Mana`o Pili - Diane Aki

 
Aloha e Kaua`i kaulana Kaumuali`i
Ke `imi nei ia `oe ala ku`u lei

Puni au mehana aia `âina nui aloha
I `olu`olu au eia e Kôloa

Ka nani o Kaua`i pili ko`u pu`uwai
Ua mau ma Ni`ihau no Hawai`i loa

Eia nei oia ka inoa o Miloli`i
Ka po`e Kaua`i hoaloha nui

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Aloha e Kaua`i kaulana kou inoa
Love for Kaua`i and the famous chief Kaumuali`i
I'm in search of my fragrant lei
 
Surrounded by this beloved land
I am refreshed here at Kôloa
 
Behold the beauty of Kaua`i, so close to my heart
Long life from Ni`ihau to great Hawai`i
 
There is a place named Miloli`i
Here the people of Kaua`i are so friendly
 
Let the story be told
Love for this famous island, the name is Kaua`i

This mele was written in 1979, by Diana Aki from Miloli'i on Hawai'i island and was first recorded in 1989