Kalamaula - Words & music by Emma Kala Dudoit
A he sure maoli no e a Meke onaona, auwe he Me ka nani, o Kalamaula     E kapaia nei ea He u'i mai hoi kau, auwe he Me ka nani, o Kalamaula     Aina ua kaulana I ka ho`opulapula, auwe he Me ka nani, o Kalamaula     E hoi kaua ea E noho i ka aina, auwe he Me ka nani, o Kalamaula     Ha`ina ka puana ea Hoi mai kaua, auwe he Me ka nani, o Kalamaula	Surely, it is so, the genuine Attractiveness and Splendor of Kalamaula     There in the bower We arrive and behold the beauty and Splendor of Kalamaula     This land is famous A homestead land The splendor of Kalamaula     Let us return And reside in The splendor of Kalamaula     Tell the refrain Let us return to The splendor of Kalamaula
Source: John Clark, author of "Hawai'i Place Names: Shores, Beaches and Surf Sites"- Excerpted from an interview with Valentine Dudoit, retired HFD Captain, the son of Emma Kala Dudoit, the composer of this song. Emma Kala Dudoit, originally from Kekaha, Kauai, wrote this song when the family moved to Kalama`ula from Kaka`ako in 1922. She died shortly after in 1923. Well-known composer and entertainer Emma Bush recorded the song in 1928 and was inadvertently listed as the composer. Hannah Dudoit, Emma Dudoit's daughter, then copyrighted the song in order to acknowledge her mother as the composer. Hannah Dudoit has since been listed as the composer. This information was substantiated by John Dudoit, retired HFD Captain, brother of Valentine Dudoit. Copyright 1929, renewed EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.