Feb 2020 Echo of Our Song

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I MAU KE ALOHA ‘ĀINA:
100 YEARS OF SONG CONTEST
composed and performed by students, these mele commemorate today’s
kīpuka aloha ‘āina, helping to define who we are for the next 100 years.
As we reflect on a century of
Song Contest, we pause to
celebrate where this beloved
tradition has delivered us
today. From humble beginnings
on the steps of Bishop Hall in
Kaiwi‘ula, much has changed in
100 years, not only in venue but
in value. What originated as an
acapella singing competition in
an increasingly-threatened
native tongue has matured into
a practice of mele and mo‘olelo
in our revitalized ‘ōlelo
makuahine. Song Contest has
brought us – the lāhui – to
renewed understandings of our
cultural identity – an identity
no longer fading, but eager to
thrive in contemporary
contexts.