Moanalua - Traditional
Moanalua ha'i ke 'au Kahauiki hemo ka `umoki     Ke kula loa ho`i o Kalihi Kaiwi`ula kiki`i pau     Kapalama lo`i laiki Keone`ula malu ke kiawe     Leleo a he loko wai Ha`alilia manu honi kaua     Kapu`ukolo i Kanëkina Holo lio lä`au me ka ulua     Kamanuwai moa li`ili`i Hauna ke kai `eha `oe ia`u     He aha `ë ke kumu o ka `eha `ana `Ono`onou `ia i ka hua noni     Awe `eha `ino i ku`u kikala Pehea la ia e lewa hou ai     Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana Moanalua ha`i ke `au	Noni	Moanalua, the shaft breaks Kahauiki, pull the cork     The long plain of Kalihi At Kaiwiula, tilt     Kapalama rice paddies Keone`ula algaroba shade     Leleo, a pond Ha`alilia manu, we kiss     Kapu`ukolo and Kanekina Ride a merry-go-round with the ulua fish     Kamanuwai, little chicks Strong-smelling soup and I hurt you     What's the reason for the pain A noni fruit forced in     Auwe, how my hips hurt How then to wander anew     Tell the story Moanalua, the shaft breaks
Source: Na Mele O Hawaii Nei by Sam Elbert & Noelani Mahoe A pleasure trip on Oahu starts at Moanalua where the transportation breaks down. Kahauiki, town side of Fort Shafter, is where thirst is quenched by uncorking the bottle and continuing on to Kalihi. Feeling a little tipsy at Kaiwi`ula, where Bishop Museum is now located, they continue on to Kapalama and Keone`ula, the present site of Kaumakapili Church. Leleo and Kapu`ukolo are place names in this area. The wahine rides a merry-go-round with her sweetheart or ulua at Kanëkina, where Hotel Street meets Nu`uanu stream. She flirts with some young men and they experience pain, verse 7 stanza 2. Noni (morinda citrofolia) is very bitter and used for medicinal purposes.