Mauna Kahalawai `O Maui - Mele Pana

Hanohano i ka maka
Ke `ike aku
Mauna Kahalawai `o Maui
E noho mai a i luna
I luna ma na wahi ki`eki`e


 I noho i lalo Kahakuloa
Waiehu, Paukukalo, ame Wailuku
Waikapu`a`ole po`ina Ma`alaea
Aloha i ka po`e o ka `âina
Aloha i ka po`e o ka `âina


Ha`ina `ia mai ka puana
Mauna Kahalawai nou keia mele
He inoa mai kahiko mai
Mauna Kahalawai `o Maui
Mauna Kahalawai `o Maui

 Great wonders to the eyes
To behold
Mt. Kahalawai of Maui
It is there, up high
Upon the highest point


And there below is Kahakuloa
Waiehu, Paukukalo and Wailuku
Do not forget Ma`alaea
Greetings and love to the people of the land
Greetings and love to the people of the land


This is the end of my story
Mt. Kahalawai, this is your song
A name from ancient times
Mt. Kahalawai of Maui
Mt. Kahalawai of Maui

 

Source: Ipolani Serenaders, Translator unknown