Kahakuloa - Traditional

Ohu ʻo Kahakuloa i ka pua lehua
Kani no nā pua ia manu kau kini
Aloha ka leo o nā manu la,
I ka hea mai nei `ia la makou

Hui:
I aloha ʻia no (I aloha ʻia no)
ʻO Kahakuloa e (ʻO Kahakuloa e)
I ka ua kaulana (I ka ua kaulana)
Ua nihi i nā pali (ua nihi i nā pali)
Pehea la hoʻi pehea la hoʻi
E i mai ana (e i mai ana)
E hoʻi mai kākou e pili
Kākou e pili

Adorned is Kahakuloa in lehua flowers
A thousand birds sing in the flowers
Beloved is the sound of the birds
Calling here to us

Chorus:
Beloved is
Kahakuloa
In the famous rain
That hugs the cliffs
I don’t know
When I will return
But I will return
We will return to stay

Source: Baker Collection - Kahakuloa was the birthplace of the Maui chief, Kahekili