Kuʻu Lei Lahilahi - Words by Jonathan Honda, Music by Kapena DeLima


Nani kuʻu lei ʻawapuhi ke ʻike aku
Kuʻu lei lahilahi o ke aumoe

ʻO kou ʻala nō kaʻu e honi nei
Moani ʻia e ka makani ʻoluʻolu

Upu aʻe nā haliʻa hoʻohenoheno
O ke aloha palena ʻole aʻo kāua

Kāhiko iā ʻoe nei nui kino
ʻO ʻoe nō kaʻu e liʻa mau ai

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Kuʻu lei lahilahi o ke aumoe
Beautiful is my ginger lei to behold
My dainty lei of the midnight hours

Your scent is indeed what I have smelled
Permeated the air by the gentle breeze

Cherished memories arise
Of our endless, boundless love

You adorn this here body
You are indeed what I yearn for

Told is the refrain of my song
Of my dainty lei of the midnight hours

Source: Kalena DeLima