Nä Makani Ehä (Four Winds) - by Dennis Kamakahi
He wahine `oe no Halawa mai He nani maoli nö Ka heke no `oe i ka `ike la He wehi no ku`u nui kino Ho`i mai au i`anei Ka uluwehi o ke Ko`olau Me ka lei I ka makani Ho`olua     He wahine 'oe no Wailau mai He nani maoli nö Ka heke no `oe i ka `ike la He wehi no ku`u nui kino Ho`i mai au i`anei Ka uluwehi o ke Ko`olau Me ka lei I ka makani `Ekepue     He wahine `oe no Pelekunu mai He nani maoli nö Ka heke no `oe i ka `ike la He wehi no ku`u nui kino Ho`i mai au i`anei Ka uluwehi o ke Ko`olau Me ka lei I ka makani Pu`upilo     He wahine `oe no Waikolu mai He nani maoli nö Ka heke no `oe i ka `ike la He wehi no ku`u nui kino Ho`i mai au i`anei Ka uluwehi o ke Ko`olau Me ka lei I ka makani Kilio`opu     Ha`ina mai ka puana la Nä u`i maoli nö Me he pua `ala onaona la He wehi no ku`u nui kino Ho`i mai au i`anei Ka uluwehi o ke Ko'olau Nä makani eha O Moloka`i nui a Hina	You are a woman from Halawa valley A beautiful local girl Your unsurpassed beauty is seen An adornment for my body I am returning here The lushness of the mountains The lei The wind named Ho`olua     You are a woman from Wailau valley A beautiful local girl Your unsurpassed beauty is seen An adornment for my body I am returning here The lushness of the mountains The lei The wind named`Ekepue     You are a woman from Pelekunu valley A beautiful local girl Your unsurpassed beauty is seen An adornment for my body I am returning here The lushness of the mountains The lei The wind named Pu`upilo     You are a woman from Waikolu valley A beautiful local girl Your unsurpassed beauty is seen An adornment for my body I am returning here The lushness of the mountains The lei The wind named Kilio`opu     Tell the refrain Of the local beauties The fragrant blossoms That adorn the body I am returning here The lushness of the mountains The four winds Of great Moloka`i born of Hina
Source: Garza-Maguire Collection - This mele honors the four winds of the four valleys on the eastern/northern coast of Moloka`i. Ho`olua is the name of the strong north wind of Halawa Valley. `Ekepue, to bend, crouch or secretive is the wind from Wailau. Pelekunu, a narrow valley and its wind Pu`upilo, is associated with its damp scent. When the Kikio`opu wind from Waikolu Valley blows, the grass sways in rhythmic fashion.