Käwika (David) - Mele Inoa for King David Kaläkaua
Eia nö Kawika ea O ka heke a`o nä pua Ka uwila ma ka hikina ea Mälamalama Hawai`i Ku`i e ka lono Pelekani ea Ho`olohe ke ku`ini `o Palani Na wai e ka pua i luna ea O Kapa`akea he makua Ha`ina `ia mai ka puana ea Kalani Käwika he inoa	King Käwika Kaläkaua	This is David The greatest of all flowers (He is) the lightning in the east That brightens Hawai`i| News reached England Also heard by the French queen Who is this flower of high rank? Kapa`akea is his father Tell the refrain King David, is his name
Analea Keohokalole	Caesar Kapaakea	Source: Baker Collection - This mele inoa for King David Kaläkaua (1836-1891) relates how he appealed to England and France for financial aid for Hawai`i. He was refused. The people of Hawai`i are called flowers. Caesar Kapa`akea, a great grandson of Chief Kame`eiamoku was the father of King Kaläkaua and High Chiefess, Analea Keohokalole, a counselor to King Kamehameha III, was his mother. Kaläkaua ruled from 1874-1891. The sign of the Kalakaua dynasty was the noonday sun symbolized by a flaming torch at midday