Mahai`ula - Words & music by Helen Desha Beamer
Haele a`e kâua la I ke kono a ka makemake E kipa, e luana, e ho`onanea Me Puanani a me Kapala   Hui: He nani, a he nani maoli nô Mahai`ula i ka la`i Hâli`i mai la i ka loa Me ke kai kahakai ki`i lihilihi i ke one E ô, e Puanani me Kapala kou inoa   A hiki i Kailua Kau i ka moku "Imua" he inoa `Au aku `o ia kai loa Kaulana Kona i ke kai malino   Kû i ke awa `o Mahai`ula He ani lima ka`u `ike aku Kau i ka wa`apâ hoe lima A pae aku i ka `âina   Hau`oli nâ makamaka Pumehana ka `apo `ana mai Honi aku, a honi mai Ke aloha ia a ka Hawai`i   Kipa i ka `olu o ka home Ho`ola`ila`i me nâ hoa Moani ke `ala o nâ pua `Oliana, aloalo, pua kalaunu   Unu mai nâ `ono o ke kai Hui me nâ wai kau o Maleka Ua `ai, ua inu a kena `A`ohe mea i koe aku   Aloha e ka leo o kahi `enekini I ka hone mai nâ hola like `ole E ha`i mai ana i ka nûhou Ua `â ka uwila iâ kahakai   Ho`ohihi au i ka li`ulâ I ka `â mai i ka welelau o ka honua Eia mahina kau ahiahi E ho`oipoipo ana me hôkû loa	Helen Desha Beamer	Let's go, we're Invited and wish To visit, enjoy and relax With Puanani and Kapala   Chorus: Beautiful, how truly beautiful Mahai`ula in the calm Spread out there lengthwise With the sea drawing lace pictures on the sand Answer, Puanani and Kapala to your name song   Arriving at Kailua Board the boat "Imua" by name Sail the long sea of Kona, famous for it's calm   Anchor in the channel of Mahai`.ula I see hands waving Board the small boat and row Until (we) reach land   Happy, dear friends Warmly embracing Exchanging kisses The greeting of the Hawaiian   Inviting is the cool comfort of the home Lighthearted contentment among friends Windborne fragrance of the flowers Oleander, hibiscus, crown flower   Heaps of delicacies from the sea Together with drinks (waters from America) Ate and drank our fill There was nothing left   Greeted by the "voice" of the generator Softly humming throughout the hours Telling the news That electricity has come to the beach   I am entranced by the twilight That lights the very ends of the earth Here, evening moon rises Making love with Morning Star
Source: Songs of Helen Desha Beamer Copyright P.C. Beamer, Jr - Composed for the secluded beach home of Alfred Kapala and Ruth Puanani Magoon located in North Kona, Kohala