Maui Nö Ka `Oi - Words & music by Rev. Samuel Kapu
Hanohano launa `ole A`o Maui la i ka la`i Ha`aheo no kualono A`o Maui no la ka `oi    Hui: `A`ohe lua e like ai Mahiehie launa `ole Hia`ai wale Haleakalâ A `o Maui no la ka `oi   Makemake e `ike aku A i ka ua lani ha`aha`a Me ka wai anapanapa A`o Maui no la ka `oi Nani wale ke `ike aku I ke one o Punahoa Me ka wai o Waihe`e A`o Maui no e ka `oi	Majestic beyond compare Is Maui in the calm Proud, her mountain tops For Maui excells    Chorus: There is none to compare with her In her calm tranquility A joy always, is Haleakalâ Maui excells   One would like to see The rain and the low sky And the sparkling waters Maui excells Beautiful to the sight Is the sand of Punahoa And the water of Waihe`e Maui excells all
Source: Kings's Songs of Hawai`i Copyright 1942 - Verse 2, stanza 2, Hana is called "land of the low sky" because of the heavy, pouring rains. They say the sky is so low, one can reach up and almost hold the moon. Stanza 3, the sparkling waters refers to the legend of a chief searching for his wife whom he believed was unfaithful. He found her when the kahili waved by her servant was reflected in the sparkling waters of a pool. Slack key and steel guitarists popularized this mele as Maui Chimes. Verse 3, explanation and translation by Mary Pukui