Nani Lawa`i (Beautiful Lawa`i) - by Bill Ali`iloa Lincoln

 

Kaua i ka nani a`o Lawa`i
I ka hone a ke kai i ka pu'e'one

O ka noe mai a ka ua li`ili`i
Ka pipi'o mai a ke anuenue

O ke kani hone a ka leo a ka manu
Honehone lua i ka pili o ke ao

Noho mai Alekana me ka `olu`olu
Pu'uwai hamama me ke aloha

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
A he nani Lawa`i i ka`u ike

You and I shall see the beauty of Lawa`i
Where the sea whispers to the sand dunes

The light showers come with the mist
And the rainbow arches on high

The voices of the birds are ever sweet
Sweetest of all at the break of day

There Alexander lives in comfort
A kindly, gracious person is he

This is the end of my song
Of Lawa'i, beautiful to see

Source: Na Mele Aloha, Translated by Mary Puku'i