Kaua`i Beauty - by Henry Wai`au

Hanohano Kaua`i Manokalanipö
Kihäpai pua ua kaulana
 
`Ohu`ohu i ka maile a`o ka nahele
I ke `ala onaona o ka mokihana
  
I wili `ia me ka maile lau li`ili`i
Ke Ôala hoÔoheno o ka malihini
 
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Ku`u lei mokihana e moani nei
  
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Ku`u lei mokihana poina `ole
Glorious is Kaua`i of Manokalanipo
A famous flower garden

Adorned with maile of the forest
And the sweet fragrance of mokihana

Entwined with small leafed maile
A fragrance cherished by visitors

Tell the refrain
My mokihana lei whose fragrance is wind-borne

Tell the refrain
My unforgettable mokihana lei


Source: Mana Collection