Kela Mea Whiffa (The Breath of Love) - Eddie Kamae


Mai Kahului komo Lahaina
Ke ala onaona i hanu
Naue aku au ma Olowalu
He no`e au no ke kanaka
Hale nui me ka ihu pinana
Ike aku au i ke kapulu
A hanu au i na mea lepo
Maluhi au kela mea whiffa


Hui:
Auhea e kela mea whiffa
Oia hanu a ke aloha
Ma ke lauko a kiawe
A malaila kou mana`o
Auhea e kela mea whiffa
Oia hanu a ke aloha
Ma ke lauko a kiawe ma ea


Kôpa`a ka po`e haole
Ulu ana a nui hewahewa
Mala nui nâ lau uliuli
Ike `oe a mamao
Puhipuhi ia nâ mala ko
I maha ho`i ke `ohi
Auhea `oe mea whiffa
Ma Launiupoko kela mea whiffa

From Kahului to Lahaina
The fragrance that one breathes
As we go along pass Olowalu
A rare experience awaits all
Then, the big house with the smoke stack
Where activites seldom cease
Sends its natural products
To stay at kela mea whiffa


Chorus:
Where is kela mea whiffa
The breath of love
Between sugar cane and kiawe
For this is where you'll find me
Where is kela mea whiffa
The breath of love
Between sugar cane and kiawe


Sugar cane introduced by foreigners
And grown in abundance
Acres and acres of green stuff
You see all around you
The burning of the cane at the fields
Makes it easer to harvest
Where are my sweet whiffa
At Launuipoko kela mea whiffa

Source: Recorded by Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawai`i - This is a song expressing a smell, that one who travels on the island of Maui, will experience when traveling from Kahului to Lahaina. This scent is caused by the residue of burnt cane that is emptied into the ocean at Launuipoko, the area between the village of Olowalu and Lahaina. To experience this scent is what Hawaiians call Kela Mea Whiffa.Visit Eddie Kamae's website: www.hawaiianlegacy.com