Maid of Honolulu, Ku`u Lei Aloha - Traditional

Maid of Honolulu, ku`u lei aloha
Me he hôkû ala na maka
Lipolipo ou lihilihi
|Lihilihi lehua ko`o wai o ka uka


Hui:
`O ka loke me ka lilia
Hui na pua o ke awâwa
A`o `oe no ka`u li`a
Maid of Honolulu, ku`u lei aloha

Maid of Honolulu, my beloved lei
Whose eyes are like the stars
Your lashes are so dark
Like the fingers of lehua that hold the raindrops in the upland

Chorus:
Like the rose, the lily
The flowers of the valley combined
You are the one I yearn for
Maid of Honolulu, my beloved lei

Source: Na Mele O Hawai`i by West Maui Hawaiian Civic Club - Translation by Mary Pukui