Kōʻula/Manawaiopuna - Alvin K. Isaacs, Sr.
Nani wale ē ka ua aʻo Kōʻula Kilihune nei i ka ua liʻi liʻi ʻO ka piʻo ana mai o ke ānuenue Hoʻoheno ana i ka wele lâ`au   Kaulana Manawaiopuna Ke kumu o ka wai aʻo manuahi  Kūmaka ka ʻikena ʻia wailewa Koʻiaweawe i ka wele lau pali  E ola ka ʻōpua kū kilakila Ma ke kihi o ke aʻo mālama Puana ka inoa poina ʻole Kaulana nā Manawaiopuna	Manawaiopuna Falls	How beautiful is the rain of Kōʻula The misty rain, little drops  Way up high is the beautiful rainbow Proudly behold its beauty over the trees Famous this spring Manawaiopuna The source of the water, flowing freely I see this beautiful waterfall The tumbling waterfall, gliding, sliding down the pali Picture clouds gather and rise tall At the beginning of day, at first light My song comes to an end, never to forget Famous is the beauty of Manawaiopuna, source of the stream
Source: Hines Collection, Pueo Pata - Verse 1, 2, 6 - Attributed to Alvin K. Isaacs Sr, this mele with eight verses is a Kauaʻi family song. .Kōʻula (red sugar cane) is the old name of a valley and stream in Hanapēpē. Manawaiopuna (stream branch of Puna), the 200 foot waterfall at the lower end of Kōʻula is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Hawaiʻi. Unfortunately, it is almost inaccessible. Copyright Criterion Music Corp