Lei Hula - I Went To Hilo - Sam Alama

 

Wahine Version
 
I went to Hilo
To see the volcano
There I met a Chinese (Pâkê) boy
He presented me with lei lehua
 
 
I went to Maui
To see Haleakalâ
There I met a Portuguese (Pukikî) boy
He presented me with lokelani
 
 
I went to O`ahu
See Halekûlani hotel
There I met a haole boy
He presented me with lei `ilima
 
 
I went to Kaua`i
To see Wai`ale`ale
There I met a Filipino boy
He presented me with mokihana
 
 
Ha`ina `ia mai
Ana ka puana
But when I met the Hawaiian boy
He presented me with lei aloha
Kane Version
 
I went to Hilo
To see the volcano
I met my Hawaiian maid
She presented lei lehua
 
 
I went to Maui
To see Haleakalâ
I met my Hawaiian maid
She presented lei roselani
 
 
I went to O`ahu
To see Honolulu
I met my Hawaiian maid
She presented lei `ilima
 
 
I went to Kaua`i
To see Wai`ale`ale
I met my Hawaiian maid
She presented lei mokihana
 
 
Ha`ina `ia mai
Ana ka puana
I met my Hawaiian maid
She presented leis of the islands

 

Source: Queenie Kam - This mele was popular in the early 1900's and tells of a girl who goes sightseeing. She meets a different boy on each island who presents her with a lei representative of their respective island. Finally, she meets a Hawaiian boy who gives her a lei of love. Copyright 1962, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc.