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~ ALOHA ‘OE ~
DANIEL KAHIKINA AKAKA 1924 ~ 2018
Kua’ana, ‘omea; older brother, respected elder.
ROLAND CAZIMERO 1950 ~ 2017
Bozo, like you, "sound good dah tubah too"
JACQUELINE ROSETTI 1954 ~ 2019
Honolulu Skylark, wahine u’i, na’auao, attractive woman, intelligent.
PALANI VAUGHN 1944 ~ 2016
He kanaka ‘olu’olu, gracious man, leo ho’oipoipo, romantic voice.
LARRY EHUKAI MEHAU 1929 ~ 2015
Slasher, he kanaka ikaika, ha’aha’a, strong, humble man.
EDDIE KAMAE 1927 ~ 2017
He kanaka ho’okani pila, music man, he mea mele, singer, he kanaka maika’i, a good man.
Aloha ‘ia, mahalo ‘ia ‘oukou apau i ha’alele i ke ola; a makemake no ‘ia, ‘a’ole i makemake, pally, ua kupono noho’i apau o Hawai’i nei," ‘Amelika mauloa. Kealoha no, kupae.
Beloved, admired, are all of you who have passed on, and like it or not, pally, worthy are all of you of Hawai’i, America forever more.
Kealoha no, good-bye.
Mai pally mai, from pally, Ka’upena Wong.
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