Mauna Loa - by Helen Lindsey Parker
 
 
`Auhea wale `oe
E Mauna Loa lâ
Kikala nui
Ho`i ho`i mai `oe i ku`u aloha lâ
E, e, e
Ka`awaloa nei
 
 
Ua hiki nô `oe
A e hele ana lâ
Me ka ipo manuahi
A na`u nô ia `oni ho`okahi lâ
E, e. e
Kahi pela a`o kâua
 
 
Kô hinakâ popopo lâ
`Ai `ia e ka `elelu
A na`u nô ia e kawele nei lâ
E, e, e
Kô käma`a miomio
 
 
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana lâ
Kü `oe a hele pëla
A na`u nô ia `oni ho`okahi lâ
E, e, e
I kahi pela a`o käua

 

 
Where are you
O Mauna Loa
Of the big hips
Return my love
Tra la la
To Ka`awaloa
 
 
Until you
Come
My lover
It's my lot to be restless alone
Tra la la
In the place that's for us two
 
 
Your hankie is worn
Eaten by the roaches
I use it to wipe off
Tra la la
Your pointy-toed shoes
 
 
The story is told
Now you just get out
It's my lot to be restless alone
Tra la la
Where we two used to be

 

Source: Henry Kaalakahi - This song is not about the mountain or the ship as many believe. It is about a love affair that has ended