He Mana`o Ko`u Ia `Oe (I Think Of You) - Traditional

 

He mana`o ko`u ia `oe
I loko ku`u pu`uwai
He wahine u`i o Hawai`i
Me ka lei lehua
 
He mana`o ko`u ia `oe
I loko ku`u pu`uwai
He wahine u`i o Maui
Me ka lei lokelani
 
He mana`o ko`u ia `oe
I loko ku`u pu`uwai
He wahine u`i o O`ahu
Me ka lei `ilima
 
He mana`o ko`u ia `oe
I loko ku`u pu`uwai
He wahine u`i o Kaua`i
Me ka lei mokihana
 
He mana`o ko`u ia `oe
I loko ku`u pu`uwai
He wahine u`i o Moloka`i
Me ka lei kukui
 
He mana`o ko`u ia `oe
I loko ku`u pu`uwai
He wahine u`i o Lana`i
Me ka lei kaunaoa
 
He mana`o ko`u ia `oe
I loko ku`u pu`uwai
He wahine u`i o Ni`ihau
Me ka lei pupu
 
He mana`o ko`u ia `oe
I loko ku`u pu`uwai
He wahine u`i o Kaho`olawe
Me ka lei hinahina
 
Ha`ina mai ka puana
Na wahine u`i o Hawai`i
He mana`o ko`u ia `oe
Me ka lei aloha
I think of you
In my heart
There's a lovely woman of Hawai`i
With lehua leis
 
I think of you
In my heart
There's a lovely woman of Maui
With roselani leis
 
I think of you
In my heart
There's a lovely woman of O`ahu
With ilima leis
 
I think of you
In my heart
There's a lovely woman of Kaua`i
With mokihana leis
 
I think of you
In my heart
There's a lovely woman of Moloka`i
With kukui leis
 
I think of you
In my heart
There's a lovely woman of Lana`i
With kaunaoa leis
 
I think of you
In my heart
There's a lovely woman of Ni`ihau
With pupu leis
 
I think of you
In my heart
There's a lovely woman of Kaho`olawe
With hinahina leis
 
The story is told
The lovely women of Hawai`i
I think of you
With affection

 

Source: This mele honors each of the major Hawaiian Islands