Hualâlai - words & music by Matilda Kauwe Click Title to Access Melody
Auhea wale `oe e Hualâlai `eâ *Kaulana ka inoa `o Hualâlai `eâ Ke kuini `o ke kai Pakipika `eâ `O `oe ka `ulua a`o ka moana `eâ A ka lawai`a a`e li`a mau nei `eâ Ahê sure maoli no me ke onaona `eâ Ua `ohu i ka lei o ka hînano `eâ Ho`okomo i ke awa a`o Honolulu `eâ Ua piha hau`oli nâ malihini eâ Ha`ina `ia mai ana kapuana `eâ *Ha`ina ka inoa `o `eâ Hualâlai `eâ Ke kuini `o ke kai Pakipika `eâ *alternate stanza	Listen, this is for you, Hualâlai *Famous is the name of Hualâlai Queen of the Pacific You are like the ulua in the ocean A favorite of the fishermen   Surely, I smell the native fragrance As we are adorned with the hînano lei   Landing at Honolulu harbor Newcomers are filled with joy   Tell the refrain of *Tell of the name of Hualâlai The queen of the Pacific   *alternate stanza
Source: Noble's Hawaiian Hulas - Hualâlai was an inter-island steamer named for the famous Kona mountain. Translation by Kini Sullivan. Copyright 1930, Matilda Kauwe & Bina Mossman, Rights held by Miller Music Corp. Music clip by Lani Lee.