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Source: Kawai Cockett Beautiful Kauai Album - This song was written for the Hawai`i Island float in the 1950 Kamehameha Day Parade and honors the birthplace of the composer. `I`wi is a orange-red bird with black wings and a long, curved, salmon colored bill. The red feathers were prized and used in capes and helmets. `I`iwi was often symbolic of a lover in Hawaiian poetry. A favorite flower to feed on was the ohia lehua and the bird and flower are often coupled as sweethearts. Translated by Kini Sullivan

`I`iwi A`o Hilo - by Alice Ku`uleialohapoina`ole Namakelua
Ha`aheo Hawai`i moku o Keawe `Ohu`ohu i ka pua a`o ka lehua Ka lehua `ula me ka lehua kea Pua ho`ohihi a nâ manu Hui: `I`iwi e ka manu kau i ka `iu Ho`ola`i i ka lau lâ`au O ka `ûlili a ka leo o ke kâhuli Honihoni i ke ahiahi `Ike i ka wai welawela a`o Puna Me ke kumu kukui a nâ `li`i Auhea `oe Hawai`i e ô mai `Aina hanau o Pai`ea Hopoe ka wahine lewa i ke kai Ho`oipo ana ho`i me Lohiau Luana `ia ko`u mana`o Hawai`i no la e ka `oi	Cherished is Hawaii, island of Keawe Adorned with lehua flowers Red and white lehua flowers Flowers fancied by the birds Chorus: `I`iwi is the bird that perches high Poised aloft in the leaves of the trees The whistle of the voice of the tree shell answers Sweet and soft in the evening Seen is the warm waters of Puna With the foundation of knowledge for the young chief Where are you, Hawai`i, answer your call Birthplace of Pai`ea, (Kamehameha Nui) Hopoe is the woman swaying in the sea The sweetheart leaves with Lohiau Content in my thoughts Hawai`i is the best
`I`iwi Bird	Source: Kawai Cockett Beautiful Kauai Album - This song was written for the Hawai`i Island float in the 1950 Kamehameha Day Parade and honors the birthplace of the composer. `I`wi is a orange-red bird with black wings and a long, curved, salmon colored bill. The red feathers were prized and used in capes and helmets. `I`iwi was often symbolic of a lover in Hawaiian poetry. A favorite flower to feed on was the ohia lehua and the bird and flower are often coupled as sweethearts. Translated by Kini Sullivan