Honoka - Ku'u Lei Puakenikeni (ft Hinako Kanda)

So happy to share this collaboration with Miss Hula Japan 2018 and my dear friend Hinako Kanda. Her elegant, yet powerful hula is sooo mesmerizing... it was an absolute dream to sing and watch her tell the story of this mele so beautifully. x
Here's a song that we both love, written by Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, in memory of his late son and their love that is strung, knotted, and cherished forever like a lei of pua kenikeni.
Much love
Honoka
Huge mahalo the talented Dai Wako for capturing this moment!
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[@storbokki371]

When I'm stressed out, or just need to get away, or need help realizing what paradise would be like, I watch this video again.

[@verdiernoyama9681]

[Lyrics] E ku'u lei pua kenikeni E ku'u lei 'ala onaona E ku'u lei makamae Hi'ilei mau i ku'u poli E ku'u lei pua kenikeni E ku'u lei 'ala onaona E ku'u lei makamae Hi'ilei mau i ku'u poli He aloha e, aloha lā Aloha 'oe e ku'u ipo He aloha e, aloha lā He aloha lā ea E ku'u lei pua kenikeni Ma ku'u poli mai 'oe E nānea ana kāua E naue mai e pili Pili ho'oipoipo Pau 'ole ko'u ho'ohihi Me 'oe e ku'u lei aloha Kau ana lā i ka heke Hiehie me ka 'ōpua He aloha e, aloha lā Aloha 'oe e ku'u ipo He aloha e, aloha lā He aloha lā ea E ku'u lei pua kenikeni Puana 'ia e ku'u lei E ku'u lei pua kenikeni Ka mea e li'a mau nei Poina 'ole i ka hali'a Puana 'ia e ku'u lei E ku'u lei pua kenikeni Ka mea e li'a mau nei Poina 'ole i ka hali'a He aloha e, aloha lā Aloha 'oe e ku'u ipo He aloha e, aloha lā Aloha 'oe e ku'u ipo He aloha e, aloha lā He aloha lā ea E ku'u lei pua kenikeni

[@F_the_T]

Thank you

[@lyleshoostine1683]

A true blessing to hear and see a beautiful combination of voice, ukelele,dance, song lyrics,and island scenery. One can feel the special Hawaii spirit and dedication of culture through dance and song. Thank you both so much for your exquisite performance and talents. Much love.

[@HonokaKatayama]

Thank you! This means a lot to us! 🫶🏽

[@Yohann67]

Absolutely lovely! My wife was born and raised in Kealakekua but we live in Texas :-( We literally had just arrived home with “Hawaiian BBQ” and saw this video has just been posted. So here we sit, dreaming of being back on The Big Isle, eating a decent Texas version of L&L while watching this beautiful production. Thank you so much Honoka(and crew)! 🌺

[@HonokaKatayama]

Love the spirit. Thank you! x

[@kristinekim9275]

this is so so beautiful!! i love the hula being danced by hinako and your ukulele playing & singing. so stunning !

[@HonokaKatayama]

Thank you love! x

[@SoloPilot6]

Mahalo. Both of you, MAHALO! Honoka, you are particularly stunning in this video.

[@flamingofan5411]

Everything about this was absolutely beautiful!

[@HonokaKatayama]

Aw what a compliment! Thank you!

[@mayxo21]

You have a beautiful voice, and make the ukulele an art I love your songs🤍 this was absolutely beautiful

[@HonokaKatayama]

Thank you! x

[@couchon]

싱그러운 아침을 만들어주네요.

[@keiko.u1626]

Honokaさんの優しい歌声とウクレレ❤そしてフラ❤美しい✨癒やされました〜ありがとうございます✨Honokaさんのアルバムが出るのを 待ってます♬

[@cynthialinmusic]

Beautiful, Honoka and Hinako! So lovely 💕

[@jimlang7461]

this is so beautiful, it is a shame I can't like it twice

[@Ljprice3785]

I tear up seeing how much you've grown since bodysurfing.. and different characters surround you in life now

[@zad7768]

Everything about this performance is just beautiful. I've always admired your musical talents, but this one really stands out vocally.

