Name chants were composed to pay tribute to chiefly ancestors and lineages as well as to proclaim the greatness of a
member of the royal family. This mele inoa was written for the seventh and last king of Hawai'i, David Kalakaua. It is
truly the desire of one 's heart that a descendant of chiefs who once ruled has come to power
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