Hula - Words by Mary Pûku`i, Music by Noelani Mahoe
Makemake no anei `oe E a`o i nei mea a he hula Me ka no`eau a mikimiki `oi Ka hula ana a ka Hawai`i Penei a e kuhi ai Hana no a `olu na lima Ke ki`ina maika`i a ka wawae E kohukohu pono iho ai E ho`onaaue mâlie a`e I ko kikala a lewa Huli `akau a ho`i ka hema He good fun mai ho`i kau Kamau mai e ka `uwehe I ka hela ma ke kaholo Ka`apuni a`e kaua a puni O ka round-the-island mai keia Ha`ina mai ana ka puana No ka hula kaulana o Hawai`i Huli `akau a ho`i i ka hema He good fun mai keia	Mary Pûku`i       Noelani Mahoe	Do you wish to learn This thing called the hula? With neatness and nicety Is the hula of Hawai'i done This is the way to gesture Make your hands move gracefully Then step along nicely To make them coordinate Move quietly Your hips in a gentle sway Swing right then swing left This is really good fun Then add the `uwehe step The hela next and the kaholo Let us go all around This step is the "round-the-island" This ends my song Of Hawai'i's famous dance Swing right, then swing left This is really good fun
Source: Noelani Mahoe CD "Eia Au 'O Noelani" , Copyright 1995, Tradewind Records, PO Box 37624, Honolulu HI 96837. This poem was written in April, 1951, and given to Noelani by Pat Namaka Bacon, Mary Kawena Puku'i's hanai daughter. Noelani set it to music for the Year of the Hawaiian, 1987