Huelo - Traditional

 
Hui:
E ho`i ana i ka uka (hiu)
I ka uka `iu`iu o Huelo (lawe)
I laila nô e pili ai (sure)
Me ka `ô`ô hulu laha `ole
 
 
Kâhiko nô e ka nani
Uluwehi ke `ike aku
Ho`ohihi kahi mana`o
I ka wai hu`i wai o ka ona

Ke noe mai a ka ua
Kilihune mai la i uka
E ho`opulu ana i ka lihi
Lau lipo o ka `awapuhi

Ha`aheo nô e ka ua
Kilihune lâ i ka nahele
Ho`opulu i ka lihlihi
Lau lipo o ka `awapuhi

`O ka hone mai a ka `iwi
I ka pô mahina la`ila`i
I mahie luna li`a loko
I hoapili mau `oe no`u
Chorus:
Let us wander to the highlands
To the high hills of Huelo
There we can come together
Like the feathers of the `O`o bird
 
 
Beautiful from days of old
See the lushness
My mind is enraptured
By the cold, intoxicating water
 
When mist and rain commences
It sprinkles the mountains
Drenching the edges of
The leaves of the yellow ginger
 
Cherished is the rain
The gentle rain of the forest
Drenched are the petals
And leaves of the ginger growing in profusion
 
The sweet sound of the `iwi
In the peaceful moonlit night
Enhances my delight and desire
For you, my close companion

 

Source: Ea Collection - A boy from Huelo and his sweetheart from Ke`anae debate over the beauty of their homes in Maui