Moloka`i Nui A Hina (Great Hina of Moloka`i) - Traditional
Ua nani na hono a Pi`ilani I ke ku kilakila i ka `opua `O ku`u pua kukui aia i Lanikaula `O ka hene wai `olu lana malie   Hui: Ua like nö a like lä Me ku`u one hänau Ke po`okela i ka piko o nä kuahiwi Me Moloka`i nui a Hina `Aina i ka wehiwehi E ho`i nö au e pili 'ae' ae E ka makani ë E pä mai me ke aheahe `Auhea ku`u pua kalaunu   Ki`eki`e Halawa i ke alo o na pali Ka heke no ia i ka`u `ike Lupalupa lau lipo i ke ohe o ka palai Ma ku`u poli mai `oe e ho`oheno nei	How beautiful are the bays of Pi'ilani That stand majestically in the billowy clouds My kukui flower is at Lanikaula Where water flows with cool and soothing rustle Chorus: Alike The sands of my birth The tops of all mountains And Hina's great Moloka'i Festive land May I return to stay, yes, yes O wind Blow gently Heed, my crown flower   Halawa is high amidst the cliffs Highest I have ever seen And here are lush leaves and green ferns So you are loved within my arms
Source: Na Mele o Hawai'i Nei, Translated by Elbert & Mahoe, - Some attribute this to Matthew Kane, a Moloka`i born composer, and others claim the composer is unknown or may have visited Moloka`i at the turn of the century. The melody was borrowed from "Tenting Tonight", taught in island schools at that time. Hina was the mythical mother of Moloka'`, Pi`ilani, an ancient chief of Maui. Lanikaula is the famous kukui grove and Halawa is a valley, both in east Moloka'i. The four references to height, common in Hawaiian symbolic language attests to the superiority of the island.