- Malihini ku`u `ike `ana
- Kahi wailele `o `Akaka
- Kau mai lâ i luna
- Lele hunehune mai lâ i nâ pali
- Lele hunehune mai lâ i nâ pali
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- Kau nui aku kahi mana`o
- A e `iki uhi aku i ka nani
- I `uka i puîa
- I ke `ala me ke onaona
- I ke `ala me ke onaona
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- Onaona wale ho`i i uka
- I ka pa`a mau `ia e ka noe
- I `uka kû paoa
- E moani nei i ku`u poli
- E moani nei i ku`u poli
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- Na ke akua mana loa
- E kia`i maluhia mai
- I kêia mau pua
- O ku`u `âina aloha
- O ku`u `âina aloha
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- I ne`e oe kû au e `ako
- I ka pua o ka `awapuhi
- I laila nô ka malihini
- Na`u ia a e honihoni
- Na`u ia a e honihoni
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- Ha`ina `ia mai ka puana
- I kahi wailele `o `Akaka
- Kau mai lâ i luna
- Lele hunehune mai la i nâ pali
- Lele hunehune mai la i nâ pali
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- As a stranger, I saw
- The waterfall of `Akaka
- From high above
- The water flows gently down the
cliff
- The water flows gently down the
cliff
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- One great thought arises
- Of being overcomed by the
beauty
- Of the sweet-smelling
uplands
- Fragrant and lovely
- Fragrant and lovely
-
- Alluring also are the
uplands
- Continually one with the misty
rain
- Whose overwhelming scent
- Is welcomed into my
heart
- Is welcomed into my
heart
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- It is for the Almighty
- To guide and protect
- The precious people
- Of my beloved land
- Of my beloved land
-
- As I continue, I stop to
pluck
- The flower of the wild
ginger
- There it is a rarity
- Mine to be smelled and
kissed
- Mine to be smelled and
kissed
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- Tell the refrain
- The waterfall of `Akaka
- From high above
- The water flows genly down the
cliff
- The water flows genly down the
cliff
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Source: - Legend says `Akaka fell to his death from
the 442 foot falls now called `Akaka Falls. His two lovers,
Lehua and Maile, could not stop crying and they can be seen
in a ravine close by, disguised as two smaller waterfalls.
Translated by Kâ`eo Kawa`a
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