Friday, February 29, 2008

"Kahakai 'I-lio"


Ekahi kahakai no ilio i ko'u kaona. Pa'ani na- 'i-lio i ke kahakai. Pa'ina mau 'i-lio ia ia. Ina- kaumaha 'oe, ike ana 'oe i ka le-ale-a ana o na- 'i-lio. I na- manawa apau hele a hau'oli 'oe.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Ka Pa'ina No Keoki




Ko- hoaloha Keoki hanau la- keia la-. Ka Po'aono hope ua pa'ina no Keoki ma ke Uapo A'ia'i i ke kaona o Kahakai Pakipika. Kekahi mau hale li'ili'i i ke uapo, maluna o ke kai a me ke kahakai. 'Olu'olu na- hale, nani ka ikena o na- nalu. Ua 'ono ka mea 'ai, hoalohaloha na- malihini. 'Oiai ka pa'ina, ua 'awi-wi- ho'olilo nui loa na- nalu! Ua ho'opa'a ka pau'ana o ke uapo no ka palekana! Komo i eha makahiki ka hanau la- o Keoki, ua ha'i o ia e ua kono umi ku-ma-lima la- hanau.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Ke-ia La

I ke-ia kakahiaka ua ike au i kekahi mau naio, ua pa'ani la-kou i na- nalu, ua he'e umauma la-kou i na- nalu. I ke auinala ua hana au i na- auhau. 'A'ole ho'o pau ia. Hola mahope hola, la- mahope la-, pule mahope pule, ho'omake ia i ko'u uhane. Pu'u pepa, moana o pepa, mauna o pepa. 'Ino au ia ia. Aka-, i ke ahiahi ua 'ai au i ka 'ono mea 'ai Mekiko, no laila, 'a'ole huina emi ke-ia la-. I nehinei ua loa'a au i lepine ho'okani o mele Hawai'i. Ua ho'opa'a au la-kou i ka wa hala, i ka lekio. Nui na- mele maika'i i na- lepine ho'okani; hau'oli au e loa'a ia la-kou.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Na- Haku Mele Hawai'i Punahele A'u


Auntie Edith Kanakaole

Auntie Irmgard Aluli

Dennis Pavao

Gabby Pahinui

Makaha Sons Of Niihau
Pandanus Club

E Waianae, by the Pandanus Club

Lyrics by Randy Ngum,

Music by Kenneth Makuakane


Ano`ai iä `oe e Wai`anae
Ka pi`ina i ka malu o ka ulu kuku`i
Ka `i`ini i ka maile pili aloha
Ke `ala mapuana i ka makani ahe
Ke welina mai ka uka e Wai`anae
Uluwehi i te oho o ka palai
Ka moena i hali`i te awawa
Honi ana i ta ua koni i ka`ili
Aloha e ka pali e Wai`anae
I nä lima hanapa`a i ke `ala ho`oheno
Ke `ala o ka maile hihi `ke kukui
Ka lei o ka lei kau i ka umauma
Eia ka hana ho`i a ke aloha
Na u`i uluwehi o ka `äina
Hili `ia e ka maile me ka palai
Ano`ai ke welina aloha e

A greeting to you o Waianae

The scent in the shade of the kukui groves
For the desire to gather maile, cherished and beloved
The fragrance that is carried on the soft breeze
A fond greeting from the uplands of Waianae
Verdant in the lushness of palapalai fern
Like a blanket it covers the valley
And is kissed by the light rain that chills the skin
Love to the cliffs of Waianae
In the hands that work remain the fragrance of infatuation
The scent of maile entangled in the kukui trees
The lei that adorns a man's broad chest
So here then is the labor of love
The many beauties that adorn the land
Maile braided with palapalai
A greeting, a fond greeting of love


Monday, February 25, 2008

Pupukea

La`e la`e o ke kai

The sea is calm
Malo`o ke kai ia la
It is the day of the low tide
Aloha au i uka me
I love the uplands
Ke kahakai o Pupukea
And the seashore of Pupukea

Ka nawali ka nalukai
The feeble, the weary
E kokoke ke kahakai
Gather near the seashore
E ho`ola kaula`i la
To absorb the healing power of the sun
Pomaika`i no ia lakou
Good fortune is theirs

Ke pi`i a`e o ke kai
The sea begins to rise
Nalu po`i halehale
Huge waves break high as a house
He`e nalu ho`okuko nei
Surfing becomes a contest
Lehulehu na po`e i kai
The multitude gathers there

Nalunalu ka moana
The rough high waves of the open sea
Kupikipiki`o ke kai
Rage in agitation
One na kolokamumu
The sand reverberates a crackling sound
Kai kolohe kai hehena
Mischievous sea, insane sea

Eo mai ka moana
Answer, oh sea
Kai malo`o me ke kai piha
Sea of the low and high tide
Aloha au i uka me
I love the uplands
Ke kahakai o Pupukea
And the seashore of Pupukea

Ka Hale Ku-ai Papa He'e Nalu o Orchidland



Papa He'e Nalu o Orchidland.



Ke Kaona Hilo




O Orchidland Papa He'e Nalu ko'u punahele hale ku-ai papa he'e nalu. I Hilo i ka Alanui Kamehameha i ka hale ku-ai. Nui na- papa he'e nalu a me hoalohaloha ke kalepa a me na- po'e ko-kua malaila. Kaila na- pa-lule a me pa-pale. Ua lanakila o Orchidland Papa He'e Nalu i ka maika'i loa hale ku-ai papa he'e nalu i ka mo'olelo oihana HIJ o Hawai'i.

He'e Nalu o ka Moku Nui