#Hawaiian Chant

This past year, Hart has worked with Google, to develop a new algorithm, “Perch,” designed specifically for recognizing Hawaiian bird songs. With this new technology Perch can identify the unique sounds of Hawaiian birds with limited data, allowing Hart and his team to accurately estimate bird numbers across large areas.  In a parallel effort, Hart is collaborating with ʻĀhuimanu, a group dedicated to native bird conservation, to create a special oli (chant) that uplifts Hawaiian birds.

Geoscience is full of tools to help us investigate the past. Using geochemistry and geochronology, for instance, we can reconstruct ancient magma chambers from their eruptive products even millennia after they formed. There is one important tool, however, that can sometimes be overlooked: oral history.

Students from Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi campus made history, performing their Hawaiian opera, Hāʻupu, for the first time at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Keali’i Reichel is a world reknowned master of these chants, and a Hawaiian legend. These annual concerts always sell out, for Keali’i Reichel is famous for orchestrating intricately choreographed performances that are spellbinding and healing for the audience.