Ka`aahi Kahului - by Palani Vaughan

 

Eia ka mo`olelo pôkole
No ke ka`a ahi mua o Hawai`i Nei
Chûkû-chûkû maila, chûkû-chûkû maila
Ko`ehu (kuehu) aku ma ke alahao

Hûlô, Hûlô, no Ka Lani e
No Ka Lani `O Kalâkaua
Ke mea i kâkau kona inoa
Ma ka Palapala no ka chûkû-chûkû

Lohe mai e nâ keiki hânau o ka `âina
Lohe mai i ka mo`olelo chûkû
A i ko `oukou Ka Lani hope
Ka mea i kâkau kona inoa 
Hui:
Wû-wû Ka`a Ahi Kahului
Ke alahao a i Wailuku
Wu-wu Ka`a Ahi Kahului
Chûkû-chûkû mua o Hawai`i
Here is the short story
About the first train in Hawai`i
Choo-choo,choo-choo
Stirring dust along the tracks

Hurrah! Hurrah! for the chief
For the chief, Kalâkaua
The one who signed his name
On the Act for the Railroad

Listen, oh children of the land
Listen to the train story
And (hear) about your last King
The one who signed his name 
Chorus:
Woo-woo! Kahului Railroad
Tracks all the way to Wailuku
Woo-woo! Kahului Railroad
The first train of Hawai`i

 

Source: Palani Vaughan CD Hawai`i's Son Sings of Hawai`i's Royal Past - King Kalâkaua encouraged railroad building in Hawai`i. July 29, 1879, the first passenger train service was inaugurated by Kahului Railroad Company to operate between Kahului and Wailuku, on the island of Maui