Wahi i Ka`Ahu`ula - Mekia Kealakai

Kilakila kilohana i ka mâlie
Uluwehi i ka maka ka `ôpua
Pua maila i ka wekiu
`Oiwi nani o `Ahu`ula

Hui:
He nui `oe na`u
I kui lima ia e Hauola
E ola `oe e ka lani
Ku`u lei hiehie

 Majestic Kilohana in the calm
Beautiful before the face of the clouds
Blooming high at the very top
Is a person of `Ahu`ula

Chorus:
An important person are you
Like a lei strung by the hand of Hauola
Long may you live, O heavenly one
My lovely lei
Source: Hines Collection - This mele was dedicated to Princess Wahi i ka`ahu`ula (wrapped in a feathered cape) Kawananakoa, wife of Prince David Kawananakoa. Verse 1, Kilohana ia a peak at the head of Kalihi Valley, O`ahu. Chorus, Hauola (dew life) was the name of an ancient goddess and an ancestor of Pi`ikea (Umi's wife) from the legend of Umi-a-Liloa. It is also the name of one of the sacred stones that guard the Nu`uanu trail. Mothers buried the umbilical cords of their babies beneath this stone. Translation by Mary Pukui