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`Ike i ke one kani a`o Nohili `Ike i ka wai `ula a`o Mänä | See the sounding sand of
Nohili And the sea lettuce for lei of Polihale See the red water of Mänä The coco palms poised aloft at Kaunlewa
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Source: Marmie Kaaihue: - This ancient chant arranged by Mahi Beamer is from the album "Hawaii's Mahi Beamer". Verse 1, Nohili is a point on the Barking Sands Beach at Kaua`i, derived from the crunching sound of the sand as one walks along the beach. It is a very great honor to receive the seaweed lei of pahapaha, unique to Kaua`i. The ridge and beach of Polihale (bosom of the house) is near Nohili. Verse 2, Kaunalewa was noted for its famous coconut grove. Verse 3, Kiu or spy wind is the name of the strong, cold, northwesterly wind of this area. Verse 4, Mikioi or neat is the strong, gusty wind of Lehua Island. This island was named for the lehua lei left by Hi`iaka-i-ka-poli-o-Pele, for her brother, Käne`äpua, who decided to remain there, when he accompanied Pele on her first trip to Hawai`i. Verse 5, püpü-kani-oe (shell-sounding-long) the singing land shells of Kaua'i live underground in sand dunes far removed from the ocean. Ha`upu (recollection) is a peak in the Lihu`e district. Verse 6, Mokihana berry is the lei of Kaua`i |