Molokaʻi - by Ivy Hanakahi Woo |
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Kāua i ka nani aʻo Molokaʻi Hoʻokipa malihini ʻĀina kū kilakila ʻĀina kū kilakila I ke ae hoʻoheno o Kalaupapa I ka ua i na pali Ka ulu pua kukui Ka ulu pua kukui Home pumehana i ke aloha ʻĀina hoʻopulapula Kalamaʻula Kalamaʻula Haʻina mai ka puana nani Molokaʻi E kuʻu `āina hanau e Molokaʻi nui a Hina Molokaʻi nui a Hina |
You and I shall see the beauty of Molokaʻi That welcomes the visitors You are the pride of all the land You are the pride of all the land The pleasent breeze of Kalaupapa The rain clouds by the cliff Grows the flower kukui Grows the flower kukui Lovely home that holds my admiration The homestead lands Kalamaʻula Kalamaʻula So ends my song, beautiful Molokaʻi The land of my birth Great Molokaʻi of Hina Great Molokaʻi of Hina |
Source: G. Cooke collection |