- Mahalo e Hilo Hanakahi
- Me ka lehua a`o Pana`ewa
- Me ke aloha poina `ole
- O ka malihini
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- Ua nani uluwehiwehi
- Ke `ike aku i ka nani
- Me ke aloha lâ o ka
makamaka
- Mahalo a nui
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- O `oe ka heke o nâ pua
- Ka lehua a`o Pana`ewa
- Me ka maile `ala onaona lâ
- Po`ina `ole ia
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- Ha`ina mai ka puana
- Mahalo e Hilo Hanakahi
- Me nâ kini makamaka aloha
- O ka `âina
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- Thanks to Hilo of
Hanakahi
- And the lehua of
Pana`ewa
- Your welcome is
unforgettable
- To the visitor
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- This place is beautiful and
verdant
- See the beauty
- The friendly and loving
people
Many thanks
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- You are the best of the
natives
- The lehua of Pana`ewa
- And the fragrant maile
- So unforgettable
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- Tell the story
- Thanks to Hilo of
Hanakahi
- The friendly and loving
people
- Of the land
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Source: Halemanu Collection - Hanakahi, a
district of Hilo was named for an ancient chief of Hawaii.
Pana`ewa is a forest. The 3 sections of Hilo are: 1 - Hilo
one (sands of Hilo situated near the sea), 2 - Hilo Hanakahi
(Hilo of Hanakahi, inland toward Keaukaha, 3 - Hilo pali ku
(Hilo of the upright cliff, east of Wailuku river).
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