Maui Nani (Beautiful Maui) - by Johannna Koana Wilcox
Hanohano `o Maui mai kinohi mai Kuahiwi kilakila o Haleakalâ Maika`i na hono a`o Pi`ilani Ha`aheo `o Maui nani Lanikêhau Uluwehi ka hi`ona o na wai `eha Na wai kaulana ma ke komohana Wai miliani `ia e ka malu o ke ao Ha`aheo `o Maui `âina kamaha`o Kaulana e ka ua Laniha`aha`a Ke kupa aiwaiwa nani la a`o Hana `Ano`ai Ka'uiki au i ke kai Ha`aheo `o Maui ka wai `anapanapa Puana ka wehi ho`ohenoheno No ka pua miulana nani i ka hano Me `oe ka welina o ku`u aloha Ha`aheo `o Maui nani Lanikeha	Regal has Maui been from its beginning With majestic Haleakala, an imposing sight And the charming bays of Pi`ilani Maui is stately with sublime beauty Lush with verdure are four towns Well known towns of West Maui Towns fondly caressed by sheltering skies Maui is stately with wonders untold Famous is the rain pouring from low skies Ethereal native of Hana Greetings to Ka`uiki reaching into the sea Maui is famed for the waters that sparkle Now ends my song of adulation To the lovely muilana hereby honored To you, my warm greetings Maui, you are stately and supremely beautiful
Source: CD Eia Au `O Noelani, Tradewind Records, PO Box 37624, Honolulu HI, 96837 - Composed in 1966 for James Kaupena Wong, this sings of the beauty of Maui, the composer's birth island. The muilana flower honors Kaupena's part Chinese heritage.