At the age of 18 Kawaikapuokalani wrote his very first mele. It was entitled, "Aloha ˙Oe E Ke Akua." He presented it to his grandmother Iwa Wahineali˙i Rowan Kana˙e and as she held his mele in her hands she spoke to him in the loving manner which throughout his life he was so accustomed to hearing. She told him that because he had chosen to honor Ke Akua with his first mele that throughout out his life he would be blessed by Ke Akua as his inspiration and like flowers in a garden they would bloom throughout his life…Ulu Kau

Poli˙ahu, Höpoe, Aloha Ku˙u Home A I Ke˙alohi, Ka Pilina, Pili Aumoe and ˙Akähikuleanaakapiko are songs that he has composed in the past and that have been recorded by such esteemed artists as, Loyal Garner, The Mäkaha Sons, Teresa Bright, Sean Na˙auao, the musical group, Hawaiian Heart as well as others.

He was inspired to write Ilihia I Ka Nani, Pö Paliuli I Ke ˙Ala O Ka Maile and Aia La I Paliuli in July of 2004 while teaching hula on the island of Kaua˙i. Ilihia I Ka Nani was written as a mele inoa for his granddaughter Ilihiananio Häwai˙iloa and Pö Paliuli I Ke ˙Ala O Ka Maile and Sakurako's Song or Sakura were written as mele inoa for his granddaughter Emmalani Kahiwahiwaponi˙ulaokalani.

He Pule No Nä Koa or Prayer for the Warrior, was written to commemorate in song the heartache of sending a child off to fight in a war.

Kawaikapuokalani Hewett thanks Ke Akua, Nä ˙Aumakua, a me Nä Küpuna for the gift of inspiration...Ulu Kau