- He aloha Nihoa i ke kai
- I ke kapa 'ehu kai o Ka'ulakahi
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- Ho`olono i ka leo o ka `ohe
- I ke kani mai a kani ka wi
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- A ka uka o Pihanakalani
- Lohe e kai a`o Wailua
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- `A`ole au ma ke komohana
- Eia au ma ka hikina
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- He aha e ka wai e `ono ai
- `O ka wai kau mai o Maleka
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- Ha`ina ka inoa i lohe ia
- Ke kuini Emalani he inoa
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- He Inoa No Emalani
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- Beloved is Nihoa in the
sea
- In the robe of sea spray of
Ka'ulakahi
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- Listen to the song of the
bamboo (flute)
- And the sounds coming fom the
singing shells
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- In the upland of
Pihanakalani
- The sea of Wailua can be
heard
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- I am not in the west
- I am in the east
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- What is this water so
delicious?
- The water (liquor) from
America
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- The name chant is sung, let it
be heard
- Queen Emma is her name
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- The Name of Queen Emma
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Source: Na Mele
Hula by Nona Beamer - This `Ai
Ha`a chant honors Nihoa, the highest unpopulated, leeward,
northwestern island of the Hawaiian chain, nearest the main
islands. Ka`ahumanu gave the name to the waterfront of
downtown Honolulu in honor of her visit to Nihoa. Ka`ulakahi
(the single flame) is the channel between Kaua`i and
Ni`ihau. Wailua, in Kaua`i, is noted for the important
birthstones. Emalani, Queen Emma, was the wife of Kamehameha
IV.
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