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My sister noticed this song seemed to be created specifically for the event and wasn't available anywhere else, so I took the two copies available of the recording, separated the parts with Demucs, and put together a copy that had crisp vocals and stereo instrumentation, without microphone pops, strong hissing, volume issues, etc.

The Song Contest theme this year was "Ho‘ōla Lāhui, Ho‘oulu Pae ‘Āina — Vibrant People, Thriving Lands." The hō'ike segment was titled, "Pauahi Lani, He ‘Ōpū Ali‘i".

EDIT: Apparently, this song HAS been recorded on an album that goes by the same name of this Song Contest theme. The CD mentions this song was composed by Randie Kamuela Fong.

From the Song Contest program: "Tonight’s Hō‘ike explores the contemplations of Princess Pauahi in the days leading up to the signing of her Will.

Perhaps she was inspired by the beauty and mystery of the pristine mountain forests she inherited from her cousin, Princess Ruth. Or, maybe she was deeply moved by the ingenuity of her once vibrant people who had harvested the bounty of land and sea for centuries.

While pondering the destiny of the Lāhui, she may have reflected on the mana of her great-grandfather Kamehameha ‘Ekahi and the harrowing circumstances of his birth that changed the course of history. Considering the profound loss of culture, identity, health and eventually self-governance, the future of Hawaiians must have seemed hopeless and bleak.

But Pauahi could see far beyond the storm and looked to God to carry her people forward and to make them whole again in their beloved homeland.

Today, over a hundred and twenty-five years later, the dreams and aspirations of Native Hawaiians are being realized each and everyday due to Pauahi’s act of compassion and chiefly benevolence – ‘ōpū ali‘i – and the humble stroke of a pen."

Also from the Song Contest program, about this song: "Pauahi makes a prayerful appeal to the Lord to protect and heal the Lāhui, and to replenish and revitalize the land from the mountain to the sea. She lifts up her Last Will and Testament as an offering to Ke Akua thus setting in motion a journey towards a vibrant and thriving future for the Hawaiian people. The signing of the Will is a defining moment for people of Hawaiian ancestry."

Hō'ike Creative Team
Director ... Randie Kamuela Fong
Kumu Hula ... Kaleo Trinidad
Costume Designer ... Jamie Miliani Fong
Kumu Kōkua ... Tiana Kuni
Assistant ... Līhau Gouveia

Narrator ... Emma Koa
Vocalist for Ka Pule a Pauahi ... Teal Hoopii
Princess Pauahi ... Elena Farden
Kamehameha Elementary School students

Musicians
Bailey Matsuda
Gayla Traylor
Zachary Alakaʻi Lum
Concert Glee Ensemble
Les Ceballos
Kamehameha Schools Children's Choir

Costume Production
Wainwright Piena, Nakulu‘ai Studio
Mike Yamaki, CC Fashions Hawai‘i
Gayle Takanishi, Ballerinawear Designs, LLC

Lei and Accessories
Bill Char

Hair and Makeup
Hanalei Ramirez and Staff, Salon 808

General Support
Susan Matsuura
Hō‘ike Parents and Supporters
Ho‘okahua-Hawaiian Cultural Development