Chords for Kaleohano

_ _ Big Island, Hawaii, _ _ _ 1977.
_ First visit to the island of Hawaii, sharing some music.
We were playing at the, _ _ anyway, we were playing in Hilo, Hilo Town.
_ We were at the airport waiting for our ride.
We were told that we was going to get a long limousine that was going to pick us up.
_ _ _ Oh, after sitting for 45 minutes, _ Israel, this was during the time of the Makahasans of Ni'ihau,
so Israel, Skippy, Moon, and myself, _ _ from far away you can see the cars coming around and coming towards us.
_ Israel saw this truck with gates, big gates, and _ he said,
Eh, _ that's our truck, they're going to pick us up.
You see that cattle truck? _
And we started laughing at it.
Shut up, Israel, stop it.
_ Anyway, the truck, after a few minutes, the truck passes us and goes down.
But then we see the brakes on the truck, so it started slowing down.
He's thinking, oh no.
_ _ _ Anyway, the guy took a while to come out of the truck.
When he did come out of the truck, he came to the back of the truck,
and he looked at us and he said, Are you guys the Makahasans of Ni'ihau? _ _ _
_ _ Right after he said that, Israel grabbed his bag and his ukulele and started walking towards the truck.
_ _ Israel was the smart one.
He went right to the front seat. _
He sat down.
Skippy, _ Moon, and myself were carrying our bags.
We had to throw everything onto the truck, _ _ push everything in,
and then we had to jump onto the truck. _ _
Flatbed truck, you know, with those gates.
Anyway, we finally get _ _ _ onto the truck, put the gates up, and we're heading down the street. _ _
Israel goes, Hold!
_ _ _ Nobody says anything.
_ Israel went, _ Grrrr. _
_ We _ _ _ had a good time that weekend.
We left, we got back home there that weekend. _
_ Moon wrote this song for a good friend that took us on a ride.
His name was Kaleo Hano. _ _
While _ we're doing [C] this song, _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ I had the chance to record this song twice
[C] _ for _ _
_ _ [G] _ Mr.
Kaleo Hano on the big island.
_ [C] We'll feature about an Analua, _ Aina, [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Lewis, [G] Kauakahi. Moon! _ _ _ _ _
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Kaleo _ _ _ _ [F] _
Hano _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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_ was his name.
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_ My home.
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ My home known as Keokaha.
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_ Grandpa would always tell me [G] that this _ area of Keokaha _ [C] _ _
is a famous area.
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Keokaha.
Keokaha.
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_ _ _ _ [C] He took us to all these places and told us stories of what Grandpa used [G] to tell him,
being in all these areas.
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Kaleo Hano.
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Kaleo Hano was his name.
_ _ [C] _ Grandpa would always say, my land.
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Looking up towards the hills, _ [C] as far as your eyes [G] can see, _ [C] back down to [F] the shoreline.
[C] _ _ This [F] is all of your land, boy.
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] You have to care for this land.
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What famous is this area, _ [F] Keokaha. _
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_ _ _ _ [F] Keokaha.
The love for this area, the highest peak in the world, [C] Mount Nakea. _ _
_ In the evening, [G] that cold wind would blow.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Grandpa would always say to listen.
_ _ [F] _ Listen here in the wind.
_ _ _ [C] _ For there in [G] this wind is the voices of your [C] kūpuna.
The kūpuna is _ _ the descendants _ _ [F] _ of _ _ _ Keokaha, [G] boy. _
It's the best.
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Poʻolono [G] i ka leo _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ kamakani.
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_ _ _ Keokaha [G] _ no _ e _ _ ka [C] _
_ _ oʻi.
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Tā _ _ ulana.
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Keokaha.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] My good buddy Richard Kaleo Hano.
I'm also Mr.
[G] Moon Lewis Kawakahi.
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_ Kaleo Hano.
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_ Mahalo.
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