One World

We've got one world, and one chance to live

We've got one world, with so much to give

Now let's all join together, hand in hand

Everyone must understand there's only one world

--Lanaʻi Class of 2020

"One World" is a new music video and song about the past, present and future of the beautiful island of Lana'i, and the hopeful realization of Larry Ellison's vision for a sustainable future there.  The creation of the song and video was a total team effort by the Lanaʻi Class of 2020, the parents of the students, and the community. 

The inspiration and concept for "One World" began with an unfortunate occurrence on the Lanai High and Elementary School campus.  Early in the school year, the tennis courts where the students have recess were vandalized with graffiti.  With all of the new construction and renovations going on around Lana'i City, we wanted to send a positive message to the community to take care and appreciate what we have.

Thanks to Ian Hanlon, the new 5th grade language arts teacher,  Sandy Patterson, who taught the Class of 2020 in fourth grade, was able to switch places to 5th grade for the day.  Much like our other songs, she helped foster the creative process, and the students brainstormed ideas for lyrics.  After several drafts and re-writes, "One World" was finally finished.

I took a new approach when recording "One World," and tried to feature as many different voices as possible.  I was surprised to find out how much everyoneʻs singing had improved, and how the overall sound of the group was much stronger--practice must have payed off!  I also was able to feature live drums (Brian Stephens--who recorded them in Florida and sent over the files electronically), and guitar (Bobby Zarsoza, a local resident) for the first time.  Jerry Brocklehurst, who also mixed our "Songs For a Better World" album, did a great job as usual with the mix.

We finished the recording just on time to perform it live during our Maui field trip in September. It was great for the class to have a new song they were excited about to perform along with "Every Day is Earth Day."

The plan was always to create a music video for the song, but we were spurred on by the Eia 'o Lānaʻi Film and Video Contest, where the object was to create a video about why Lanaʻi is the best place to visit.

Assisting me in filming, creating, and conceptualizing the video was my brother, Adam Glickstein, and Travis Turqueza, a parent of one of the students in the class.   They helped so much in creating the final product, and Iʻm very grateful for all their hard work, expertise, and hours spent on the project.

We had a window of only two weeks to film, edit, and finalize the video in order to meet the deadline of the contest.   I quickly organized a group filming date on a Saturday, as well as a few other week days to film a few individual kids singing.

Turnout for the group filming was incredible--and we had great parent support as well.  We filmed at many different locations--the Lanaʻi Heritage and Culture Center, Dole Park, Lanai High and Elementary, the Catʻs Meow, the community swimming pool, the recycling center, and Bennieʻs Farm.  This was all in the span of a few hours, and all done on foot--except for Bennieʻs Farm (located right next to the airport).  Many parents walked along with us, and also provided rides to anyone who wanted to travel with us to the farm.   Amazingly, everyone still had a smile on their face at the end of the filming, so a big thank you to all who came and supported us.

 

 

I also must say a big thank you to Alberta De Jetley, community member, and author of the Lanaʻi Today.  She was kind enough to invite students, parents, and I to her farm (Bennie's farm) and give us a personalized tour.  She also agreed to participate in the filming of our video, and we are so glad she could be a part of it.  Also, a big mahalo goes out to Ron McComber, who graciously donated his time, and spoke to the students about his electric car.  It was great to have Ron be involved in our project as well!

We finished just on time to make the deadline for the Eia 'o Lānaʻi Film and Video Contest, which was put on by the High Maka Maka Film Society and Four Seasons Resorts Lanai.  We were also invited to perform a couple of songs before the viewing of the video entries and contest, which was held at the Lodge at Ko'ele.  We had another great turnout of students, parents, and families--at least thirty students, which is most of the class.  It was very neat being able to perform our songs at the Lodge, and even cooler when we were selected as the winner of the contest!

Since the video was produced by my brother, Adam, class parent, Travis Turqueza, and myself, the video was entered into the adult category, with the prize being dinner for two at the Lodge.  Alice Bouman, the Resort Manager (pictured next to me), was kind enough to offer a prize to all of the students.  On the following Friday, she came and delivered this amazing surprise:

 

 Needless to say, everyone was completely thrilled and it was a great way to celebrate the completion of "One World," and the accomplishments of the Class of 2020.  Thanks so much to Alice and the Four Seasons for their generosity and support.

 We hope that "One World" will make a difference in the community here on Lana'i, and be a model for other communities around the world.