`Âinahau - by Princess Miriam Likelike
Click Title to Access Melody Na ka wai lûkini Wai anuhea o ka rose E ho`opê nei i ka liko o nâ pua Na ka manu pîkake Manu hulu melemele Nâ kâhiko ia o ku`u home   Hui: Nani wale ku`u home `O `Âinahau i ka `iu I ka holunape A ka lau o ka niu I ka uluwehiwehi I ke `ala o nâ pua Ku`u home, ku`u home i ka `iu`iu Na ka makani Aheahe i pâ mai makai I lawe mai i ke Onaona lîpoa E ho`oipo ho`onipo me ke `ala O ku`u home ku`u home Ku`u home i ka `iu`iu	Princess Miriam Likelike Age 19   Princess Ka`iulani	It is the perfume and the lovely Fragrance of roses that sweeten The leaf buds of the flowering plants The peacocks And the yellow feathered birds Are the adornments of my home   Chorus: Beautiful is my home `Âinahau so regal Where the fronds Of the coco palms sway The beautiful grove The fragrance of flowers At my home, my home so regal It is the gentle breeze From the sea That brings the sweet Odor of lîpoa sea weed Mingling with the fragrance of my love Of my home, my home My home so regal
Source: `Âinahau, one of the homes of the O`ahu chiefs, was part of the 10 acre estate inherited by Princess Ruth Ke`elikôlani. Originally called Auaukai, Princess Likelike named it `Âinahau or "Cool Land" when she lived there with her husband, Archibald Scott Cleghorn, who turned it into a botanical garden. The stream that flowed through `Âinahau and emptied into the ocean where the present Outrigger Hotel is located, was called Apuakehau. At one point more than 50 peacocks roamed the estate and were fed by the hands of Princess Ka`iulani. When Ka`iulani, heir to the Hawaiian throne died, the peacocks screeched so intensely and incessantly, that some were destroyed. Translation by Mary Pukui. Music clip by Gippy Cooke