Nani Hala`ula -
John Ka`imikaua |
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Kohala i ka la`i o ka Malanai O neia `aina one hanau o Kamehameha `Akahi ho`i au e `ike i Kaname`e Me ke ki`eki`e kaulana o Paliakamoa Nani Hala`ula a na`u i aloha Hi`ihi`i `ia ka `ili e na pu`u `O ka `Inuwai helele`i ma ka mau`u pili ha`a A he makani maika`i no ka uka He lei mamo i lei i ka poli A he lei mamo lua`ole Lei no Kohala e Kohala i ka nuku na kanaka |
Kohala, in the calm of the Malanai wind This land is the birth place of Kamehameha For the first time I have seen Kaname`e With the famous heights of Paliakamoa Beautiful Hala`ula that I love The land caressed by the hills The `Inuwai rains falling on the bending mau`u pili grasses A fine wind from the uplands A mamo wreath worn upon the bosom An incomparable mamo wreath A wreath from Kohala Kohala is filled to the brim with inhabitants |
Source: "Wahine Slack n' Steel" CD - Visit Owana at: www.owanasalazar.com |