Ha'u Ha'u E

from No Shame by Na Hilahila Boys

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by Harry Owens
Kamehameha IHS - This pro-creation chant or mele maʻi, set to music, honors Kahōʻanokū, son of Kamehameha I and his wife Peleuli. The custom of composing a mele maʻi to honor the private parts of a child of high station, also gave hope for the continuity of families. Eel is the male organ.

lyrics

He maʻi no ka lani, haʻuhaʻu ē
No Kahōʻanokū, haʻuhaʻu ē

Hoʻolewa aʻe ʻoe, ha`uha`u ê
Ai kū pono iho, haʻuhaʻu ē

Kāpae na ʻolo, haʻuhaʻu ē
Aʻo nēia puhi nui, haʻuhaʻu ē
**Nā ʻoiʻoi o ka puhi, haʻuhaʻu ē

Ka neʻe no ʻoe, haʻuhaʻu ē
A i lalo i ke pulu, haʻuhaʻu ē

I lalo iho ʻoe, haʻuhaʻu ē
A i lalo loa iho, haʻuhaʻu ē

Haʻina kou maʻi, haʻuhaʻu ē
A he maʻi no ka lani, haʻuhaʻu ē

**alternate stanza

This is a mele maʻi for the chief, puff, puff
For Kahōʻanokū, puff, puff

Rotate the hips, puff, puff
Up and down, puff, puff

Push aside the scrotum, puff, puff
Of this large eel, puff, puff
**Soothe the aggressive eel, puff, puff

You push along, puff, puff
Down to the wool, puff, puff away

Down you go, puff, puff
Way down below, puff, puff

Tell of your maʻi, puff, puff
A maʻi song for the chief, puff, puff away

credits

from No Shame, released January 7, 2018

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Eric Muhs Seattle, Washington

gigging musician since 1981 in Seattle's seminal "new wave" bands STUDENT NURSE & AUDIO LETER. Got into recording in late 80's in Santa Cruz with MATA RATA. Built homemade 4 track tape loop system for 200 + solo performances. Now live back in Seattle, where I make instruments & perform with Metal Men. I've got a modest solar-powered recording studio. More at www.invisiblemusicstudio.org ... more