Covering All The Bases (Pt.1)
E Hō MAI
E hō mai ka ʻike mai luna mai ē
O nā mea hūnā nōʻeau o nā mele ē
E hō mai
E hō mai
E hō mai ē (x3)
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| Kailua Dad Center race 2017 |
This ʻoli was written by Edith Kanakaʻole. It is a call for knowledge, insight, clarity and awareness for the chanter(s). E hō mai (Come/Grant me) ka ʻike mai luna mai (Knowledge/insight from above/all around). O nā mea (of the things) hūnā nōʻeau o nā mele (hidden in the songs).
Many interpretions can be taken from the meaning of the ʻoli but it is used widely as an ʻoli to call on the ʻaina for vision and acceptance of whatever practice will be taking place. It is an important ʻoli because it sets the stage or rather clears the stage for what is to come by preparing a sacred space for which everyone involved becomes more hoʻohui like, of one mind, or more ʻike hoʻomaopopo, sensitive to the knowledge that surrounds us from everywhere.
If you ever feel that you are struggling to understand something, whether it be academic, financial or personal, I urge you to say this ʻoli. Even if you are a bit skeptical about how it works or donʻt believe in prayer; remember that the ʻoli isnʻt to provide some guiding light or some intangible glowing finger to point you the way, the ʻoli stems from inside yourself. It is a manifestation of words into feeling and allows you to project what you need out into the space around you to better conduct yourself. When you speak this ʻoli it comes from in you, from your naʻau (Hawaiian heart/gut, the center of instinct) out through your leo (your voice, the conductor of your naʻau) and fills the space around you which is why you become more aware of your surrounding.
You can look up the melody on Youtube, but certain groups have certain ways of saying this ʻoli. So if you decide to do this with a group do not be thrown off when some have different tempo than others. Just listen and adapt accordingly to be respectful because the more people who join in on this ʻoli provide more manaʻo more mana and thus create a bigger, more sacred space for all. Usually the ends the (ē) is held for a couple beats and the pitch is usually the same level throughout until the last E hō mai of the ʻoli which ends with a long (ē) will go up higher in the same breath and the ʻoli continues until the whole thing has been said three times. Iʻm sorry I am not a musician or a singer and I do not know all the terms to help you out, but once you hear it, you will know what I mean.
If you ever feel that you are struggling to understand something, whether it be academic, financial or personal, I urge you to say this ʻoli. Even if you are a bit skeptical about how it works or donʻt believe in prayer; remember that the ʻoli isnʻt to provide some guiding light or some intangible glowing finger to point you the way, the ʻoli stems from inside yourself. It is a manifestation of words into feeling and allows you to project what you need out into the space around you to better conduct yourself. When you speak this ʻoli it comes from in you, from your naʻau (Hawaiian heart/gut, the center of instinct) out through your leo (your voice, the conductor of your naʻau) and fills the space around you which is why you become more aware of your surrounding.
You can look up the melody on Youtube, but certain groups have certain ways of saying this ʻoli. So if you decide to do this with a group do not be thrown off when some have different tempo than others. Just listen and adapt accordingly to be respectful because the more people who join in on this ʻoli provide more manaʻo more mana and thus create a bigger, more sacred space for all. Usually the ends the (ē) is held for a couple beats and the pitch is usually the same level throughout until the last E hō mai of the ʻoli which ends with a long (ē) will go up higher in the same breath and the ʻoli continues until the whole thing has been said three times. Iʻm sorry I am not a musician or a singer and I do not know all the terms to help you out, but once you hear it, you will know what I mean.
Mahalo nui for another amazing day Akua
I will be heading out to Kualoa soon to visit and volunteer with Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy and hopefully be able to work with them on this new sailing canoe project and get better ʻike into what I need to start this project. After that I will be going to Hardware Hawaii Kailua for materials! I hope you all follow me on this journey, I am excited to share it with all of you.
Aloha
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