2017-02-02 | Keola Beamer kbeamer.com > Instruction > Intermediate Realm > This Lesson Maddy Lam composed this song for Kahauanu Lake as a gift to his wife, kumu hula Maiki Aiu. The song was first danced by April Peeples Chock and presented as a hoʻokupu (gift) to Maiki. Aunty Maiki loved her mele and it became the signature song of her halau. This mele compares a sweetheart to the beautiful ʻāhihi blossom. The ʻāhihi, a low spreading shrub-like bush with a twisted trunk (Metrosiderous) is a form of lehua. Lanihuli is the peak west of the Nuʻuanu pali gap, on the island of Oʻahu where the ʻāhihi grows profusely. The lyrics translated from Hawaiian are as follows: O ‘Ahihi you are the source of my desire, the lei caressed lovingly by my affection It is a pure love that has come to me, a fragrance that teases the heart You are a precious in my sight, strikingly beautiful atop Lanihuli Turn then to me, let us share comfort, let me be warmed in your embrace The story is told for my lei, the ‘Āhihi blossom of Lanihuli Performance Notes The performance notes for this piece will be online here shortly (Mar 2018). Keola Beamer Lesson Resources Tuning: C Wahine or Keola’s C (CGDGBE) These resources are for members of kbeamer.com. Learn more and join now! INT-11: Pua LililehuaIsland Born Liner NotesBEG-11: A Brief History of Slack Key GuitarʻUkulele In Cambodia 2016News Archive 2018ADV-14: Ke Aliʻi Hulu Mamo & Kimo HulaIsland Born CDINT-17: Ka Leileiona