Nâ Hala O Naue (Pandanus Of Naue) - by J. Kahinu
Nani wale nâ hala O Naue i ke kai   Ke `oni a`e la Pili mai Ha`ena   `Ena aku nâ maka `O na manu i ka pua   A `ike i ka lehua Miki `ala i laila   I laila no au Me ka mana`o pu *(Me ka anoi pu)   Nani wale ka nahele I puia i ke `ala   Ke `ala laua`e `O ka pua mokihana   Oni aku nâ Hono Ka pua o Pi`ilani   `O ko`u lei ia O ua la`i lani   Ha`ina ka inoa `O Kaleleonalani   *Alternate phrase	Hala or Pandanus   Prince Albert	Beautiful are the pandanus Of Naue by the sea   They are swaying Close to Ha`ena   The eyes of the birds look eagerly At the flowers   When they see the lehua They gather there   I went there, too In thought *(With my beloved)   The forest is beautiful Drenched in fragrance   Fragrance of ferns And mokihana flowers   The Hono bays appear The flowers of Pi`ilani   She is my lei And regal peace   The end of the name song For The-Flight-of-the-Royal-Ones   *Alternate Phrase
Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies Copyright 1930, 43 Charles E. King - This mele honors Kaleleonalani (Flight of the Royal Ones), the name taken by Queen Emma after the deaths of her son Prince Albert in 1862, and her husband, King Kamehameha IV in 1863. Praise of trees, flowers, birds and places was a way of honoring a beloved person. The Hono bays in verse 8 are the 6 Maui bays that begin with the name Hono ruled by the Maui Chief Pi`ilani. Dancers do not use Hala leis for adornment when they do the hula. This song is an exception. Normally the Hala Pepe (dracaena pleomele) is used rather than the Hala or Pandanus. Music clip by Gippy Cooke