Maui Chimes from Hoola by Hoola
An 1899 melody based on a well-known American children's song "My Boat is Sailing" and rebirthed as "Maui" by Reverend Samuel Kapu, who also gave it Hawaiian lyrics. As "Maui No Ka 'Oi" (Maui, the Best) it's sung in the "Island Medley" by Mauians. Soon adopted by slack key guitarists and the emerging steel guitarists. Today it is more commonly heard as an instrumental. Our arrangement has the melody played first followed by an improvisation, then the usual tag which you'll recognise as "Taps"
Tracklist
| 6. | Maui Chimes | 2:09 |
Lyrics
Hanohano launa ʻole
Aʻo Maui la i ka laʻi
Haʻaheo no kualono
Aʻo Maui no la ka ʻoi
Hui:
ʻAʻohe lua e like ai
Māhiehie launa ʻole
Hiaʻai wale Haleakalā
A ʻo Maui no la ka ʻoi
Makemake e ʻike aku
A i ka ua lani haʻahaʻa
Me ka wai anapanapa
Aʻo Maui no la ka ʻoi
Nani wale ke ʻike aku
I ke one o Punahoa
Me ka wai o Waiheʻe
Aʻo Maui no e ka ʻoi
Credits
License
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The Jazz West Combo is a string band collaboration between Graham Griffith on steel guitar, Jenny Griffith on rhythm guitar & vocals, Tony Burkys on lead guitar & bassist Pierre Luniere.
The band loves swingin' arrangements of old jazz and country standards, hence the band name.
They also moonlight as "Hoola" which plays island style: https://www.facebook.com/hoola.hapahaole/