Kalena Kai - Chant by Liholiho, Music by Charles E. King
`O Kalena kai Hale`au`au A`o lîhu`e i Mâlama nui `O ka`ehu`ehu o ke kai Ka moena pâwehe o Mokulê`ia `O ka wai iho ia olu kâua A`o Ka`ala kau mai i luna Ka lae `o Ka`ena oni ma mua `O Lauhulu no me Pu`ukapu `O Halemano lûlû i ka lehua `O Waimalu no noho i ka malu Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana O ka lua o nâ lani e ô mai Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana A`o lihu`e i Malama nui	Kalena kai, the bathhouse The chill at Mâlama nui The sea spray Geometric designs of the plains of Mokulê`ia The descending water refreshes us Mount Ka`ala rises above The cape of Ka`ena appears ahead With Lauhulu and Pu`ukapu Halemano is verdant with lehua Waimalu is there in peace Tell the refrain The graves of the chiefs, they call Tell the refrain The chill at Mâlama nui
Source: Thomas T Shirai Jr, Kawaihapai Ohana, including cousin Kumu Hula Antone Kao`o of Mokulê`ia, Waialua - This mele, originally a chant by King Liholiho, this was set to music by Charles E King and honors places in Waialua Moku. Liholiho wrote this in remembrance of a visit to Waialua in the 1820's, when he & Ka`ahumanu stopped there on the way to Kaua`i to see King Kaumuali`i. In ancient times, certain areas of the sea were kapu or designated places to bathe. This ceremonial bathing was for remission of sin. Verse 1, Hale`au`au is a gulch in Waialua, Lihu`e and Malama nui, land divisions near Schofield. Verse 2, praises the agricultural productivity of the fields of Mokulê`ia that resemble a patterned mat and the Kawaihapai ohana, who treat this as their ohana mele. The ohana provided supplies and probably entertained the royal retinue. Verse 3, Ka`ala, the highest mountain on O`ahu and Kalena, the 2nd highest peak, are both at Wahiawa. Verse 4, Ka`ena Point, is where the souls of the departed (leileina 'uhane) leap into the next world. Lauhulu and Pu`ukapu are the guardians of Mount Ka`ala. Verse 5, Halemano was famous for its ohi`a lehua and Waimalu, a place of purification, was kapu. Translated by Kanani Mana. Recorded by Ku`uipo Kumukahi, "E Ku`u Lei, E Ku`u Ipo" CD	King Liholiho