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| `Auhea iho nei la `o Makee A ka Malulani la e huli hele nei Aia aku nei kahi i Kapa`a Ka waiho kapakahi i ka `apapa O ke kani honehone a ke oeoe A e ha`i mai ana la i ka lono `O ka hola `umi ia o ke aumoe Kä`alo Malulani mawaho pono Kü mai Hailama pa`a i ka hoe Imua a i hope ke kulana nei Akea ka moana nou e Makee Ma ke kai holuholu o ka `Ie`ie Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana `Auhea iho nei la `o Makee
| Where is the Makee The Malulani looks everywhere There she is at Kapa`a Keeled over on the reef Softly sounds the whistle Telling the news to be heard Ten o'clock at night The Malulani passes by Hiram stands by and grasps the paddle Bow to stern it careens Broad is your ocean o Makee And the swaying seas of `Ie`ie Tell the refrain Where is the Makee
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Source: Na Mele o Hawai`i Nei by Elbert & Mahoe - The ship, Makee, went on a reef at Kapa`a Kaua`i and was found by another ship, the Malulani. The kaona has the Makee as a woman who has deserted her lover and the Malulani, searching for her in the `Ie`ie, channel between Kaua`i and O`ahu. Hiram was an officer of the ship | |