Ku`u Home Aloha - Bina Mossman


Hiehie `uluwehiwehi
Ku`u home aloha
Ku`u home i ka`ohu
O nâ Ko`olau

`Alawa ku`u maka
La i luna
I ka pipi'o
A ke ânuenue

Nanea ka nohona
E ku`u home
Nani i ka makani
Aheahe `olu`olu

Mahalo hia`ai au
I ka nani
O nâ kukui
Mâlamalama

Ha`ina `ia mai
Ana ka puana
Ku`u home aloha
O nâ Ko`olau
Beautiful, lush and
Beloved is my home
My home in the mists
Of the Ko`olaus

My eyes glance
Upward
See the arching
Of the rainbow

Enjoyable is life
In my home
So beautiful with its breezes
So gentle and pleasant

I appreciate and am delighted
To see the beauty
Of the lights
Shining brightly

Tell
The refrain
Of my beloved home
In the Ko`olaus
Source: McKenna Collection, Sweet and Lovely CD by Raiatea Helm