Laupahoehoe

Laupähoehoe Hula (Boy from Laupahoehoe)
words by Mary Püku'i Music by Irmgard Farden Aluli

Eia mai au `o ka boy lä
A`o Laupähoehoe lä
Kihikihi nä po`ohiwi lä
Pükonakona ke kino lä

Mea `ole ka pi`ina pali lä
Ka ihona me nä `alu lä
I ke kahawai aku wau lä
I ka `o`opu nä wao lä

`O ka hoe wa`a ia hana lä
I ke kai hänupanupa lä
`A`ohe a`u mea ho`opo la
I nä `ale o ke kai lä

Ho`i mai au a ka hale lä
Nunui nä miki `ai lä
Kü `ono`ono o loko lä
Pükonakona ke kino lä

Ha`ina mai ka puana lä
Eia mai au `o ka boy lä
A`o Laupähoehoe lä
Kihikihi nä po`ohiwi lä

Here am I, the boy
From Laupahoehoe
Broad are my shoulders
Husky is my body

I don't mind climbing the cliffs
And going down the slopes
To the stream I go
For the fresh water fish

In a canoe I paddle
Out in the surging sea
There is nothing I fear
Over the waves of the sea

I return to my home
And eat big fingers of poi
I fill my opu
To keep my body healthy

Thus ends my story
Of myself, the boy
From Laupahoehoe
With broad shoulders

Source: Copyright 1963 Criterion Music Corp. - In the late 1950's, as the composer Irmgard Aluli was doing her housework, Laupähoehoe, a little village on a tiny promontory hit by the tidal wave of April, 1946, stuck in her mind. A short time later, it came to her again, prompting her to call Mary Püku`i who referred her to someone familiar with the place. Gaining insight, Irmgard called Mary Püku`i again to tell her of what she had learned. Mary then wrote some lyrices about a boy from Laupähoehoe, called Irmgard back, who immediately sat down, picked out the tune on her ukulele which came to her quickly and completed the song in a few minutes. This song, composed on the phone, was recorded by Bill Kaiwa in 1963 and became an instant hit.

Laupähoehoe Hula (Boy from Laupahoehoe) words by Mary Püku'i Music by Irmgard Farden Aluli
Eia mai au `o ka boy lä A`o Laupähoehoe lä Kihikihi nä po`ohiwi lä Pükonakona ke kino lä Mea `ole ka pi`ina pali lä Ka ihona me nä `alu lä I ke kahawai aku wau lä I ka `o`opu nä wao lä `O ka hoe wa`a ia hana lä I ke kai hänupanupa lä `A`ohe a`u mea ho`opo la I nä `ale o ke kai lä Ho`i mai au a ka hale lä Nunui nä miki `ai lä Kü `ono`ono o loko lä Pükonakona ke kino lä Ha`ina mai ka puana lä Eia mai au `o ka boy lä A`o Laupähoehoe lä Kihikihi nä po`ohiwi lä	Here am I, the boy From Laupahoehoe Broad are my shoulders Husky is my body I don't mind climbing the cliffs And going down the slopes To the stream I go For the fresh water fish In a canoe I paddle Out in the surging sea There is nothing I fear Over the waves of the sea I return to my home And eat big fingers of poi I fill my opu To keep my body healthy Thus ends my story Of myself, the boy From Laupahoehoe With broad shoulders
Source: Copyright 1963 Criterion Music Corp. - In the late 1950's, as the composer Irmgard Aluli was doing her housework, Laupähoehoe, a little village on a tiny promontory hit by the tidal wave of April, 1946, stuck in her mind. A short time later, it came to her again, prompting her to call Mary Püku`i who referred her to someone familiar with the place. Gaining insight, Irmgard called Mary Püku`i again to tell her of what she had learned. Mary then wrote some lyrices about a boy from Laupähoehoe, called Irmgard back, who immediately sat down, picked out the tune on her ukulele which came to her quickly and completed the song in a few minutes. This song, composed on the phone, was recorded by Bill Kaiwa in 1963 and became an instant hit.