Aloha Ku`u Home Kâneohe - by Louise Hart Hopkins

 

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Aloha ku`u home a i Kâne`ohe
Ame nâ pali hâuliuli nâ Ko`olau

Noho aku i ka la`i ku`u home
`Upu a`e ka mana`o no nâ hoaloha

I laila mâkou uilani ai
Ame ka wai noenoe e pipi`i ana

Ho`okahi ka mana`o i kualono
Ame ka leo aloha e ho`okipa mai

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Ame nâ pali hâuliuli o nâ Ko`olau



Greetings to my home in Kane`ohe
And the green cliffs of the Ko`olaus

Staying in the peace of my home
Bringing thoughts of friends

There we find pleasure
And misty bubbling waters

One thought in the mountain ranges
And the beloved voice of hospitality

Tell the refrain
Of the green cliffs of the Ko`olaus


Source: Na Mele O Hawaii Nei by Sam Elbert & Noelani Mahoe - The composer honors her lovely home, Halekou, nestled in the beautiful Ko`olau`s, written in 1939. Music clip by Gippy Cooke