Maika`i Waipi`o
Alo lua i nâ pali
E pô`ai a puni ana
A hapa na`e ma kai

Ma`ema`e ka pua
I ka holo a`e a ka wai
Ua `ena`ena i ka lâ
Môhala i nâ pali

Hoihoi ka pi`ina
`O Koa`ekea
Pi`i nô a ho`omaha
I Kaholokûaîwa

Beautiful is Waipi`o
With two cliffs facing each other
Completely surrounded
Except for the seaward side

Flowers flourish
Fed by flowing water
Warmed by the sun
Blooming on the cliffs

Pleasant, the ascent
Of Koa`ekea
Climbing, then resting
At Kaholokûaîwa