Ho`olehua - Clarence Kinney

Ha`aheo no ku`u home lâ
E ke kau mai la i ka la`i
Ho`opulu ia ma ka `ehukai
I ka nani o Ho`olehua

Ku`u home i ka uka
I ka pâ ka makani
Ko aloha pumehana
Mau ana no me ia`u

Hu`i lâ koni lâ
I ka uka `iu`iu
I ka pâ kolonahe
A ke kêhau

Ku`u home lâ ho`opulapula lâ
Me ka nani of Ho`olehua
Ma ka nani o Ho`olehua


Proudly my home
Reposes in the calm
Dampened by the sea spray
In the beauty of Ho`olehua

My home in the uplands
Where the wind blows
The warmth of your love
Will always be with me

Chilling, throbbing
In the distant upland
Where the wind wafts
With the dew

My home, a homestead
In the beauty of Ho`olehua
In the beauty of Ho`olehua

 

Source: G. Cooke Collection - Ho`olehua (no seed), homestead area in Moloka`i, was the home of the composer. Translated by Mary Pûku`i