Song Help Request Favorite Hawaiian and Hapa Haole songs to play?

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I have been learning a couple different Hawaiian songs lately and never realized how fun and relaxing they are. It's fun learning how to make them more fun with slides and turnarounds. Most of these songs seem to have basic chords but getting that Hawaiian feel to them takes a lot of practice.

What is everyone's favorite Hawaiian and Hapa Haole songs to play?
 
Lately it's Kawailehua'a'alakahonua by Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett.
Here's a great version by Mele'uhane:
 

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Here's one that has the 'feel' that you mentioned. It's a great song that hardly anyone plays now.

 
A modern hapa haole song. You can find ukulele play-along videos on YouTube

 
Do a UU search 'everywhere' for:

Hapa Haole​

 
I just learned Ulupalakua
 
I second Ulupalakua. Great song. That one and Henehene Kou 'Aka are my two favorites.
Here are some videos from me of these great tunes.


 
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