Ku`u Pua Lehua - Elizabeth Peters Tuttle & Peter Kalani


Nani wale ku`u pua
Ku`u pua i wili `ia
Me ka maile a`o Pana`ewa
He pua nani, he maile lani
A he lei no ku`u `âina
A he lei, a he lei no nâ kini

Hui:
Ku`u pua lehua
I hilo lima `ia
Nou e ke aloha
I kui a lawa
Ho`oipo mau `ia ana i ka la`i
Aia lâ i ke alo o ka Malanai


So lovely is my blossom
My flower entwined
With the maile of Pana`ewa
A beautiful flower and maile so heavenly
A lei for my beloved land
And all its people

Chorus:
My lehua blossom
Braided by hand
For you my love
Fashioned to completion
An on going romance in the calm
Braving the Malanai wind


Source: Kamehameha Schools HSI Translator unknown