| Click title to access melody Ku`u home kilakila i Mâ`ili Ia home lua la`i a ka malihini E walea ana paha i ka `olu I ke uahi a ke kai a loko Ku`u hoa i ka he e pu e kai Ia ka ma hole hole i ka ili Holea Ka`ala mai ka makani Ho`i ho`i `a`ala lipoa |
My home in majestic Ma`ili This peaceful, vacation home used by visitors Let's relax, perhaps in the peacefulness In the spray in the sea My friend is the sea When this skin is sunburned And peels, the Ka`ala breeze blows hither Wafting the fragrant lipoa back and forth |
| Source: G. Cooke collection - This mele honors the Holt family residence at Ma`ili on the leeward coast of O`ahu. Translation by Kaiu Kanoa - Music clip by Gippy Cooke | |