Wai`ale`ale Hula - Traditional

Ha`aheo no Kaua`i
I ka mokuahi Wai`ale`ale

Nana i `alo aku me ka ahonui
O ke kui o Ka Ie`ie waho

`Ohuohu no ka wahine
Ka lei mokihana o kaulana nei

Ko welo ko hae Hawai`i
Ma ka nuku o Mamala

Mâlama ia iho ke aloha
I kuleana nou i laila

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Ka lei mokihana o Wai`ale`ale


 Proud is Kaua`i
Of the steamship Wai`ale`ale

It was she who traveled with patience
Over the sea of outer Ka Ie`ie

Bedecked is the lady
With the famous mokihana lei

Her Hawaiian flag waves
Over the entrance of Mamala

Take care of love
For that brings friendship for you there

This ends my song
Of the mokihana lei of Wai`ale`ale
Source: Buke Hula - Ka Ie`ie is the sea between Kaua`i and O`ahu. Outer Ka Ie`ie is the water farthest from Kaua`i, closer to O`ahu. Mamala is the entrance to Honolulu Harbor. Translated by Mary Pukui