`Âlika (Arctic) - Words & music by Charles Ka`apa
Aia i `Âlika Ka ihu o ka moku Ua hao o pa`ihi Nâ pe`a i ka makani Ke liolio nei Ke kaula likini `Alu`alu `ole iho Nâ pe`a i ka makani `A`ole i kau pono Ka newa i ka piko Ka`a `ê ka huila E niniu i ka makani Ke kau a`e nei Ka ihu `o Macao Ke iho a`e nei E komo `Asia Me ke kai Melemele Ke kôwâ o Pilina Nani wale ka `ikena Nâ pua i Sarona I noho ka ihu I ka piko i Hîmela Ka hale lau pâma Ho`omaha i ke kula Ha`ina `ia mai Ana ka puana Aia i `Âlika Ka ihu o ka moku	There in the Arctic The prow of the ship Set firmly Sails in the wind Taut Rigging lines Not slack Sails in the wind Not fixed The needle in the north The wheel turns Spinning in the wind Placed The prow of the Macao Down To go to Asia The Yellow Sea Bering Straits A lovely view Flowers of Sharon The prow sets Towards the Himalaya summit A palm leafed house For rest on the plains Tell The refrain There in the Arctic The prow of the ship
Source: Na Mele` o Hawai`'i Nei by Elbert & Mahoe - Sam Kamakau records the ship Arctic as landing in Kaua`i between 1787 and 1792. This song with place names has risque kaona (double meaning or veiled language in Hawaiian poetry).