[@storbokki371]

I absolutely needed this. Thank you for transporting me away from the real world for those few minutes.

[@robertfujisaki5348]

When you live on the mainland you dream of plate lunches, spam musubis, Saimin and shave ice but this video shared the true essence of Hawaii! Honoka your playing always brings a smile to my face! Thanks for doing so! Mahalo and aloha!🙂

[@HonokaKatayama]

Oooo! Thank you! Much appreciated! x

[@kr-m4568]

So so beautiful. Caressed my heart. How lovely. ❤️❤️❤️

[@colbertprado7256]

Agradables artistas, hermosa música; bellísimo paisaje 🧡💚

[@alynawatersmusic]

I loved this. Thank you both for such a beautiful piece. ❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️

[@annabinczki5924]

Absolutely beautiful! I love all your songs. Love from Hungary.

[@expomm]

So beautiful, thanks for making this music to be known across the globe!

[@alex.viagem]

Amazing !! Thank u

[@greenlanternjedi]

I've been a fan for years. Just visited Hawaii for the first time. You're such a great uke player, I didn't know you had the voice of angel, too.

[@woolyub]

This is so beautiful. Scenery, singing & playing are perfect. Those harmonies too. Really enjoyable video. Thank you. 🎶🎵😍😍👏👏👏👏🎤🎤🌷🌷

[@ButacuPpucatuB]

Choke kine nani!!! Mahalo 🥰 I was feeling down. Not anymore 🤙🏽

[@kguoukey]

“Hapa”did the concdert in japan about 2 decays ago. Contrary to my expectation, most audience (except Japanese) wore Sunglasses with fake leather clothe in a way only those ppl could know. Withe the most exquisite Hula dancer, they showed us what the heaven is. I hope Honoka will realize that her act is also heavenly.

[@1moredayof]

Honoka what a wonderful presentation! You have provided us all with some peace and comfort!

[@MosesKamai]

Wow, well done, Honoka and Hinako. Never heard that song before but love the lei pua kenikeni. Inspired to go learn this song now.

[@susanweiler4948]

Beautiful!!! 💕🌸🌺

[@scootervision2001]

Absolutely love your music!

[@enideepeewee]

OMG I DIDNT KNOW HONOKA COULD SING HAWAIIAN! This was rly rly pretty and amazing i rly loved it

[@HonokaKatayama]

Aw thank you! Definitely out of my comfort zone 🫣🥰

[@jimnash1460]

What a sweet song, and wonderful performance

[@johnnyfrisco5354]

Beautiful... everything beautiful.

[@HonokaKatayama]

🤍🤍🤍

[@Muzicman2112]

Beautiful song! The background was breathtaking

[@PhotoLukeHawaii]

Honoka! OMG beautiful song and beautiful hula Hinako Kanda! Mahalo =)

[@stephaniekerr]

Stunning

[@tarokazoo1418]

My favorite Tim Nguyen painting-like world . Beautiful 🌴

[@mako4235]

HONOちゃんの唄声、とても癒されるのよ☺️

[@mariobromley4927]

Just Beautiful made my soul sing 😊

[@jean-yvesgoffestre8009]

Tellement beau🌺

[@mrmisfit635]

Beauty and grace perfectly captured ✌🏼❤️

[@UKSkateboarding]

That was beautiful. Thank you

[@hawaii5298]

very beautiful performance for this beautiful mele , you too.

[@martin-rm8wq]

Honoka, I love pretty much everything you do, and this masterpiece with Hinaka had me watching with tears in my eyes and a sense of peace. So so beautiful, thank you so much for sharing. Mahalo and love xxx

[@martin-rm8wq]

Sincere apologies for spelling Hinako incorrectly 🤦🏽‍♀️🙏

[@davegibson7561]

Beautiful!

[@ykhen]

Honoka, you inspire so many people to play ukulele, I'm one of those ありがとう

[@TommyHackett]

Stunning. Thank you

[@teejay3272]

Beautiful. Thanks to all involved.

[@Cgraseck]

So well done😀🤙 Cheers, Chris

[@darylmiller8911]

Beautiful and peaceful

[@DC-mm9zo]

Wonderful performances.

