Kaulilua - Hula Pahu
Kaulilua ike anu o Wai`ale`ale `O ka maka hälalo ka lehua makanoe `O ka lihilihi kukü `ia no `Aipo `O ka hulu `a`a `ia `o Haua`iliki     A i pêhi`a ka ua `eha i ka nahele     E mâui e ka pua uwë eha i ke anu `O ke kûkuna lâ wai lehu Mokihana     Ua hana `ia e ka pono a ua pololei Ua ha`ina `ia aku nô iâ oe     `O ke ola no ia O kia`i loko     Ki`ei Ka`ula nânâ i ka makani Ho`olono ka halulu o Ka Mâlua Kele     Ki`ei hâlô Makaikiole Kâmau ka `ea i ka Hâlauaola He kula lima ia no Wâwaenoho     Me he pûkoa hakahaka lâ i Wa`ahila Ka momoku a ka unu `Unulau o Lehua A lehulehu ke ka pono Le`a ka ha`awina Ke `ala mai nei o ka puka o ka hale Kahea: He inoa nô Kalâkaua	Wai`ale`ale rises haughty and cold Where the stunted lehua blossoms droop in the cold The leafless bushes on the fringe of `Aipo swamp The bright feathers that cover Hau`iliki     Pelted by rain, the forest is bruised     Crushed are the flowers, they weep in the cold The sun shines through the hazy mist of Mokihana     All things have been done honestly and right As it has been told to you     The keeper of the pond depends on it For his livelihood     Best watch within and toward Ka`ula Question each breeze, note each rumor Even the whisper of the wind named Mâlua Kele     Search high, search low unobserved Here is life, it is breath from the body A fond caress by a hand most constant     Like fissured groves of coral at Wa`ahila Stand the ragged clumps of lehua torn by The wind named `Unulau of Lehua Many are the houses, easy the life, You have your share of love Humanity stands at your door, yes indeed Call: The name of Kalâkaua
Source: Hula Pahu, Volume II by Elizabeth Tatar, Bishop Musuem Press, translated by Mary Pûku`i. - This chant is learned by most dancers when they begin the serious study of kahiko hula. Composed for Kaumealani, a chiefess of Waialua, by her mother, Kapela, during the time of Kamehameha I, this chant was inherited by King Kalâkaua. Wai`ale`ale, one of the wettest spots on earth, is a mountain on Kaua`i, about 6000 ft high. The summit is a cold fog-swept swamp with dwarf growths of lehua that symbolize a woman, kind, but passionate and disdainful. The physical attributes of the mountain, the frost, coldness, gloom and fickle weather allude to her temperment, character and physical make-up. In spite of her imperfections, she has great physical attraction and is the object of devoted love. The place names allude to people and the kaona tells the story of a love triangle. The young man wooing and winning the girl over the disappointment and tears of his rival, tells of her constancy to him, her chosen one. The lehua makanoe that grow on the summit of the mountain are peculiar. They are low, stunted and thorny. Ai-po is the swamp on the summit base and Mokihana is a place on the flank of Wai`ale`ale. Ka`ula is a small rocky island, visible from Kaua`i and Mâlua-kele is the name of a wind. Hauna, an odor, alludes to sexual attraction.