"Feels Like Home," a Randy Newman composition, has the sound of a national hit — nothing specifically about Hawai'i, but a universal song about yearning for the comfort of "home," with a Catingub arrangement that includes ki ho'alu and strings. For Hanaiali'i, it's a bridge to her roots, her genealogy, the spirit that shapes her today.

"Have You Ever Seen the Rain," the John Fogerty/Creedence Clearwater Revival original, is reinterpreted as a rich ballad, about the role rain, her 'ohana's 'aumakua, plays in life, with a stunning Jeff Peterson guitar solo.

"In This Life," earlier recorded by Bette Midler and adopted by the late Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, offers renewed spirit of hope and inspiration while acknowledging the prevailing icon of Island music, Bruddah Iz.

Simultaneously old and new: "He Mana'o Au" is Kui Lee's "I'll Remember You," translated by Myrtle K. Hilo and arranged by Peterson. It's a heartfelt and arresting rendering, and could speak to a whole new generation unfamiliar with the original Don Ho version in English.

"Manu O Ku," a Hanaiali'i co-composition with Keli'i Taua, brings back her Hawaiian sound. It links to the canoe Hokule'a, on which Hanaiali'i's brother Tim Kahinalua is a captain, reflecting the watery dance at sea and the white tern, the Manu O Ku, which guides the journey. Easily a hula favorite-to-be.

Another Taua collaboration, "Ka Ua 'Ula," features her "auntie" sound, the ha'i (falsetto voice) going full throttle, about the red rain of Lahaina.

In contrast, she updates the Johnny Mercer/Victor Schertzinger fave, "I Remember You," tapping her jazz roots, with a Catingub arrangement capturing the original spirit of the early 1940s big-band era. One of her grandma Jennie Napua Woodd's favorites.

And what about "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," the "Oklahoma!" ditty? With apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein, she takes liberties, changing "weepin' willer" to koa tree.