Kalalea - Keali`ikua`âina Kahanu & Kaleialoha Williams

Ki`eki`e Kalalea`a i ka makani
`O ka pali kaulana o Anahola
Noho iho e ka `ohu noe i nâ pali
A he nani maoli nô mai `ô a `ô

A ke aku la e`ike
I ke kai nehe a`i Hâlaulani
`O ka pâ kolonahe a ka makani
I laila mâua me ku`u aloha

Kalalea stands majestically in the wind
Famed cliff of Anahola
The mist rests upon the cliffs
Simply exquisite from end to end

I yearn to see
The rustling sea at Hâlaulani
The gentle breeze
That's where I am with my sweetheart

Source - P. Williams, great grandaughter of the composers. Recorded by Kainani Kahaunaele, great, great, great grandaughter of composers "Na`u `Oe" CD. - Kalalea is the prominenent hill overlooking Anahola, Kawaihau, Kaua`i. Legend says Hulu, the demigod, who could take the form of a mo`o or bird, pecked the hole near the top, to see the other side. Another legend tells of the hero Kawelo, thrusting his spear to form the hole named Aolani (heavenly cloud). Others give the name of the hero as Kapûnohu. Copyright EMI Miller