Kô`ula/Manawaiopuna - Alvin K. Isaacs, Sr.
Nani wale ê ka ua A`o Kô`ula Kilihune nei i ka Ua li`i li`i     `O ka pi`o ana mai O ke ânuenue Ho`oheno ana i ka Wele lâ`au     Kaulana mana Wai a`o puna Ke kumu o ka wai A`o manuahi     Kûmaka ka `ikena `Ia wailewa Ko`iaweawe i ka Wele lau pali     E ola ka `ôpua Kû kilakila Ma ke kihi o ke ao A`o malama     Puana ka inoa Poina `ole Kaulana nâ Manawaiopuna	Manawaiopuna Falls	How beautiful is the rain Of Kô`ula The misty rain Little drops     Way up high is The beautiful rainbow Proudly behold its beauty Over the trees     Famous this spring Manawaiopuna The source of the water Flowing freely     I see This beautiful waterfall The tumbling waterfall Gliding, sliding down the pali     Picture clouds gather and Rise tall At the beginning of day At first light     My song comes to an end Never to forget Famous is the beauty of Manawaiopuna, the source of the stream
Source: Hines Collection, Pueo Pata - Verse 1, 2, 6 - Attributed to Alvin K. Isaacs Sr, this mele with eight verses is a Kaua`i family song. .Kô`ula (red sugar cane) is the old name of a valley and stream in Hanapêpê. Manawaiopuna (stream branch of puna), the 200 foot waterfall at the lower end of Kô`ula is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Hawai`i. Unfortunately, it is almost inaccessible. Copyright Criterion Music Corp