Kumukahi - Grace McBride & J.
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| Kilakila `o Puna ua kaulana I ka hale ipu kukui a`o Kumukahi `Akahi ho`i au a `ike maka I ka `ôlapa kauila puni o Puna No Puna ke `ala i hali `ia mai E kono mai ana ia`u e naue aku E naue ka hoa e ku`u aloha Ke `ike i ka nani a`o Koa`e Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana I ka hale ipu kukui a`o Kumukahi |
Puna is majestic in fame For the lighthouse of Kumukahi For the first time I beheld The lightning flashes surrounding Puna From Puna comes the fragrance borne Inviting me to motion My love, the friend who moves (me) To see the beauty of Koa`e Tell the refrain of my song For the lighthouse of Kumukahi |
| Source:Kuuipo Kumukahi CD " Nâ Hiwa Kupuna O Ku`u One Hânau" - Kumukahi (first beginning) the easternmost point on the island of Hawai`i. This cape may have been named for a chief that ridiculed Pele, causing her to send waves of lava that enveloped him and formed the cape. An older legend remembers Kumukahi as coming from Kahiki with his two wives, who caused the seasons to change by pushing the sun back and forth between them. This was also a place of healing for sun worshippers. Verse 4, stanza 2, Koa`e is a village in the Puna district. | |