Forevermore
Kamalei Kawaʻa - Mele Series • 3m 13s
Kamalei composed "Forevermore" for a beloved Uncle who has since passed. The mele captures the Hawaiian worldview that our kūpuna (ancestors) are always close by – in the nature that surrounds us.
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