Welina,
Moe
Keale sang with deeply felt emotion and
spiritual depth. Although he was a seasoned
movie, stage and TV actor, his emotive
singing was genuine and straight from his
heart. Aloha was
embedded in his voice. As I write this,
Moe's IMAGINE CD is playing. His unique
singing voice, tinged with reverence, brings tears to my eyes, just as the
meaningfulness of his
songs brought tears to his eyes.
Searching
the Web, I came across a sampler of Moe's
singing in a tribute from the Aloha2Go
Radio Show.
Click here
to get to it, but please be patient.
Get through the "fresh lei in the
desert" commercial and then you'll be
rewarded with Moe's voice. It is one
you
will never forget or want to.
Moe
was much more than a Nâ Hôkû Hanohano Award
(Hawaii's version of the Grammys)-winning
vocalist. Besides being a versatile
actor, he was a gifted musician, `ukulele
master, and consummate
entertainer. He was father to kumu
hula, Scott Nâlani Keale, and husband to
Carol. He was also Israel and Skippy
Kamakawiwo`ole's uncle; with the passing
years, he became everyone's "Uncle
Moe."
His
work history included beach boy, radio
deejay, part-time electrician and
professional high-diver. He was a
healer, a humanitarian, and a
partner and active masseur in the Lomi
Shop Va`a at the Windward Mall.
I thought of
Moe as the
Johnny Appleseed of Aloha. Wherever he
traveled in the world, he consciously spread
Aloha. With his
singing, he planted Aloha in people's
hearts; with the "ALOHA
Is..."
lesson, he cultured
minds. He made sharing the meaning of Aloha,
as taught to him by his teacher,
Pîlahi Pâkî, his personal mission.
Moe didn't just
talk Aloha up, giving it lip-service. He lived
Aloha. He became a role model and
inspired us all, young and old, seasoned and
wet behind the ears. Wherever
life took him, he lifted spirits and aroused
his listeners
to higher ideals.
For
those who have just discovered Moe, may this
Web site make him more real to you.
Consider mastering the "ALOHA
Is..."
lesson that Moe tirelessly taught. If it
clicks for you, consider sharing it. Pay
it forward.
For those who knew Moe and his music, may this Web
site inspire you to hold on to Moe's vision
of weaving a
lei of Aloha around the world.
In remembering Moe, our heartstrings are
tugged. You may weep a bit. It's
okay. Like Braddah IZ, freed from Earth's shackles, Moe is
capable of even more. He will continue
to touch us with the grace of Aloha.
Let that Aloha shine through our tears.
Moe's
life on Earth was one that was fully,
vibrantly and well-lived. You are
invited to celebrate his life by perusing
the pages of the site. May you be
inspired to share Aloha with the world as he
did. He would like that...
`O
wau iho nô, me ke Aloha,
AU
He
makana, `o ke ola.
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