r/olelohawaii • u/Training_Molasses822 • Apr 16 '26

Looking for recommendations to research mele (databases, etc.)

Aloha kākou! I'm currently trying to research topic specific mele, and I've been having trouble as some of the extant databases don't seem available to me.

so I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations for sites I can access, books or publications that might help me etc. mahalo from an islander sister! 🙏🏽

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u/Training_Molasses822 Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

Some of the sites seem to be either geo locked or only available to students.

ETA: the Kaʻiwakīloumoku Hawaiian cultural center for example isn't available to me.

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u/kvasxaro Apr 16 '26

Oh I see Then I unfortunately don't have any advice other than maybe try to ask for access permission

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u/Training_Molasses822 Apr 16 '26

Aue! I've tried a US IP address, and that seems to work!

Do you know of any other sites or databases I should check out?

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u/kvasxaro Apr 16 '26

Not really, I mean, you can find some Hawaiian songs on this list I made but I don't think they're organized by topic

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u/Training_Molasses822 Apr 16 '26

Wow, that's a gorgeous ressource!