Moloka`i Hula - Words by Mary Robins, Music by John Noble
Click Title to Access Melody Hanohano ka inoa a`o Moloka`i lâ Lei ana i ka pua o ke kukui O ka wehi kaulana o ku`u `âina O Moloka`i nui a Hina O Hâlawa e `alawa iho `Alawa ka ulua e ma alo nei O Pûko`o no`u ko aloha Me ka ulu kukui o Lanikâula   Ho`olehua he `âina nani Kaulana ka inoa ho`opulapula   Kalama`ula ahê home nani Ho mai ko lama `ai ala no`u   Hea aku no wau eô mai `oe Lei ana i ka pua o ke kukui	Distinguished, the name of Molokai Adorned with a wreath of the kukui flower Famous symbol of my land Moloka`i, born of Great Hina Halawa, glance down Look quickly, here, see the ulua on the upper surface Pûko`o, my love With the kukui grove of Lanikâula Ho`olehu, a beautiful land Name of the famous homestead Kalama`ula, oh, beautiful home Come, let us go there to eat I call to you, you answer Adorned with a wreath of the kukui flower
Source Johnny Noble's Hawaiian Hula - Hâlawa (curve) and Pûko`o (hill that supports) is in east Moloka`i. Kalama`ula (red lama tree) was the site of the first Moloka`i homestead. Verse 3, stanza 2, Lanikâula (royal prophet) is the sacred kukui nut grove of the famous prophet buried here after his death by sorcery. Ho`olehua (no seed), another homestead so named because the wind blew away seeds that were planted. Copyright 1934, 1962 Miller Music Corp. Music clip by Gippy Cooke