[@rockandrollers]

Beautiful.❤

[@benperea8483]

Beautiful

[@fernandosolorzano1612]

Envío Saludos y felicitaciones! De mi país Costa Rica! Hermoso escuchar ese cantico musical !! Felicitaciones 🎶

[@ono147]

Many Mahal's!!!

[@rawhide154]

It’s almost too beautiful

[@HonokaKatayama]

🥺🤍

[@pearltrickvictorious4101]

So relaxing 😌

[@fernandosolorzano1612]

De Costa Rica! Envio saludos y felicitaciones! Hermoso tema musical 🎶!

[@joephillips4082]

Lovely

[@BenUkulele]

So beautiful

[@mariajesusmartineznieto245]

❤

[@user-iq3zz1lc5c]

아가와 아침에 일어나 함께 들었네요^^ 팬이 될꺼 같아요~ 상쾌하게하루를 시작하네요

[@boyablackcat]

とても素敵な演奏と歌声それに踊りですね。

[@gRosh08]

Family! Thanks for sharing!

[@Maiakasei]

✨✨✨

[@trinhbaongoc2935]

Pleas do continue your serie Afternoon Jams because i need it.

[@QiBoy777]

Really miss your videos and music Honoka! To me you are the spirit of Hawaii, and I live in Colorado where we have Mountains but no Oceans - so please do not withhold from us of the essence of Hawaii!

[@Greg-vd5om]

Very nice, Honoka!....:)

[@user-mt2hz6pz6h]

Aloha Nice to meet you

[@alecshapiro7516]

I love your music wow! I like style your dance from Hawaii. I wish to go over sea.

[@derekfenner5425]

So beautifilled, exuding intrinsic wah, light and love, Gratitude and Thank You Honoka and Hinako and Videographer and crew, LovExpresse

[@landrana2898]

💗🌺💗

[@abdulfatahalfatin3662]

Pengen banget rasanya liburan di Hawai😌

[@1davidabell]

🤩💕

[@quentint8742]

Wow

[@lesproductionsleconquerant7808]

Le paradis existe !!! ;)

[@aidanz5095]

Hi honoka it's been a month since you didn't posted, you did great

[@GYKC2010]

Really great presentation. By the way saw your performance at the 2022 HI Okinawa Festival on Sunday 9/4/22. Any chance you could post your performance with the taiko drummers and the ? samisen player. It was fantastic!

[@leungleungwai]

😇😇👍👍👏👏👏

[@coffeecatcoziness]

This transported me from start to finish! Thank you for this work of art!!

[@HonokaKatayama]

Same I can’t stop watching her dance 🫶🏽

[@greghorning9748]

Can you do "Somewhere over the rainbow "?

[@DenCon143]

Absolutely beautiful! My wife wishes Hinako's dress was shorter, so that she could view her steps better. I was thinking that the dress looked so long that Hinako might trip on it. :D Please post more of these collaborative videos between you two.

[@ThomasMcEvoy]

Tenor Ukulele?❤️👍❤️

[@iremkorkmaz4043]

I am following you with great pleasure. Incredibly beautiful music 🌈I'm a musician too, I play the ukulele, but I'm going to buy a new ukulele. The tone of your Ukulele is amazing, can I learn the brand and model 🌸 I would be incredibly happy if you could help me, thank you very much.

[@user-qh8bg1eh2t]

踊り子、あじーたさん。 かもな。セピアいろ❗🎅🎅⛄⛄🤶🤶🎅🎅⛄⛄🤶🤶🌞🌞🌼🌼⛲⛲🌞🌞🌼🌼⛲⛲

[@kentuyehara1440]

Make Ryota dance hula next time

[@HonokaKatayama]

He's in Japan so you're up

[@kentuyehara1440]

@@HonokaKatayama alright we're recreating this video exactly

[@user-qh8bg1eh2t]

ハワイ島。ウクレレは、(≡^∇^≡) たたえる❗３つを、 尊敬します‼️ときいた。 愛、恋、友。

[@tomcavanaugh5237]

So, was that planned? Or, did your music just inspire a random stranger to start dancing?

[@korraisawsome]

❤