Carol, I've been in touch with the woman who put the Huapala site together. She doesn't have melodies for the songs, and has not looked into putting MIDI's on the site because (1) she's concerned about copyright and (2) she has fairly antiquated equipment and (3) she has very little spare time. If anyone is interested in helping to improve this wonderful site (Mmario has already offered to help transcribe tunes, but I'm not sure if anything came of that), let me know and I'll put you in touch. <

Some more interesting trivia. The word "pupu" is now used to mean "appetizer": a party invitation will often state "light pupus" or "heavy pupus" (the latter is the kind of party you don't want to miss!). And the "pearly shells" referred to in the song are what gave Pearl Harbor its name...there weren't any real pearls there. In the same way, Diamond Head (a volcanic cone east of Honolulu) was named for mineral deposits that sparkled in the sun when seen from the ocean (sorry, I don't remember the geology).

Aloha,
Mark