Ka`ililauokekoa - Words & music by Henry Waiau
Ma`ema`e wale ke kino o ka palai Pulupê i ka ua li`ili`i kilikilihune A he wehi ia nô ka uka o ka nahele E moani ke `ala i lawe `ia mai hu`ihu`i konikoni e   Hui: Kani e ka wî `uhe`uhe`uhene E Ka`ililauokekoa `Auhea `oe? Eia nô `o au lâ O Pihanaokalani E Ka`ililauokekoa Ua moe paha `oe? `A`ole lâ Me wai lâ `oe ho`oheno nei?	Beautiful is the hedge of fern Sprinkled by the tiny raindrops Decorating the mountainous region Bringing forth a cooling breathing scent     Chorus: Sing o you shell `uhe`uhe`uhene The bark of the leaf of the koa tree Where are you? Here I am! The fulfillment of the heaven The bark of the leaf of the koa tree Are you asleep? I am not! With whom are you flirting
Source: Kamehameha HSI - Based on the Kaua`i legend, Ka`ililauokekoa (the bark of the leaf of the koa tree), was a princess awakened one night by the lilting sound of a nose flute. The next night she was again awakened, but this time, the flute called her by name. She went in search of the flute in the rain and mist and journeyed far up the Wailua River to a place called Pihanakalani. There she found the young man with the flute and fell in love with him. Her parents protested her marriage to this strange musician, but the young man in reality was a prince. Chorus, wî are the mountain shells that make the sound `uhe`uhene. Translation by Henry Waiau.