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Sam Li`a was a Hawaiian song composer who spent his life in the remote valley of Waipi`o on the Big Island of Hawai`i. There he perpetuated the tradition of celebrating the beauty of one's place and memorializing the events of its people. Among the musicians inspired by Sam Li`a is Eddie Kamae, a major force in the revival of Hawaiian music. In this film, he translates his gratitude and love for Li`a into a visual song, in which music, place and people find their original harmony.