“He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi (The Hawaiian National Anthem),” composed by Hawaiʻi’s Queen Liliʻuokalani in 1866, is her first published song. Our choirs performed it in March 2017 on Prince Kuhio’s birthday at the Ke Ahe Lau Makani Festival of Hawaiian Choral Music, directed by Nola A. Nahulu, at Kawaiahaʻo Church. “He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi was the official anthem until “Hawaiʻi Ponoʻi” (composed in 1876) replaced it. It was my honor to sing in the choir. The video was first posted on my Facebook page. Mahalo to festival coordinator Phil Hidalgo. Pete Krape (DH to studio fans) was the videographer. Please click on this link:
He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi
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Tags: Hawaiian music, Hawaiian national anthem, Honolulu concert, Kuhio Day, Liliuokalani, Nola A. Nahulu
Categories : Hawaiian, Music
Pictures of me and my parents
27 03 2017Nine cousins including me met for lunch as we occasionally do, and today Millie brought an album of old photos and sweet memories. Here she is with Eileen (center) and Eileen’s daughter Marty, at right. What are they looking at that is so interesting? Why, it’s me, little Rebekah, with my dad Arthur and my mom Fo-Tsin! That watermelon sure looks good.
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Categories : About me, Friends & Family, Memoir
Road trip: Kaaawa to Kaneohe
16 03 2017On the way to the vet starting around 7:30 in the morning I made these images to show the scenery along the 35-minute commute. Kaneohe is about half way to Honolulu from Kaaawa on the windward side of Oahu. Kamehameha Highway had no traffic until after Heeia, where it backed up from the first traffic signal at Haiku Road. DH turned left at the Hygienic Store to avoid road repair work on Kahekili Highway.
This old stand of ironwood trees, above, is a landmark at Kaaawa Valley, below. The moon hasn’t set yet.
Monkeypod trees seem to anchor Kanehoalani.
Sugar mill ruins at Kualoa Ranch
Mokolii islet in Kaneohe Bay 
Kualoa Ranch and highway views
We turned left at the Hygienic Store.
Here’s some traffic.
Haiku Valley and Iolekaa Valley as seen from the intersection of Haiku Road and Kamehameha Highway. We’re in suburbia now! Windward Mall is just to the left outside if the photo.
Ah…just wanted to show you what it looked like when we returned to Kaaawa around noontime. It really looks like this. Thanks for coming along. Aloha ~ Rebekah
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Categories : Hawaiian, Travel
Join in the singing or come as the audience
14 03 2017
Festival/concert venue: Kawaiahao Church is on the corner of King and Punchbowl streets
Aloha Everyone!
Kawaiolaonāpūkanileo, our small Hawaiian-music choir presents Ke Ahe Lau Makani 2017. We invite you all to this Hawaiian choral festival on Sunday afternoon, March 26, 2017, at historic Kawaiahaʻo Church. Join us at 2pm to sing in the festival choir or at 6pm to hear this choir in concert!
The next rehearsal is at 5pm on Monday, March 20, at Na Mea Hawaii store at Ward Warehouse, Honolulu. All who love to sing Hawaiian music are welcome.
The cost is $20 to be a festival singer which includes music and a heavy pūpū before the concert. The concert at 6:00 pm is free.
Nola A. Nahulu is the director. Phil Hidalgo is the festival organizer.
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Categories : About me, Hawaiian, Music, Travel
Cover art
2 03 2017A group of classmates packed and fulfilled the early orders for our reunion book today. It was my honor to design the 164-page volume. God designed the cover shot of a Kaaawa sunrise. I just happened to be lucky enough to capture it with my iPhone!
Punahou School Class of 1967 50th Reunion
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Tags: book cover, iPhone photo, publishing, Punahou, sunrise
Categories : Fine Art, Memoir
Flower study
21 02 2017A small oil sketch to demonstrate painting white. White is pearly gray.
Glass Full of Daisies – 2017 – By Rebekah Luke
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Categories : Fine Art
Usui system of Reiki healing precepts
17 02 2017USUI SYSTEM OF REIKI HEALING PRECEPTS
Just for today, do not worry.
Just for today, do not anger.
Honor your parents, teachers, and elders.
Earn your living honestly.
Show gratitude to every living thing.
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Categories : Reiki Healing
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