THE GABBY PAHINUI HAWAIIAN BAND - IPO LEI MANU 1974 - YOUTUBE

The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band, featuring Gabby Pahinui, Leland "Atta" Isaacs, Sonny Chillingworth, Manuel "Joe Gang" Kupahu, Bla and Cyril Pahinui, Randy Lorenzo and Ry Cooder.
Produced by Panini Records, Lawrence Brown, Witt Shingle and Steve Siegfried with Tony Irvine and Tiny Malaikini.
Recorded by Ken Caillat, Jack Crymes and Biff Dawes on location in Hawaii, 1974.
Mixed by Ken Caillat at Wally Heider Recording Hollywood.

[@tr4vv]

Gabby pahinui is my great grandpa

[@FretnesButke]

😮 what an honor!

[@rainbow_flo]

What a blessing! beautiful melodies flowing in your bloodstream🌈❤mahalo nui loa!

[@charlottearena]

It's a lovely melody anyway, but your Granddad elevated this song even more with such a pretty arrangement. 💖🌺

[@FretnesButke]

I'm an old man now,but my sister got me to beloved Hawaii for a month when I was 20. The spirit will dwell in my heart forever. I smoked strong pakalolo with Iz,and had a transcendant musical experience when he performed "Wahine Ilikea". No place or people in the world like Hawaii ❤️.

[@franknesbitt4702]

After a horrific tour in Viet Nam, I got to spend three years on Oahu listening to Gabby play slack-key and hang out on the North Shore drinking Primo. I honestly believed those years were the best of my life.

[@whitneyofriel4952]

Pp

[@aperezvoyages]

Incredible

[@Warrior_Pilgrim]

Glad you got rest after your tour. God bless and thank you for your service 🙏🙏🙏

[@roomens8356]

These virtuoso guys bring me instant relaxation, since decades. So I can grasp. . ;-)

[@anniecoleman6483]

Dear Frank. Who knows if you'll ever see this comment 8 years after yours.? But I throw out to you this~ I just am moved to tell you, there is NO music like Hawai'ian music to soothe our soul! Gabby is the master. I've lived here 50 years, Big Island. Gabby is just ...the Pahinui!! lol My father also served in that terrible war, although as a B-52 pilot/aircraft commander. I was a teen then & against that war. But I NEVER held with the terrible sentiments vilifying those who fought. I want you to know, Vietnam veterans hold a very special place in my heart. I have mad respect for all our veterans. But those who served in Vietnam are especially loved by me. God bless you for your sacrifice in service. I personally thank you for it. I hope to God your life is good, & I would be so proud to shake your hand. Keep listening to Hawai'ian music. Nothing can compare in my view! God bless you and yours.

[@ermiebarroga9627]

Good memories growing up on Oahu and Lana'i listening to Uncle Gabby and the da family. A simpler time in this world. 70's da best!

[@MyNaauao]

My pops and Gabby were friends and co-workers. I remember hanging out at his house, listening to Gabby and his sons play music, my dad would sing with them...I never knew what I was blessed with...as a hanabata nosed kid, you miss so much...now I miss my dad and all he shared with me...but I have my memories...and the internet to share them with many.

[@RixFPV]

Brings me home, back to hana batta dayz.

[@hawaiiankingdom4186]

Respect to all the PAHINUIS, what joy they brought, bring, and will continue to bring as long as we have ears to hear. Special thanks to Uncle Bla for his love and generosity to all he encountered. ~ Jimbo

[@vickiemc3285]

Remember walking thru Woolworths in Honolulu in 1978 and this was playing. Went to the counter, bought it (vinyl) brought it home (Orange Cali). Still have it today. Good memories. Wishing I was young again and do it a second time. One of the best times of my life. Thanks Gabby.

