Nani Hanalei (Beautiful Hanalei) - Kai Davis

 
`O Hanalei e ku`u aloha
Ka nani a`o Hanalei
Ho`ohihi ana `oe i kuu aloha lä
E, e, e
Hanalei no e ka `oi

Ho`ohihi ho`i ko`u mana`o
Ka nani a`o Hanalei
E pakika e pahe`e
E,e,e,
Ka limu o Manu`akepa

Hanohano Hanalei
I ka ua nui `ana la
A me ka wailele a`o Molokama
E, e, e
Ka makani `Apa`apa`a

Ha`ina mai ka puana
Ka nani a`o Hanalei
Ho`ohihi ana `oe i ku`u aloha lä
E, e, e
Hanalei no e ka `oi
Hanalei is my beloved
The beauty of Hanalei
How I admire the love you give
E,e,e
Hanalei is the best
 
My mind is atttracted
To the beauty of Hanalei
And the smooth, slippery
E,e,e
Seaweed of Manu`akepa
 
Honored is Hanalei
For her heavy rain
And the waterfall of Molokama
E,e,e
And the `Apa`apa`a wind
 
The story is told
Of the beauty of Hanalei
How I admire the love you give
E,e,e
Hanalei is the best

 

Source: Nani Ola`a - Translated by Larry Lindsey Kimura