Hāli`ilua

This song by Albert Nahaleʻa speaks of the beauty of the lei and the beauty of the natural landscape of Hawaii.

Aloha kahi wai aʻo Hāliʻilua lā
Lana mālie
ʻO ke one kaulana o Keōua lā,
Me ka ʻihi kapu

Kapukapu nā maka aʻo ka ʻōpua lā
Ke ʻike aku
Ka ʻanapa i ka luna o Kaʻawaloa lā
Maoli pua

He pua nani ʻoe a he mea laha ʻole lā
Na ka mākua
A he lei ʻāʻī, na ke kūpuna lā
He mea milimili

Kiʻina ko lei lehua i ʻŌlaʻa lā
Lei ʻia mai
I ʻohu no ka wahine e walea ai lā
Me ʻanoʻi pua

Mahalo aku wau lā i ka nani lā
Mau mea hoʻohihi
Kaʻonohiokalā mālamalama lā
Kau kehakeha

ʻO ke kō a ka hau anu o Māʻihi lā
ʻAu i ke kai
Kaomi i ka ʻili o ke kamahele lā
Me ka ʻeha koni

Haʻina ko lei lehua i ʻŌlaʻa lā
Lei ʻia mai
Kaʻonohiokalā, mālamalama lā
Kau kehakeha