- E Maui o Kama ku`u one hanau
- Kilakila i ke ku mai o Haleakala
- Hanohano `oe no Honoapi`ilani
- Kaulana i ke Paniwai o `Iao
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- E ka manu o ke ao e ha`i mai `oe
- Auhea ku`u pua roselani
- A ke `ala holo a`e hi`ipoi nei
- I ke aheahe `olu a ka makani
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- Oh, Maui of Kama, my
homeland
- Proudly stands Haleakala
- Famous are you, bays of
Pi`ilani
- Renowned is the water dam of
`Iao
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- The birds of day flirt with
you
- Where is my rose?
- The scent spreads from my
cherished one
- In the gentle pleasant
wind
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Source: Kama, short for Kamalalawalu, was
a Maui chief who failed in an attempt to capture the island
of Hawai`i. The six bays ruled by Chief Pi`ilani were
Honokahua (location or site bay), Honokeana (cave bay),
Honokohau (bay drawing dew), Honokowai, (bay drawing water),
Honolua (two harbors) and Honoana. Kepaniwai is along the
Wailuku river where the army of Kalani`opu`u was nearly
annihilated. The bodies of the warriors formed a dam
stopping the flow of water.
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