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Ku`u Lei Hoku (My Wreath of Stars) - Traditional

Aia Honolulu ku`u lei hoku lâ
E kau mai lâ i Kaimana Hila


Ua `ike `Ihi`ihi-lau-âkea lâ
I ka puka `ana a`e o Hôkûloa


Kau pono a`e la i Waikahalulu lâ
I ke kikowaena helu `ekahi


Ho`okahi na pua lawa ku`u lei
Hia`ai `ia nei e nâ manu


Ku`u lei hulu mamo hulu melemele
Ka lei hoku a`o Hawai`i nei


Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Aia i Honolulu ku`u lei hoku

There at Honolulu is my lei of stars
Appearing upon Diamond Head


At `Ihi`ihi-lau-âkea we saw
The Morning Star rising


It was good to be at Waikahalulu
The neighborhood center is number one


One flower is sufficient for my lei
The delight of the birds


My yellow mamo feather lei is esteemed
The lei of stars of Hawai`i nei


Tell the refrain
There at Honolulu is my lei of stars

Source: - `Ihi`ihi-lau-âkea is the western side Hanauma Bay going towards Waimanalo. Hokuloa is the Morning Star or Venus. Waikahalulu is the name of the stream and waterfall by Kuakini and School streets that was the neighborhood swimming hole. The birds in the 4th verse are admiring people and the lei of mamo feathers in the 5th verse, means a special person or loved one