Ua Kea O Hana - by Edward Puukea

 
Alia `oe Haleakalâ
E âlai nei ia Ka`uiki
He makani `ino a`e kê ia
He Ulumano no ke kai loa
 
 
Hui:
Noenoe ua kea o Hâna
Hoapili o ka Mâlualua
`Elua mâua i ka piko
I kolu i ke `ala lipoa
 
 
A i hewa no i kahi `ale iki
I ka `aha`i hua limu kala
Pa no kâhea a Mokumanô
E ho`i mâua e pili
 
 
Na`u `oe e ho`okohu aku
I kâpena no ka Naukilo
`Ike ai i ka hana a Mokumanô
I ka ihu o ka wa`a Hawai`i
Wait there, O Haleakalâ
Stand in the way of Ka`uiki
A gale comes this way
The Ulumano wind of the open sea
 
 
Chorus:
White with the misty rain is Hâna
Companion of the Mâlualua wind
Two of us stand at the center
Amid the fragrance of the lipoa seaweed
 
 
Fault lies with the little billows
They carry off the seaweed fruit
Shark island calls
Return to her and be together
 
 
You are mine by choice
For the captain of the Nautilus
Know what Shark island can do
To the prow of a Hawaiian canoe

 

Source: Ea Collection - Fishermen landed on a islet and a shark came and rested its head on the canoe. Believing it was an aumakua, the shark was encouraged and fed by the fishermen. This is the legend of Mokumanô or Shark Island. Translation by Kanani Mana