Queen Kapiʻolani composed this mele for King Kalakaua in the late 1890ʻs. A sad and historic time in Hawaiian history.

We will start here. Many versions of this song have been done. We will try to stay with the Gabby like style on this one.
We will add this to the many that have played this and enter our own. We like this song not only for itʻs historic value but also the respect for Gabby Pahinui, Keola Beamer, Peter Moon, Palani Vaughn, Dennis Pavao, Dennis Kamakahi, Sonny Chillingworth, Moe Keale but most of all to my good friends Izrael, Skippy, Moon, Sam, Jerome and Melvin. Whom during my youth we played, under the banyan tree in the front yard, all kinds of Hawaiian songs. We were young, excited and free to Kani. Ipo Lei Manu was one of those songs that was fun to play.

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