Hanohano No `O Hawaiʻi

The beauty and majesty of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea is chronicled in this short song by Alice Kuʻuleialohapoinaʻole Nāmakelua that speaks of the maile lei.

Kuahiwi nani ʻoe e Maunakea la e
Kaulana ʻoe a puni na moku la e
Hanohano no ʻo Hawaiʻi

Haʻaheo Hawaiʻi me kona nani la e
ʻOhuʻohu i ka pua a`o ke lehua la e
ʻO kou wehi mau ia

Onaona Puna i ke ʻala o ka hala la e
Ua wiki pū ʻia me ka maile la e
He aloha no ʻo Panaʻewa

Haʻina ʻia mai ka puana la e
Kaulana ʻoe a puni na moku la e
Hanohano no ʻo Hawaiʻi