# Unearthing the Lost Songs of Kohala Documentary

Documentary covering Mark "Boots" Lupenui's fieldwork documenting local musicians and their heirloom songs. The video synthesizes Lupenui's interviews with various musicians as well as presents individual and group preformances and provides reflections on the overall process and importance of preserving these songs. Interviewees and performers discuss the natural beauty and elements of Kohala that inspire their music as well as family and friends who shaped and collaborated with them throughout their lives. Also discussed is Raylene Ha'alelea Kawaiaea a prolific Kohala musician and community member who passed away in 2012.

- Kind: Documentary
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 41 min
- By: Lorenzo, U'ilani
- Genres: Documentary, Music
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2022007_006/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/afc2022007_006?play=1)