralls — the stage look the Sons of Hawaii wore during his years with Eddie Kamae — and you can hear why this mele became a standard: steady heartbeat bass, an unhurried melody, and lyrics that carry affection with quiet strength. Backstory. Dennis composed “Pua Hone” in the 1970s as a proposal to Robin, shaping a love poem full of kaona into a simple, memorable ref
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🌿🎸Dennis Kamakahi with Stephen Inglis — “Kōkeʻe” (Pakele Live, 2010) A love letter to the uplands of Kauaʻi. In this 2010 Pakele Live set from the Pakele Lounge, Dennis Kamakahi lets “Kōkeʻe” unfold at an easy, steady pace—voice and kī hō‘alu right at the center—while Stephen Inglis weaves in clear, supportive lines on second guitar. It is all feel and space: the bass like a heartbeat, the treble like mist lifting off the ridge. “Kōkeʻe” is Dennis’ signature mele for the high country above Wai
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Dennis Kamakahi with Stephen Inglis Music — “Kōkeʻe” A love letter to the uplands of Kauaʻi. “Kōkeʻe” traces the cool wind, mist, and open sky of the high forest—one of those melodies that makes you feel the ridge line under your feet. In this duet, Dennis Kamakahi holds the center with that calm, steady pulse while Stephen Inglis answers in crystalline counter‑lines and harmonics. It’s all space and breath: the bass like a heartbeat, the treble like light through koa leaves. No hurry, no clutte
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Best of Dennis Kamakahi: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters🌺
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Dennis Kamakahi — “Kōkeʻe” with Hui Aloha 🌿🎸 Less than 2 weeks until Slack Key Heaven arrives on Friday, October 24. Presave so it drops straight into your library: lnk.to/slackkeyheaven To mark the countdown, here’s Dennis leading “Kōkeʻe” with Hui Aloha — Dennis on slack key and vocals, David Kamakahi on ʻukulele, George Kuo on double neck guitar, and Martin Pahinui on bass and harmonies. The arrangement is all conversation and lift. Dennis sets the heartbeat, David weaves counterlines that
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Rev. Dennis Kamakahi
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Rev. Dennis Kamakahi - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 | Dennis Kamakahi Lyrics, Meaning & Videos
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Rev Dennis Kamakahi So Far Away
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Hawaiian Classic Mele | 'Hilo Rag' by Dennis Kamakahi
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Dennis Kamakahi | Lyrics, Song Meanings & Music Videos
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Ahe Lau Makani by Dennis Kamakahi | Hawaiian Classic Mēle
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Happy Aloha Friday! 🌺 Enjoy this performance from the FIRST episode of Nā Mele that aired back in 1999, featuring Dennis Kamakahi, George Kuo and Martin Pahinui. David Kamakahi is also in this episode but doesn’t appear in this song. Since the premiere, hundreds of musicians and hula dancers have graced our Nā Mele stage. The program has played a pivotal role in preserving and promoting Hawai’i’s rich musical heritage and has become a platform for artists to share their stories. | PBS Hawai‘i
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Dennis Kamakahi Remembered Today
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Koʻolau ʻUʻi by Dennis Kamakahi | Hawaiian Classic Mēle
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Kōkeʻe – Dennis Kamakahi | Hawaiian Slack Key Classic w/ English & Japanese Translation
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Dennis Kamakahi "Pua Hone"
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Ipo Lei Manu – Dennis Kamakahi | Hawaiian Slack Key Classic w/ English & Japanese Translation
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Around the World (feat. David Kamakahi)
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Ko’olau ‘Ui
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