He Aloha Nä `Ono - Traditional

He aloha nä `ono
Kau (mau) a ka Hawai`i

Ka `anae momona
Mähu pü `ia iho

Lomilomi `ia iho
Me nëia `inamona

`Ai köwï `uo`uo
E pahe`e ke momoni

Ha`ina ka puana
`Ai a ka Hawai`i

Beloved are the delicacies
Preserved by the Hawaiians

The succulent mullet
Its meat steamed completely

Rubbed down
With this candlenut relish

Sticky, squeezed out food
Goes down smooth when you swallow

Tell the refrain
Food of the Hawaiians



Source: Tony C from the Vicki II Collection