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Hanohano Kaua`i - Traditional
Kaulana Kaua`i i ka mâlie Ka malina o ke kai kona i ka la`i Ho`oipoipo ana me ka naulu Me ka `ua ke wai noe i ke kula Pulelo e ke oho o ka loke lauli`i Ka palai moe anu o ke kuahiwi He loa ka `imina a`o ke aloha A loa`a i ke kei o Keawe iki O ka ike kumu ulu wau o Lele Ke pau papala pili a ka manu Manuahi mai nei kau o ka opua Na kohikelekele a Kapu`ukolo Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana Hanohano Kauai i ka malie Ha`ina hou mau ana ka puana Kaulana Kauai i ka malie	Famed is Kaua`i in the calm Smooth the sea on the leeward side It seems t be wooing the rain clouds And the misty rain over the plain Raising the leaves of the small leafed rose And the ferns that lie in the cold mountain It is a long way to go in search of the lover Till he is found at the sea of Keawe iki I am the small breadfruit tree of Lele With the papala gums to snare the birds Freely given when horizon clouds nest With all rich delicacies of Kapu`ukolo Tell the refrain Lovely Kauai stands forth in the calm Tell the refrain again, for the last time Famed is Kauai in the calm
Source: Ka Pa Hula Manu