Kahakuloa - Traditional


Ohu `o Kahakuloa i ka pua lehua
Kani no nâ pua ia manu kau kini
Aloha ka leo o nâ manu la,
I ka hea mai nei `ia la makou

Hui:
I aloha `ia no (I aloha `ia no)
` O Kahakuloa e (`O Kahakuloa e)
I ka ua kaulana(I ka ua kaulana)
Ua nihi i nâ pali (ua nihi i nâ pali)
Pehea la ho`i pehea la ho`i
E i mai ana e i mai ana
E ho`i mai kakou e pili
Kâkou e pili

Adorned is Kahakuloa in lehua flowers
A thousand birds sing in the flowers
Beloved is the sound of the birds
Calling here to us

Chorus:
Beloved is
Kahakuloa
In the famous rain
That hugs the cliffs
I don’t know
When I will return
But I will return
We will return to stay

Source: Baker Collection - Kahakuloa was the birthplace of the Maui chief, Kahekili