Mele are important sources of information. For the most part, they have not been altered or overlayed with foreign thought process. Mele are time-capsules providing us a window into the thoughts and emotions of our ancestors.

To chant or dance a particular mele is to keep all the kūpuna and their experiences that are encoded in the lyrics - alive, functioning and relevant for us today.

Such is the brilliance of cyclical/intergenerational learning. It is profound transmittance.