Inoa | Name(s)

Hoʻokani pila

Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo

ʻO ka hoʻokani pila ke kani ʻana i nā pila hoʻokani i mea e hoʻokani ai i nā mele Hawaiʻi. ʻO nā pila i lohe nui ʻia ma ka wā kani ka pila ʻo ia ka ʻukulele paha, ke kīkā paha, ka piano paha, ka waiolina kū nui paha a me nā ʻano pila ʻē aʻe. Hoʻokani ʻia nā pila no ka poʻe hula, no ka ʻaha mele, a no ka nanea ʻana. He mea laha loa ka hoʻokani pila ʻana mai ʻō a ‘ō o ka pae ʻāina o Hawaiʻi.

Description

Playing music refers to playing Hawaiian music with musical instruments. Commonly heard instruments include the ʻukulele, guitar, piano, and the stand up bass as well as other kinds of instruments. Music is played for hula performances, music concerts, and for general enjoyment. It is common to hear Hawaiian music played formally and informally across Hawaiʻi.

ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi

E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili i ka hoʻokani pila a me ka mele Hawaiʻi.

Instructions 

Use this term for sources regarding Hawaiian music and specifically playing Hawaiian music.

ʻĀina | Land/sea: Waikīkī

Hana | Practice: Hula

Lako | Materials + tools / implements: Kīkā; ʻUkulele; Kīkā kila; Piano; Waiolina kū nui

Lawena | Behavior: Kani

Kūmole | Source(s)

Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: Kīkā Kila : How the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Changed the Sound of Modern Music; Hawaiian mood: ukulele artistry of Oahata-san

Mea haku | Created by: Keahiahi Long; Annemarie Paikai