- Kaulana ku`u home puni Waipi`o
Me nâ pe`a nani o ka `âina
Kâkela he hale ali`i
Herode ko`u hoalike
Mô`î puni ha`akei
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Kukuna o ka lâ ko`u kapa `ia
E `ôlino nei a puni ka honua
Aue a`i luna lilo
Lihi launa `ole mai
Nâ ali`i nui o ke ao
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E o`u mau kini nâ makamaka
Me nâ kupa o ku`u `âina
Me ka wailele a`o Hi`ilawe
Ko`iawe maila `i luna
Ko`iawe mau i ka pali
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`A`ole pêlâ ka `oia`i`o
Haku`epa loko`ino o ka makamaka
Ua like nô a like
Me nâ kini lehulehu
O ku`u one hânau
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E ola mâua me a`u kini
Me a`u lei o nei `âina
Pulupê i ka hunakai
Ka i`a mili i ka lima
Heha Waipi`o i ka noe
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
No ka lei hapa pua Sêpânia
He kupa no ka `âina
E kipa mai ma loko
Hale`iwa beautiful home |
- Famous is my home, beloved Waipi`o
And the beautiful borders of the land
A castle, a royal house
I am like Herod
A haughty king
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Rays of the sun are my garments
Sparkling on all the earth
Far above, so high, beyond reach
There are no limits
For the great lord of the day
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My friends and neighbors
And natives of this land
Hi`ilawe, the waterfall
Showering from above
Showering always on the cliff
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This is not the truth
Gossip started by a jealous crony
I am just the same
Like every one else
Of my birthplace
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May the two of us and my friends
And my children live in this land
Drenched with sea spray
Where fish are caught in the hand
Waipi`o is drowsy in the mist
Tell the refrain
Of this half Spanish flower lei
A resident of the land
You are welcome to come to
Hale`iwa, my beautiful home |