[@mfontz1954]

I arrived on the islands in 74 with the USN and luckily served the next 5 years there at Pearl. I was lucky enough to be there during the Hawaiian Renascence and heard many of the greats of Hawaiian music during that time. One in particular that I'll never forget is being invited out to Waimanalo for a Saturday party of a Hawaiian friend who worked in the welding shop on base. At the party as was normal was plenty of music being played with none the less Gabby playing happily. His voice has stayed with me for all those years and is one of the reasons I decided to live in Volcano on the Big Island with Pele for a neighbor

[@anthonyfsantana]

mfontz1954 aloha!

[@surferpam1]

Me ke Aloha, mfontz1954! All respect!

[@lawrencehaae2424]

If you went to Boots in San Diego. I was your Regimental Comander at NTC in 1974. The 2nd Reggiment.

[@anniecoleman6483]

Hello, mfontz 1954~ How blessed to have had that experience~~da Pahinui!! I only got to see/hear him/them in concerts, not so informal. You're among the blessed, I tell you! I have no way of knowing if you'll see this comment, of course. But no mattah! (Responding to your comment after 8 years~ Probably unlikely. But das awright!) I came back to this page tonight to hear this great Gabby/ Bla/ Cyril/(et al) song! If by some chance you do see this, all these years later, please accept my humble gratitude for your service! I responded to Frank Nesbitt above some months ago, it says much of what I feel towards veterans of our Beloved Country~ plus the fact I've been a Punatic for nearly 50 years. If you still live Volcano, then we stay neighbors, brah. Main thing of it all is, cannot hear Gabby Pahinui, or most real Hawai'ian music~ without tears! I too arrived here right at the time Hawai'ian Rennaissance was getting rolling. 1973, and then met my man a month after getting here. (still together, still in love) What fantastic f**king years they were yeah?! I WILL live here until I die here~ on Big Island, because my heart's home is here forever! Along with every cell of me, formed of dis place! Thus my body too dwells here until my time's up. Every atom of this body will return to my home, Puna. Me ke aloha pumehana, brother!

[@roomens8356]

How i love and caress my cd with this song as the one of the most emotionally hitting - sheer relaxation. Virtuoso multi guitar play .. rythm...percussion. May this live on forever in Hawain culture..

[@markschirmer8477]

I played this song at KGU, Honolulu in 74, and 45-years later, I'm still playing it at home. Gabby' & Sonny's vocals are haunting, and Cyril, Bla, Joe Gang, Atta, Randy and Ry's musicianship is phoenominal. The final jam, is hypnotic!! This is "old-school" Hawaiian-music at it's best. Really listen !!

[@roomens8356]

hi Mark, sharing love for this song..pls let me know what key this gemmm is .. thnks .

[@markschirmer8477]

@@roomens8356 Sorry, but I don’t read or understand music, but I know good music when I hear it. I heard Gabby didn’t read music either. Just came from his soul!

[@jphogan2637]

Love this music, fortunate to meet Bla in Kihei, and was able to see Peter Moon Band on Maui & Waikiki Shell. Gabby was Fabulous

[@kauimanera726]

Ka Ipo Lei Manu expressed grief at losing love. It is haunting. And the uncles are awesome - Kupuna Gabbys voice is incomparable. Today is Kapi’olani(s) la hanau. Aloha no ke alii. Aloha no Kupuna Gabby PAHINUI.

[@cyrilpahinui]

Mahalo Biff for sharing this. Brings back a lot of memories and I remember my dad pointing out Pu'uanahulu from the house and then playing the song. It is a memory I have carried with me for life.

[@cyrilpahinui1908]

E Biff, cruising at Keawaike today playin at the Mauna Lani Cottage tonight with Danny Akaka and the boys. Get memories

[@donwilkie]

When I first bought this recording I was blown away. I still listen to it at least once a week .Gabby was king and the others were royalty . Cyril did a wonderful job of this tune as well

[@KohalaIronWorksCase]

One of the songs that shaped my life & influenced my Hawaiian Music... Uncle Gabby was influential in evry musician's life from my generation...

