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? - How did you hear the songs that became most important to you?
Preston: In context of death;celebration;
etc. "The land you know has been given to god." 
Need to know exactly what you are saying in a song. 
(Cf. a song about a whale; birds in the wind and rain.) Ecology; environment; geology. Red-tailed hawk is a sacred bird; so if you destroy the environment, you destroy them. Songs have a direct bearing on today. Native Americans were stewards of land until BLM took over.
Haina: Some of our elders believe our affairs should 
be governed by Dept. of Interior. 
However, our music, w. instruments, became more and more difficult to access. Hula schools w. chants & dances, drums and rattles, were somewhat available. Hula is about the land. But we cannot always access the land. Hawaiians eat taro; but water to grow it no longer freely flows.

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Preston: Music & social scene keep changing. Joined Marines at 17. WWII. Many young people needed something to believe in. Jitterbug...rock and roll...Vietnam War era. Need to look at meaning of words and what they have to do with you. Hiphop Indians. 
Haina: Listening to this elder makes her think of her own experiences. Was raised by people much older than she. All the new things that come to us [culturally] should be part of the experience, but not take it over. Still need to value the tradition. 
? - Talk about your involvement in teaching young people? 
Haina: taught in h.s. and U. of Hawaii. In 2001, started teaching at Hawaiian charter school. A way to rally youth & teach them who they are. Now, teach incarcerated men. They have daily classes. Hungry for any and all things Hawaiian. Culturally based cognitive schools to prevent recidivism.
[[left margin]] Preston: Teaching = entertaining also. Used animals, folklore, musicals to illustrate and offer moral lessons. Now, plays.