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- Auhea wale `oe, pua o Pauoa
- Ho`omalu ho`i oe i na kupu
- K imi ia a`e nei ka mana`o
- Hea aku no au e o mai no `oe
Ke mohala mau nei no kou nani- Ho`ike a maka ke aloha
- I ka ulu mau o na liko lehua
- A i ka pi`o ana mai o ke anuenue|
Aia i ka noe anu ka hali`a ana mai- I ka nehe a ka makani i ka lau kuku`i
- Ua kau a`ela i Lanihuli
- A he kahiko no ia o ke aloha
He mele no keia no Kamoha`i- He kumu pa`a no na lala ulu
- Ua mu ka leo kikaha na`e oe
- I ka puka ana o ka la i Ha`eha`e
- Auhea wale `oe, pua o Pauoa
Where are you, flower of
Pauoa,
You who cared for new
growth.
I seek your guidance,
I call to you, answer
Your spirit dwells
still,
Your love is revealed,
In the spreading growth of the
lehua buds
And in the arch of the
rainbow
There in the misty rain is the
fond remembrance
Of the wind rustled kukui
leaves
Placed high above at
Lanihuli,
It is a splendor befitting the
beloved one
This is a song for
Kamoha`i
A steadfast source for those
who branch forth
Your voice is stilled, but your
spirit soars
As the rising of the sun at
Ha`eha`e.
Source: Moemoea CD by Mahealani Uchiyama - This song was written in tribute to the composer's beloved Kumu Hula, Joseph Kamoha`i Kaha`ulelio. Translated by Mahealani Uchiyama
