Hole Waimea (Spear-makers of Waimea ) - Chant
Hole Waimea i ka ihe a ka makani Hao mai nâ`ale a ke Kîpu`upu`u He lâ`au kala`ihi `ia na ke anu I `ô`ô i ka nahele o Mahiki Hui: Kû aku i ka pahu Kû a ka `awa`awa Hanane`e ke kîkala o kô Hilo kini Ho`i lu`ulu`u i ke one o Hanakahi Kû aku la `oe i ka Malanai A ke Kîpu`upu`u Holu ka maka o ka `ôhâwai a Uli Niniau `eha ka pua o ke koai`e Ua `eha i ka nahele o Waikâ	Waimea strips the spears of the wind Waves tossed in violence by the Kïpu`upu`u rains Trees brittle in the cold Are made into spears in Mahiki forest Chorus: Hit by the thrusts Hit by the cold The hips of Hilo's throngs sag Weary, they return to the sands of Hanakahi Pelted and bruised by The Kïpu`upu`u rains The petals of Uli sway The flower of koai`e droops Stung by frost, the herbage of Waikâ
Source: This is a mele inoa (name chant) for Kamehameha I, that was inherited by his son, Liholiho. This is a tale of the Kîpu`upu`u, a band of runners whose name is taken from the cold wind of Mauna Kea that blows at Waimea on the big island of Hawai`i. They were trained in spear fighting and went to the woods of Mahiki, a woodland in Waimea haunted by demons and spooks, and Waikâ to strip the bark of saplings to make spears. Hole means to handle roughly, strip or caress passionately. In the forest they sang of love, not of work or war. Hanakahi is the district on the Hamakua side of Hilo, named for a chief whose name means profound peace. Malanai is the name of gentle wind. Pua o Koai`e is the blossom of the Koai`e tree that grows in the wild, a euphemism for delicate parts. Parts of this old chant, full of double entendre or kaona, was set to music by John Spencer and entitled Waikâ.