Hanauma - Words by Mary K. Pûku`i, Music by Maddy K. Lam

 
Mahalo a`e ana au
I ka nani a`o Hanauma
Ke kai ku`ono hala`i
Po`ai ia e na pali
 
 
Ua makemake nui `ia
Ke alanui kike`eke`e
E iho aku ai ilalo
I ke kaha o ne akea
 
 
He kahua na ka lehulehu
E luana hauoli ai
E ho`olono like a`e ana
I ka leo hone o ke kai
 
 
Oluolu i ka pe`ahi
A ka makani aheahe
E ho`oluli mâlie nei
I na lau a o ke kiawe
 
 
Ha`ina mai ka puana
No ka nani a`o Hanauma
Ke kai ku`ono hala`i
Po`ai ia e na pali

 

I am admiring
The beauty of Hanauma
A restful bay
Surrounded by cliffs
 
 
Much do I enjoy
The winding road
That leads downward (to)
The wide and sandy beach
 
 
A place for the public
To relax happily
To listen together
To the pleasant sounds of the sea
 
 
Cooled by the fanning
Of a gentle breeze
That set in motion
The kiawe leaves
 
 
This ends my song (of praise)
For the beauty of Hanauma
A restful bay
Surrounded by cliffs

 

Source: Copyright Criterion Music Corp - In this mele, the composers extoll the beauty of Hanauma Bay on the east end of Oahu