Kīpahulu - by Carl Hoku Rasmussen
 

Kuahiwi nani ʻoe
E Kīpahulu
Ka ʻiʻini pau ʻole
A ka makemake
 
E moani ke ʻala
Ka ʻehukai
Ka ulu lipoa
I ka moana
 
E nanea hoʻi kau
Ka lehulehu
Hale kipa hoʻokipa
E nā malihini
 
Kaulana mai nei
O Nuʻu anu
Maikaʻi o ka niʻo
ʻĀina i ka laʻi
 
Puana ke ʻikena
O Kīpahulu
Ka ʻiʻini pau ʻole
A ke makemake
A mountain of beauty you are
O Kīpahulu
Never to get enough
You are always desirable
 
As the gentle breezes lure the fragrant
Sea mists
Verdant is the lipoa
In the ocean
 
An enjoyable and peaceful stay
To those who visit
This guest home, hospitable
To all visitors
 
Famed are your
Upper regions
How fine it is to be
Atop in the calm
 
This is the refrain
Of Kīpahulu
Never to get enough
You are always desired

Source: Desiree Elder, Copyright Jeff Rasmussen Translated by Carl Hoku Rasmussen