`I`iwi A`o Hilo

The lehua flower and the birds singing are mentioned in this song, by Alice Ku`uleialohapoina`ole Namakelua, that speaks of the beauty of a warm Hawaiian evening.

Haʻaheo Hawaiʻi moku o Keawe
ʻOhuʻohu i ka pua aʻo ka lehua
Ka lehua ʻula me ka lehua kea
Pua hoʻohihi a nā manu

ʻIʻiwi e ka manu kau i ka ʻiu
Hoʻolaʻi i ka lau lāʻau
O ka ʻūlili a ka leo o ke kāhuli
Honihoni i ke ahiahi

ʻIke i ka wai welawela aʻo Puna
Me ke kumu kukui a nā ʻliʻi
ʻAuhea ʻoe Hawaiʻi e ō mai
ʻĀina hanau o Paiʻea

Hopoe ka wahine lewa i ke kai
Hoʻoipo ana hoʻi me Lohiau
Luana ʻia koʻu manaʻo
Hawaiʻi no la e ka ʻoi