Hanauma - Words by Mary K. Pukui, Music by Maddy K. Lam

 
Mahalo a`e ana au
I ka nani a`o Hanauma
Ke kai kû`ono hâla`i
Pô`ai `ia e nâ pali

Ua makemake nui `ia
Ke alanui kîke`eke`e
E iho aku ai i lalo
I ke kaha one âkea

He kahua na ka lehulehu
E luana hau`oli ai
E ho`olono like a`e ana
I ka leo hone o ke kai

`Olu`olu i ka pe`ahi
A ka makani aheahe
E ho`oluli mâlie nei
I na lau a`o ke kiawe

Ha`ina mai ka puana
No ka nani a`o Hanauma
Ke kai kû`ono hâla`i
Pô`ai ia e nâ pali

 

I am admiring
The beauty of Hanauma
A restful bay
Surrounded by cliffs

Much do I enjoy
The winding road
That leads downward (to)
The wide and sandy beach

A place for the public
To relax happily
To listen together
To the pleasant sounds of the sea

Cooled by the fanning
Of a gentle breeze
That set in motion
The kiawe leaves

This ends my song (of praise)
For the beauty of Hanauma
A restful bay
Surrounded by cliffs

 

Source: Copyright Criterion Music Corp - The composers extoll the beauty of Hanauma Bay on the east end of O`ahu