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Alia `oe Haleakalâ
E âlai nei iâ Ka`uiki
He makani `ino a`e kêia
He Ulumano no ke kai loa
Hui:
Noenoe ua kea o Hâna
Hoapili o ka Mâlualua
`Elua mâua i ka piko
I kolu i ke `ala lipoa
- A i hewa no i kahi `ale iki
- I ka `âha`i hua limu kala
- Pâ no kâhea a Mokumanô
- E ho`i mâua e pili
Na`u `oe e ho`okohu aku
- I kâpena no ka Naukilo
- `Ike ai i ka hana a Mokumanô
- I ka ihu o ka wa`a Hawai`i
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Wait there, O Haleakalâ
- As you hide Ka`uiki from
view
- A gale is heading this way
The Ulumano wind of the distant
sea
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- Chorus:
- White with mist is Hâna
- Companion of the Mâlualua
breeze
- We two stand on the
summit
- Surrounded by the
fragrance of the lipoa
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- The little billows are at fault
- For carrying away limu kala
fruit
- Mokumanô is now calling
- For me to go to her
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- It is I who chose you
- To be captain of the
Nautilus
- We'll find out what Shark island can
do
- To the prow of a Hawai`i
canoe
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Source: Ea Collection
- Fishermen landed on a islet and a shark came and rested its head
on the
canoe. Believing it was an aumakua, the shark was encouraged
and fed by the fishermen. This is the legend of
Mokumanô or Shark Island. Translation by Mary Pukui, Music
clip by Gippy Cooke
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