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Kelea entering from the sea as the festival crowd chants her name

Kai ManaChantsTrack 5

Behold Kelea, Aloha!

Behold — Kelea returns.

Princess Kelea — the legendary surfer of Lahaina, who rode where no woman had ridden — comes in from the ocean, and the whole island is on the sand to welcome her home: chant, children, drums, and joy.

Behold Kelea, Aloha! album artwork
Watch the film Full song · 3:00
Album Chants Vocals Lehua (lead), with a children’s choir Feel Celebratory · Festival · Triumphant
Enter the journey

01 / The journey

Watch her come home.

A name chanted across the water, a verse carried by Lehua, and a chorus that keeps coming back bigger — until the ancient chant stands up on a modern beat.

Kelea entering from the sea toward the chanting crowd
0:00The entry. The chant calls her name across the water — and she answers it.
Lehua singing the verse, lei bright in the sun
0:32Lehua’s line. The verse names her: aliʻi wahine o ke kai, royal woman of the sea.
The first chorus peaking over the festival crowd
0:56First peak. The chorus lifts — Eō Kelea ē! — and the whole shore sings at once.
Drums and chant stripped down in the breakdown
1:51The breakdown. Down to drum and chant — the ancient pulse under the party.
The final chorus riding a modern beat
2:21The modern beat. The final chorus stands the old chant on a new groove.
The whole festival on its feet for the finale
2:55The finale. The whole shore on its feet — aloha, Kelea.

02 / The film

Let the chant set the pace.

The full music video is hosted here on Kai Mana’s media site, so the film can breathe inside the page — with YouTube available whenever you want to share or watch there.

Behold Kelea, Aloha! — the official music video, cut to the real recording. Watch on YouTube ↗

A shorter welcome

One minute of welcome.

A compact cut for the moments when you want the feeling quickly: one chant, one chorus, one whole island cheering.

03 / Explore

Discover the moments.

Move through the song chapter by chapter. Each marker brings the film back to a different point in the welcome.

Kelea entering from the sea toward the chanting crowd

Chapter 1 of 5

Opening Chant

“Eō Kelea ē! Aliʻi wahine o ke kai ē!”

The chant calls across the water for the royal woman of the sea.

04 / Go deeper

Lyrics · sound · story.

The complete lyrics, the story behind the song, and how it was made live on the full Kai Mana song page.

Stay with the song a little longer, then return here whenever you want to step back into the film.

Read the full song page →

05 / Keep listening

Stay with the chant.

“Eō Kelea ē…
Aloha ē! Aloha Kelea!”

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From the album Chants — nine chants of earth, sea, and ceremony.