Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 2, 1 February 2003 — LEKA Kālele [ARTICLE]

LEKA Kālele

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Tribute to Gladys Brandt

It is with great sadness and such a large void that the board members of Hui Ho'oulu ine. create this kanikau. It was because of Aunty Gladys' fearless spirit that allows Hawaiians to reach heights untraveled. If eaeh person were one tenth of what Aunty Gladys was, this world would, with no question, survive for another millennium. Our heartfelt aloha and condolences go out to Aunty Gladys' 'ohana. Just a little history: When family members, close friends or well respected elders passed on, a type of chant called a kanikau was created. When newspapers became available in the late 1800s, Hawaiians found the art of publishing their kanikau. It is in this fashion that the senior members of our organization have composed and offer their "kanikau" for Gladys Kamakakūokalani 'Ainoa Brandt.

He Inoa No Kamakakūokalani Auē! Auē! Auē! Ua hala ka wahine wiwo'ole 'O Kamakakūokalani kou inoa Ua hele 'oe i nā 'āina like 'ole No ka ho'āla i nā Hawai'i Ho'āla nei Ua ho'opololei me ka pono Pono nei Uē ka lani, Uē ka '5pua Ua hala ka wahine koa E moe e ka wahine wiwo'ole, e moe Kaumaha loa mākou E hui pfl me nā lani, 'oli nei nā lani Hele 'oe i ke ala ho'i 'ole mai E komo i ke kau ana o ka lā

Woe betides us! Grief! Sadness ! AfeaHess woman has left Kamakakūokalani is your name You traveled to many lands To uplift our people Vplifted we are You corrected with righteousness Righteous we are Our heavens weep, our clouds pour Gone is our warrior Oh sleep our warrior, sleep Grief stricken are we You have joined our royal ones, rejoicing are they Travel now on the path ofno retum Join now your ancestors. Adrian K. Kamali'i, president Ulalia Woodside, vice president Hui Ho'oulu ine.