A Chant for Obama

My dearest friend and hula sister, Joy, shared this message with me the other day about the special chant and dance created by the hula master (and my former kumu), Manu Ikaika, in honor of Obama...


For other Obama fans and others who may be interested, here is a collection of links, etc., that talk about the special chant that our Kumu Hula, Manu Ikaika, wrote (and that the halau performed at the National Museum of the American Indian and the Aloha Ball) in honor of our new Prez: The chant is to be presented by Senator Akaka to President Obama one of these days ... a gift of aloha from the halau and, indeed, all of Hawaii--all of us proud of the first Hawaii-born President of the USA!

Articles & Video
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009901170330(the Honolulu Advertiser writer sent us the attached front page story)

http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/13321/251/

We also managed to land a live broadcast on Fox News at the Aloha Ball. My friend, Mike Anderson, called all the way from Jakarta, Indonesia, to let me know that he saw it. So did my sister, Alma, in Honolulu! Too funny--my sister reminded me that the newscaster actually said, "Take it away, Joy!" :-D :-D :-D

YouTube
To view the halau's performance of the chant, someone put us on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm1QqWfiaeE.

Oh, don't try to look for me on the video ... I didn't dance as I had just returned from Rome the day before and had not practiced! But, I enjoyed watching the performance.

That's the extent of my inaugural excitement, folks!

I joined my friend, Adlai Amor, for lunch at the National Press Club--leisurely enjoying watching the festivities on the TV screens there, just blocks away The National Mall where everyone had gathered for the historic occasion! The daughter of my cousin, Millie Arucan Masunaga, was flag girl with the Punahou marching band (the President's high school alma mater)--that made watching the lively inaugural parade a lot of fun!

Enjoy!