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Sunset afterglow over the beach as the party assembles

Kai ManaIsland BreezeTrack 6

Funky Hula Groove

The night hula found its groove.

It starts with one dancer at sunset and a bassline with a grin. By the time the lanterns go up, the kupuna, the keiki, and one very confident dance-off challenger are all in the circle — the old rhythm, a brand new feel.

Funky Hula Groove album artwork
Watch the film Full song · 2:50
Album Island Breeze Vocals Lehua, with the whole band Feel Funky · Playful · Island Swagger
Enter the journey

01 / The journey

Watch a party catch fire.

Sunset to twilight to lantern light: Lehua starts it, Kekoa challenges it, and the generations trade moves like stories until the whole island is dancing.

Sunset afterglow over the beach as the party assembles
0:00Sunset afterglow. The party assembles as the light goes gold and the first beat lands.
Lehua arriving at the beach circle at dusk
0:19Lehua arrives. She steps into the circle and the hula finds the funk.
Lehua leading the chorus, full strut
0:46Show ’em how. The chorus struts — a brand new fire, a brand new joy.
The dance-off: Kekoa steps up against Lehua
0:58The dance-off. Kekoa steps up, all confidence and comedy.
Elders and keiki trading dance moves in the circle
1:43A living conversation. Elders and keiki trading moves like stories.
Lanterns rising over the bay as the whole beach dances
2:48The groove lives on. Lanterns up — generations dancing as one.

02 / The film

Let the groove 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.

Funky Hula Groove — the official music video, cut to the real recording. Watch on YouTube ↗

A shorter groove

One minute in the groove.

A compact cut for the moments when you want the feeling quickly: one dance-off, one call-and-response, all the swagger.

03 / Explore

Discover the moments.

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

Sunset afterglow over the beach as the party assembles

Chapter 1 of 5

Afterglow

“Don’t need a grass skirt or a lei — to move your body, move it my way.”

Sunset on the beach: the old folks chant, and the young ones step out into the night.

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 groove.

“The rhythm’s old, the feel is new…
this funky hula’s just for you!”

Listen on

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From the album Island Breeze — nine songs of sun, breeze, and serendipity.