Kōloa - Robert Waialeale

Nani Hāʻupu kū kila i ka laii
Hanohano kilohana i ka nahele
Aia i laila ka maka e ka ʻōpua
Kihene i ka wai o Kemamo

Hui:
He ani maoli no ka ua noe o Kōloa
He makalapua i ka wao kele
Nā hiʻona o ku`u ipo ua like me ka ‘ano‘i
Nā dews kēhau o ke aumoe


Beautiful Haupu, rising in the calm
Magnificent is the view of the forest
There the cloudbanks
Gather over the waters of Kemamo

Chorus:
Beautiful indeed, the misty rain of Kōloa
Bringing forth blossoms in the upland forest
The appearance of my sweetheart awakens my desire
Like the dews at midnight


Source: Ea collection - The composer, father of Lena Machado, worked and lived at Kīpukai. Some old timers believe Kōloa was named for a steep rock called Pali-o-kōloa. Kemamo was a spring reserved only for the aliʻi