Ka Inu Wai - Maikaʻi Ka Makani O Kohala - (Thirsty Breezes of Kohala ) Words by William J. Sheldon, Music by David Nape Click Title to Access Melody
Hui: Ko aloha, ko aloha kaʻu mea nui He makana, he makana na ka puʻuwai Maikaʻi ka makani o Kohala ʻIke ʻia e ka Inuwai ʻO ka wai nō ia pono kāua Wai kaulana o ka ʻāina Nani wale Niuliʻi kāhela i ka laʻi ʻEkolu ʻōpua i hiki mai Ālaʻi ʻia mai e ka ulu hala Nalowale ka luna o Hāpuʻu ʻElua māua i ka holo i ka lio Kāohi ʻia mai e Pololū Mea ʻole ka piʻina aʻo Kupehau Ahuwale nā lehua o ʻAwini Haʻaheo ka hau i ka mauna Kahiko i ka ohu o ka nahele E ka oni mai nei lilinoe I ka ʻohu noe i ke kuahiwi Ana ʻole ka makani iā Kohala Holohia a ka ua Naulu Aia ka luana i Makapala I ka hea mai a Niuliʻi Nê hone ka leo o ka wai Hana pono i ka poli o ka ʻiwa Kuʻu ʻiwa kuʻu lei kāhiko ia Na pua lehua i ʻAwini	Chorus: Your love, your love is a great thing to me A gift, a gift for the heart Good is the wind of Kohala Known as the Drinking Water It's the water that is good for the two of us Famous water of the land The splendor of Niuliʻi sprawling peacefully Three clouds approach Gently settling there at the hala grove Hiding the top of Hāpuʻu Two of us go horseback riding Restraining there at Pololu The climb was nothing up Kupehau A cloak of lehua over ʻAwini Proud is the hau in the mountain Adorned over by the forest The mist moves about The misty rain enshrouds the mountains Boundless is the wind of Kohala Mingled with the Naulu rain Rest will be found at Makapala When the Niuliʻi calls an invitation Pleasant is the murmur of water Refreshing among the ferns My ferns, my adorning lei Entwined with the lehua of ʻAwini
Source: Verse 1 & 2 from Hopkin's Aloha Colletion & Pete Donnelly, Verse 3, 4, 5 from Pukui collection - This song tells of the Inuwai winds that blow across Kohala and parch the land. Kohala, Niuliʻi and Hāpuʻu are places on the Big island. The three clouds represent 3 sisters and one is the composer’s sweetheart. Her home was hidden from his view by the hala (pandanus) grove of Hāpuʻu. Chorus, Verse 1, 2 translated by Ainsley Halemanu. Verse 3, 4, 5 translated by Mary Pukui. © Charles Hopkins 1899 Music clip by Gippy Cooke