Bridging The Gap~October 12th, 2020: N? Leo ??iwi no ka L? ??iwi!

By Paige Okamura

Published October 12, 2020 at 7:45 PM HST

Hau?oli L? ??iwi i? k?kou a pau! Happy Indigenous People's Day! DJ mrnick asked me to switch with him today to celebrate ka po?e ??iwi o k?ia ??ina nei, ka po?e Hawai?i ho?i.

Tonight we are taking a look at how our mele have survived and evolved over hundreds of years from chants and hula ??lapa to being sung with modern instrumentation today.

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Paige Okamura

Paige Okamura (DJ Mermaid) is a keiki papa of Māeaea, Waialua, Oʻahu. Her expertise in Hawaiian music is based out of her love for her language and her culture. She honed her expertise in Hawaiian music at KTUH FM Honolulu as the former host of the Hawaiian language show "Kīpuka Leo" before branching out to create her own bi-lingual show "Kai Leo Nui." She's also a versatile club DJ trained by our very own dj mr. nick with an eclectic, diverse musical library. Formerly Bridging the Gap's Tuesday night host, she now hosts Hawaiʻi Kulāiwi, Sundays at 6 p.m. on HPR-1.

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