[@luciendperron2242]

Had the once in a lifetime to fill in with the eternal sounds of the Pahinui Brothers.....thank you for the unforgettable wisdom and memories

[@SDA7337]

70's Hawaiian music is definitely one of the golden era's of music period. Stars aligned and what a gift.

[@wasabiginger6993]

Mahalo nui for sharing this TREASURE! Nothing finer ❤

[@sandramorey2529]

This is a beautiful video. I first came to Hawaii 1 year after Gabby passed. I went to the first Gabby Pahinui Slack Key Guitar festival at Mc Coy pavilion. Met Sonny Chillingworth in SF through Saichi Kawahara, but most of the others were already gone when I got to Honolulu. The setting is so beautiful. And it's beautifully filmed. Ipo Lei Manu is one of the beautiful songs written by the 4 Royals: Queen Kahamanu wrote it for King Kalakaua as he left for SF. He died there and so never got to hear it. Didn't recognize cyril.

[@donmigueldecuenca]

I just discovered that I -- a plain old haole from California -- am privileged to be related by marriage to Gabby Pahinui! I'm just now discovering his incredible music -- shame on me for taking so long!

[@leewaynenishida8732]

I worked with Sonny and Pops at Makiki park i sure miss them !!!!

[@hinamauka]

I was lucky enough to see Gabby playing at the bar of the Old Blaisdell Hotel back must have been mid-70s. It was out in the courtyard and it was two be a two-night gig. Well it rained like crazy that first night but I was so happy to even have a chance to hear your dad play live that I didn't care. I even shared a beer with him after. He was my heroe. This video brings me to tears. Haole girl from the mainland.

[@stevenospam4216]

hinamauka I was there, too, on the rainy night, too, with my girlfriend Mary Lee Jackson. Wonderful night, as you said. [sighhh.... good memories....] That would have been 1977 I think.

[@jocelynronolo7774]

My Dad, Sonny Ronolo, was the greens keeper at Olomana Golf Course back then. Gabby and my Dad regularly had a blast playing golf, laughing and having beers, more laughter and more beers together in the cart shop and close to home! The Man, the Myth, the Legend . . . ahhh sweet sweet memories. See you both in Heaven! 12-24-15/jkr

[@kawika96797]

+Jocelyn Ronolo you related to cori and rhonda...small world

[@LAVAROCK100]

your dad Sonny was a friend of mine he worked at bret's Gym in kailua awesome man and strong for his age Gee i think he was in his 70s and lifting more weight than guys half his age RIP sonny in fact he held the senior word records miss that man ..........

[@yobagua]

My dad owned a music shop downtown Honolulu. First of Bethel street across from the Hawaii theater. Then to King Street then at last to Nuuanu. All old timers came in to buy strings, picks and things. They used to come in and jam on the martins. Aunty Genoa and her gang. It was my childhood listening to them make music. They were my Hanai aunties and uncles. The place was called Sharps and Flats.

[@swampassgaming3526]

you can tell the land of Hawaii produced this through them. they were great conductors of this beauty. God bless them for filling our hearts with the love of their land. It is a true blessing.

[@MrDavidHarding]

Such awesome music. Love Gabby! Fantastic.

[@shaynefair]

What a beautiful video! I have always loved this album and all of Gabby's work. I also was blessed to be living in the islands during the Renaissance. Last weekend I was at the Opry in Nashville, TN where Ry Cooder was performing. I was fortunate to spend some time talking with Ry regarding this recording and Gabby's other work. Many wonderful memories.

[@rossisme3081]

Shayne Fair What a special treat and gift, really, for Ry to be respected enough to play on Gabby's seminal album. I always wish I could pick his brain about playing with Pops.

[@pixelatedparcel]

Just "discovered" this because a KZbin friend half-a-world away turned me on to these great instrumentalists and that truly soulful voice...feels like I'm in nature and in church (I'm not religious), all at once.

