Hölei - Traditional

 
 
`O Kalapana, kai leo nui,
Ua lono ka uka o Hölei,
He uwä lä Kalapana, ë,
Kuli wale, kuli wale i ka leo,
He leo no ke kai, ë.
 
It is Kalapana, the great-voiced sea,
The uplands of Hölei listened,
Roaring is Kalapana,
Deafened, deafened indeed by the voice,
It is the voice of the sea

 

Source: Cody Pueo Pata CD "E Ho`i Nä Wai" Translated by Pueo Pata - Originally recorded by Hui Ohana with a later version by Dennis Pavao, research by Pueo Pata uncovered these lyrics. This poem refers to the booming and swelling seas of Kalapana that was finally destroyed by lava 1990. Visit Cody Pueo Pata at: www.ululoa.com for other lyrics from his CD