Ho`opuka I Kai Ka La - Hula kai |
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| Ho`opuka i kai ka la i Unulau E lulumi ana na `ale o Kauna Haki kakala mai `ana ho`i ka makani Puka ka hala ka lehua o Pana`ewa Puka hele i kai o Kulilikaua |
The sun rises over the sea at Unulau The billows of Kauna roll angrily in The wind blows in a gale Through the hala and `ohi`a groves of Pana`ewa The rain moves down to Kulili To the lava-covered plain of `Apua Maukele turns to silence The noise issuing from the plain of Kanene Let the winds blow hither Black and cinder-laden is the smoke That rises above Wahinekapu Pele, the goddess, has had her ceremonial bath Aye, it is so; aye, it is so; aye, it is so; Indeed |
| Translated by Mary Pukui | |