[@sirduke58]

Mahalo for sharing these priceless photos. Looks like you had the privilege of hanging out with these legendary Hawaiian musicians.Gabby has been my slack key inspiration for 40 years. Met Gabby the year before he passed away & played one song with him on that occasion. 30 plus years later & it's still the highlight of my slack key playing career. Mahalo nui loa again Biff Malama pono Duke

[@donaldrhodes8761]

Just heard this on a used vinyl copy of The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band Vol. 1. Wow wow wow! Perfect song perfect vocals perfect guitar perfect percussion.

[@daveowens271]

This is the soundtrack of Hawai'i. Close your eyes, and you're there.

[@lizparmenter1339]

My dad, Murphy Kamealoha Kanana, would ALWAYS listen to Gabby

[@JHallDaBoss]

This song is so legendary!!

[@leikilimaile2565]

🌸Mahalo nui loa so grateful to be able to see this!🌺

[@howzit]

Man, the story's i bet you could tell about this recording session!!! Mahalo, Biff

[@yumenogin]

Amazing! I respect you for your great recordings. Mahalo for your many precious photos.Gabby will be remembered forever.

[@BeckyWorley]

So grateful for this. The Coot and Ry Cooder all in one video.

[@kevinantone9516]

GABBY is as much a part of hawaii as duke kahanamoku is, both of them and others have given hawaii the feel that keeps people coming back year after year. unreal!

[@MrPatrickDayKennedy]

Thank you so very much for posting this! I'm just a Punahou brat stuck onna mainland, but gives me chicken skin. Aloha no na kupuna!

[@ladydred420]

this going make me cry, thinking of growing up. the very place I wanted to run away from so bad is the very place I just want to go and rest my feet for a minute in.

[@penfifteen666]

This music makes me ache for the Islands.

[@NWSaint]

Sooooooooo deep. my bone marrow feels this..

[@hebneh]

Wow. A huge amount of memories in this video. Some happy, a lot of them poignant. Emotional.

[@jeannecraig8552]

You feed my soul

[@ladyyong1]

My mother inlaw Lin Kiu, who managed the dining room for old House of Young in Kapahulu, while her husband and sons did all the cooking - would give Gabby free access to the bar cooler to help himself with the beer whenever they came to eat and relax. Mom would know how much to charge Gabby by the number of empty bottles he would stack up. I'm sure she short-counted a few here and there. Though mom couldn't speak much English, she and Gabby had a mutual agreement and would make small talk.

[@rossisme3081]

ladyyong1 That's a beautiful story, Lady! Bless your mom....because Gabby could put da beers away, according to many.

[@ladydred420]

i feel you, im like "should I be listening to this?" I didn't want to be sitting here crying and shit, I just wanted to hear some good music. Man I miss Hawaii.

[@dalevehemente7650]

One of the first of "the Hawaiian thing" brudda Paint Poepoe turned me on to and I've never changed the style of playing. THANK YOU Poepoe, you're always playing when I'm with my tiki! Mo'omomi was one of the saddest days but the w whales breaching was AWESOME!

[@kauimanera726]

Beautiful Hawaiians Nobody can sing like Kupuna Gabby Pahinui An era gone by

[@fredjack2021]

I really love Hawaiian songs .

[@fredjack2021]

This song remind me of my father is come from Royal blood and make me crying.

[@yeboscrebo4451]

Fred Jack what exactly is royal blood? Is it better than normal blood?

[@kali8085]

Oh my God! Kihoalu Heaven! Beautiful....

[@Joey7Z7Horror]

Legendary song, man

[@kahanalu1]

I own this classic album.

[@tomsmith-sc1is]

Wonderful..

[@hawbchboy]

The Best and say no More one of a Kind.

[@e7573t]

Rest In Peace King David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Mahinulani Nalaiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua, The Merrie Monarch

[@omarzuzu3409]

ALOHA❤️ 2020

[@ladyyong1]

oh awesome!

