Moloka`i - by Ivy Hanakahi Woo


Kâua i ka nani a`o Moloka`i
Ho`okipa malihini
`Âina kû kilakila
`Âina kû kilakila

I ke ae ho`oheno o Kalaupapa
I ka ua i na pali
Ka ulu pua kukui
Ka ulu pua kukui

Home pumehana i ke aloha
`Âina ho`opulapula
Kalamaula
Kalamaula

Ha`ina mai ka puana nani Moloka`i
E ku`u `âina hanau e
Molokai nui a Hina
Molokai nui a Hina


You and I shall see the beauty of Moloka`i
That welcomes the visitors
You are the pride of all the land
You are the pride of all the land

The pleasent breeze of Kalaupapa
The rain clouds by the cliff
Grows the flower kukui
Grows the flower kukui

Lovely home that holds my admiration
The homestead lands
Kalamaula
Kalamaula

So ends my song, beautiful Molokai
The land of my birth
Great Moloka`i of Hina
Great Moloka`i of Hina

Source: G. Cooke collection