KU’U KULĀIWI ‘O ‘ĀHUIMANU

Mele Aloha

‘Apelila 2019 na Kaleimomi D.

no Shona Lam Ho (Ho’omaika’i Hula Studio)

 

‘Ae, Kahalu’u o Ko’olaupoko                                    Kahalu’u of Ko’olaupoko

I kahi moku o O’ahualua                                           In a district of O’ahu

Mai ke kihi o Waihe’e a i He’eia                               From Waihe’e to He’eia

Noho ana i ke alo o nā pali ki‘eki‘e i uka                 Sitting upland in the presence of the majestic mountains

Hao mai ka Pō’aihale, pā mai ke Kiliua                    The Pō’aihale rain falls, the Kiliua wind blows

He ‘āina momona, lau a lau nā kanu o ka ‘āina ē    The land is fruitful and fertile, the plants are numerous               He wahi ho’omaika’i i nā kini ē                                  It is a place which blesses everyone

‘Āhuimanu, ku’u kulāiwi nei                                       ‘Āhuimanu, my beloved homeland