[@hungryhawaiian5866]

17 people need one slap🤙🏽

[@carolvota8619]

Awesome

[@johnthomasdesign]

Original song composed by Queen Kapiolani He manaʻo healoha No ka ipo lei manu He manu kuʻu hoa Noho mai i ka nahele ʻIʻiwi o uka Polena i ka ua ʻElua māua I ka pō ua nui Ua o Hanalei Anu au māʻeʻele Ua anu hoʻi au I ka ua noe anu Nā hau o Māʻihi `Au ana i ke kai Nā ulu o wehi Pūnohu mai ana Ke ʻala o ka hala Hala o mapuana Onaona i ka ihu Ke ʻala pua loke Hone ʻana i ka manaʻo E naue kuʻu kino Ko hiki ʻana mai Hauʻoli kuʻu manaʻo Haʻina ka puana No kalani heleloa

[@chiburuboy]

Hawaiian Blues At is Best!

[@blueymiller8859]

Best ever

[@chiburuboy]

Chicken Skin Music by a true Hawaiian Bluesman Gabby!

[@Toyoko-gd9yx]

my family uncle gabby do you remember at Nuanu park down below my auntie Anita homes ？Aloha uncle gabby 💝🎶 Waimanalo 😊

[@everywherevlogs8912]

love you POPs @Hawaiian 🌺 🌸 🌹 @EVERYWHEREVLOGS

[@diewurst7273]

So powerful

[@MordecaiMelamed]

שיר ענק

[@kilinoestephens5997]

Love you papa i wish you were here to see me do hula!

[@wonniewarrior]

Telling oneself 'they are most gorgeous on the planet' smells like arrogance to me. What may look beautiful to one, is dowdy in someone else's eyes. Appreciate what you have, as that will show through much more than outside 'beauty'

[@EthanHGray]

Kanipila

[@Alastair6]

Gabby!

[@Research0digo]

Who lives in the house now, Bla, Cyril? Is it still in the family? I hope so.

[@boots1166]

🤙🏾Mahalo nui....

[@soopamann3765]

Hooo, da chikken skin yah..!?!

[@reginavargane3242]

Gyönyörű!

[@djkamakaflower]

interesting. all my life american people have told me i look nothing like a hawaiian. when i look exactly like my grampa and dad...and princess Ka'iulani for that matter. i tell them they obviously don't know what classic kanaka facial features are. LOL. the only gene i didn't inherit from dad was skin color. ps check my youtube channel for a playlist of my dad :)

[@kirkwatson1442]

Maui 69,best times,bra❤

[@djkamakaflower]

Are Uncle Martin and Phil on this album too?

[@JosephSoulMusic]

aloha biff, please contact me at your earliest convenience. mahalo! Joe-Sol Malaikini (Tiny's grandson).

[@kirkwatson1442]

12 string aloha❤

[@DesmonHaumea]

...and Tiny Malaikini

[@tomandlindacorcoran4122]

We need more music like this in the islands. Please everyone play music for hawaii. This kind of music should play in the streets as canned music in waikiki. And the airport. It will make people peaceful. I miss the old hawaii.

[@peegeebeedee4052]

Full-Blooded Native Hawaiians That Looked Like Gabby Pahinui Predominated In Hawaii Prior To European Colonization. Now That Phenotype Is Rare To See In Hawaii. You'd Be Surprised At How Many People Who Look Full-Blooded Hispanic Or Full-Blooded Asian Or Full-Blooded Filipino Or Full-Blooded White Have Told ME That They Were Either Full Or Half Hawaiian. It's Insane And Hilarious At The Same Time.

[@Hayden-sp1ol]

They Don't mak'em like that anymore........

[@roomens8356]

got 7 harmonicas..none fits in..anyone knows the Key of this superb song?

[@luciendperron2242]

Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I kapono

[@glennahsing4336]

Da Pahinui funk…

[@HermanQuinabo-rq2vc]

Moanaliha

[@djkamakaflower]

LOL, I do look exactly like Grampa and Dad. There's way more than "traces". Whatever. And for the record, I'm way more than "fairly" attractive. I'm one of the most gorgeous women on the planet, and I know it :) But I would still LOVE to have a freakin tan HAAHAHA. Who is this?