Ku Kakou, Carry You On - Daniel Ho, Nick Lee, and Hālau Hula Keali'i o Nālani

Written by Daniel Ho and Nick Lee. Hawaiian lyrics by Amy Kuʻuleialoha Stillman.

Performed by Daniel Ho, Nick Lee, and Hālau Hula Kealiʻi o Nālani

Daniel Ho (guitar, vocals)
Nick Lee (ʻukulele, trombone, vocals)

Hālau Hula Kealiʻi o Nālani (vocals, hula):
Kealiʻi Ceballos (director)
Mohala Acebo
Pīkake Dasaad
Ekana Divinagracia
Nanea Divinagracia
Lika Hirakami
Dean Inokuchi
Kuleana Inouye
Lalena Kawasaki-Knight
Hōkūlanikōnane Kono
Hiʻilei Kyosai
Kēhaulani Matsuura
Lilinoe Matsuura
Kanoelani Morikawa
Makena Parker
Kiele Smith
Puaʻala Sun
Junko Tan
Remi Tan
Taisei Tan
Kamalei Tanaka
Kanani Toji
Kūlia Yang


Makai (Ocean) shoot:
Daniel Ho - Director
Lydia Miyashiro-Ho – Producer, behind-the-scenes and additional footage
Alex Pierce – Director of photography
Kealiʻi Ceballos - Choreographer, wardrobe
Kimi Toyoda - Lighting
Ouka Toyoda – Sound
Tsuruno Toyoda – Photography
Wailani O’Herlihy – Location manager

Hālau members:
Kealiʻi Ceballos (director)
Mohala Acebo
Pīkake Dasaad
Ekana Divinagracia
Nanea Divinagracia
Lika Hirakami
Dean Inokuchi
Kuleana Inouye
Lalena Kawasaki-Knight
Hōkūlani Kono
Hiʻilei Kyosai
Kēhaulani Matsuura
Lilinoe Matsuura
Makena Parker
Kiele Smith
Puaʻala Sun
Junko Tan
Remi Tan
Taisei Tan
Kamalei Tanaka
Kūlia Yang

Additional kōkua:
Marlon Cortes
ʻAukake (Auggie) Divinagracia
Frank Divinagracia
Andrew Parker
Wen-Chia Parker
Alayne Yonemoto


Mauka (Mountain) shoot:

Daniel Ho - Director
Lydia Miyashiro-Ho – Producer, behind-the-scenes and additional footage
Alex Pierce – Director of photography
Kealiʻi Ceballos – Choreographer, wardrobe
Ouka Toyoda – Sound
Tsuruno Toyoda – Lighting
Kayo Yoshida – Craft services, production assistant
Wailani O’Herlihy – Location manager

Hālau members:
Kealiʻi Ceballos (director)
Ekana Divinagracia
Nanea Divinagracia
Dean Inokuchi
Hiʻilei Kyosai
Kēhaulani Matsuura
Kanoelani Morikawa
Junko Tan
Remi Tan
Taisei Tan
Kanani Toji
Kūlia Yang

Additional kōkua:
Frank Divinagracia
Alayne Yonemoto

Video Production:
Daniel Ho – Editor, colorist
David Ho (Audio Post & Picture) – Post production

Audio Recording:
Daniel Ho – Lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, ‘ukulele, percussion, drums, bass
Nick Lee – Keyboards, drums, chorus
Hālau Hula Kealiʻi o Nālani – chorus
Mixed and mastered by Daniel Ho and Nick Lee

This project is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.