Honaunau Paka - by Rose Peters

 
He nani Honaunau Paka e ku nei,
`O ka heke no ia a`o na Kona.
 
 
Uluwehiwehi ka lau o ka niu,
A me ke kole maka onaona e kaulana nei.
 
 
He wai `au`au a`o Kapuahi,
E ho`opulu i ka `ili o ka malihini.
 
 
Ho`ale`ale i ka `ehu o ke kai,
I ke ku kilakila o Hale o Keawe.
 
 
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana,
Kaulana mai nei `o Honaunau Paka
Beautiful is Honaunau Park as it stands,
Indeed, it is the best of all the Kona's.
 
 
Verdant with coco fronds
And the famous sweet-eyed kole fish.
 
 
The bathing waters at Kapuahi,
That dampens the skin of the newcomer.
 
 
Making waves in the spray of the sea,
As Hale o Keawe stands majestically.
 
 
Told is the refrain,
Famous is Honaunau Park

 

Source: Translated by Pueo Pata