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The invocation — first light over the still bay

Kai ManaChantsTrack 9

ʻOli Hoʻoponopono

One circle. One prayer. Peace.

A layered vocal oli carried by soft ipu gourd rhythm, dedicated to the hooponopono prayer — dawn over a still bay, a circle gathering, and forgiveness sung until it turns to joy.

Watch the film Full song · 1:45

Album Chants Vocals The Kai Mana ʻohana Feel Gentle · Ceremonial

Enter the journey

01 / The journey

Gather in the circle.

The prayer begins in silence, before a single voice is raised — then the ipu enters, the ʻohana settles, and the circle warms like the light.

First light over the still bay — the invocation — 0:00The first light. Dawn breaking over the still bay — the prayer begins in silence.

The circle gathers around the ipu — 0:16The circle gathers. The soft ipu rhythm enters and the ʻohana settles around it — e kala mai.

Gratitude sung around the circle — 0:35Mahalo, mahalo. Gratitude passed voice to voice around the circle.

Warmth expanding — the circle breaks into laughter — 0:47Warmth expanding. The circle breaks into laughter — gratitude turning into joy.

Hands entwined in the center — 1:09Hands entwined. Every hand meeting in the center — the harmonic peak of peace.

The peace settling into morning stillness — 1:31The peace settling. The ipu at rest on the woven mat — the ceremony released into morning stillness.

02 / The film

Let the prayer 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.

ʻOli Hoʻoponopono — the official music video, cut to the real recording. Watch on YouTube ↗

A shorter prayer

One minute in the circle.

A compact cut for the moments when you want the feeling quickly: first light, soft ipu, and a circle at peace.

03 / Explore

Discover the moments.

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

First light over the still bay

Chapter 1 of 5

The First Light

“Hoʻoponopono e, hoʻo i ka pono!”

Dawn breaking over the still bay — the prayer begins in silence.

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 in the circle.

“Mahalo, mahalo!”
“Aloha, aloha!”

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