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Posted: **20 Nov 2022 9:17 am**

I didn't want to hijack Mike H. or Nic N.'s original posts on this tune from SpongeBob ... so I started a new thread.

I've been working on this song (thanks for the Tab/Chord chart, Mike H.) for several weeks now ... This is as good as I can do it ...

https://on.soundcloud.com/ZQWyBLd92nWBBFyz7

I put up an earlier version a week or so ago on YouTube ... but got a "copyright claim" placed on it ... ??? ... I found that strange for a song written in the late 1800's

Posted: **20 Nov 2022 11:56 am**

Excellent Rick. Your Frypan sounds great. Love the harmonics at the end.

Posted: **20 Nov 2022 1:16 pm**

Thank you sir

Posted: **20 Nov 2022 4:03 pm**

That was very well done Rick. And you are getting some killer tone along with a great feel.

Posted: **20 Nov 2022 5:06 pm**

Much Mahalos

Posted: **22 Nov 2022 9:04 am**

I found the album this tune was on ... The Hiram Olsen Group featuring Nina Keali'iwahamana ...

It's on iTunes ... "Authentic Polynesia Vol 1: Hawaii & Tonga" ... Track 2 is Nina singing it and Track 26 is the instrumental by Casey.

I bought it yesterday ... a lot of great songs for the $$$

Hiram was Jerry Byrd's rhythm guitarist and Nina is a legend ...

Posted: **22 Nov 2022 9:04 am**

Sounds awesome, man! You’ve perfected your vibrato. Unbelievable.
That guitar has a magic quality about it.

Posted: **22 Nov 2022 10:40 am**

Thanks man ...

I have responded well to the Levodopa/Carbidopa .... I get progressively worse as the day goes on though ... so I get up early, early ... and practice, recording everything in case I get lucky ... like this one ... ha, ha

Thanks again for the kind words ...

PS: For you SpongeBob fans ... Moloka'i Nui, Stack of Leis, Kamakani, O Makalapua, Alekoki and On the Beach are on that album too ... you'll recognize them instantly ... along with lots of snippets featured in the cartoon ... truly a SpongeBob smorgasbord

Posted: **22 Nov 2022 10:42 am**

Well done Rick.

Posted: **22 Nov 2022 10:52 am**

Really lovely, Rick. I enjoy hearing these great old songs especially played on a frypan!

Posted: **23 Nov 2022 3:48 am**

Thank you gentlemen ...

Posted: **25 Nov 2022 6:53 am**

So beautiful!

Posted: **25 Nov 2022 8:26 am**

Yes, very beautiful playing Rick. I don't know the Hawaiian language and am curious as to the meaning of the name of this song. Thanks!

Posted: **26 Nov 2022 5:31 am**

Thank you sirs

Here is Nina K. Singing the tune off the above album ...

https://youtu.be/dLbEeA3ywwk

Here's some info on the song

https://www.huapala.org/Pa/Paoakalani.html

Thanks again for all the kind comments

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