Hapa 'Ilikini (Half Indian) - Traditional

 

Eia mai au, ea ea
Hapa 'Ilikini, ea ea
Keiki o ka uka, ea ea
Lae La`au, ea ea

Na wai no `oe, ea ea
E pakele aku, ea ea
Ka wahine hi`u ia, ea ea
Peku i ke kai, ea ea

`Ike i ka nani, ea ea
A`o Pana`ewa, ea ea
Puia i ke `ala, ea ea
A`o ka maile, ea ea

`Ike i ka nani, ea ea
A`o ka lehua, ea ea
Honi malihini, ea ea
Me ku`u aloha, ea ea

Ha`ina ka puana, ea ea
Hapa `Ilikini, ea ea
Keiki i ka uka, ea ea
Lae La`au, ea ea 		Here I am, tra la la la
Part Indian, tra la la la
Child of the upland, tra la la la
Wood Point, tra la la la
Who wouldn`t, tra la la la
Escape, tra la la la
The mermaid, tra la la la
Kicking in the sea, tra la la la
 
See the beauty, tra la la la
Of Panaewa, tra la la la
Perfumed by the fragrance, tra la la la
Of the maile, tra la la la
 
See the beauty, tra la la la
Of the lehua, tra la la la
Greet visitors, tra la la la
With my aloha, tra la la la

Tell the story, tra la la la
Part Indian, tra la la la
Child of the upland, tra la la la
Wood Point, tra la la la

 

Source - This hula tells the story of a part Indian young man who lived in the district of Hilo. He settled in the forests of the mountains, safe from the entanglements of the mermaids.