By Nalani Kanakaʻole
A koaʻe kea i poʻoailani a Ola
A koaʻe kea circles high above Ola
He lualaʻi ana i ke kula o Kaleinamanu
Enjoying the calm over the plains of Kaleinamanu
He nana ka makani no luna
Observing the winds above
I kuhea mai ka lihau anu o Kiu Waiahulu
It calls the refreshing cool wind/rain Kiu Waiahulu
Polena ehu i ka ua noe ka lehua o Uʻuku
Golden in the mist the lehua of Uʻuku
Hoʻohulu e kalani e
The chiefly one, the esteemed one
Ke aliʻi i kakia ka pouhana o ka moku
The chief who sets the house post of the island
Upu a‘e i ke koʻi au o ka wai ula a Paʻulaʻula
Recall the red flowing waters of Paʻulaʻula
He ula he kupa i holu nape i ka pohaku
It is sacred, it is native flowing freely over the sand
Liliko Kekupua lupea i ka ulu wehiwehi
Sparkling Kekupua attractive in its abundance
Huli o nana i ke one ehuehu o Luhi
Turn to look at the animated sands of Luhi
Mehe upena hulu wehena i Kaunelewa
Like a feathered net opening to Kaunelewa
He koa kualena luhiehu i ka laʻi e
A handsome yellow-backed warrior in the calm
I ola e na kini e
Life to the people
No Haʻakulou eo
For Haʻakulou
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