Aloha Koʻolau - Alice Nāmakelua
Aloha ka nohona o ke Koʻolau Huli aku nānā i ke kuahiwi Piʻina i ka nuku aʻo Nuʻuanu Nounou ē ka ua lā i ka ʻili Ka neʻe a ka noe ma mua pono A he nani a he nani ke ʻike aku Hiolo a ka wailele i nā pali Hoʻopulu i nā pali hāuliuli Ka ua nounou i ka ʻili Me ka ʻohu kau maila i ka piko Haʻina ē ka ua o ke Koʻolau Hoʻopulu ana i kuʻu pāpālina	Alice Nāmakelua	I love living at Koʻolau To turn and look at the mountains Climbing the gap of Nuʻuanu The rain pelts the skin The creeping of the mist right ahead Is beautiful to see Waterfalls tumble from the cliffs To moisten the dark cliffs The rain pelts the skin And the fog settles on the peak Tell of the rain of Koʻolau Moistening my cheek
Souce: Hula Records Album: "Alice Kuʻuleialohapoinaʻole Nāmakelua" - The composer, vacationing with friends at Punaluʻu in the summer of 1958, was driving along the windward coast enroute to Honolulu. As they approached the Pali, it began to rain, the mist hovered overhead and water was running down the road. When the mist lifted, the mountains and waterfalls were spectacular. These beautiful things were the inspiration for this mele composed December 31, 1959. Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier. © 1973, Heinz-Guenther Gerhard Pink