Nā Makani ʻEhā (Four Winds) - Dennis Kamakahi
He wahine ʻoe no Hālawa mai He nani maoli nō Ka heke nō ʻoe i kaʻu ʻike lā He wehi no kuʻu nui kino Hoʻi mai iʻaneʻi Ka uluwehi o ke Koʻolau Me ka lei I ka makani Hoʻolua    He wahine ʻoe no Wailau mai He nani maoli nö Ka heke nō ʻoe i kaʻu ʻike lā He wehi no kuʻu nui kino Hoʻi mai iʻaneʻi Ka uluwehi o ke Koʻolau Me ka lei I ka makani ʻEkepue    He wahine ʻoe no Pelekunu mai He nani maoli nō Ka heke no ʻoe i ka ʻike lā He wehi no kuʻu nui kino Ho`i mai i`aneʻi Ka uluwehi o ke Koʻolau Me ka lei I ka makani Puʻupilo    He wahine ʻoe no Waikolu mai He nani maoli nö Ka heke nō ʻoe i kaʻu ʻike lā He wehi no ku`u nui kino Hoʻi mai iʻaneʻi Ka uluwehi o ke Koʻolau Me ka lei I ka makani Kilioʻopu   Haʻina mai ka puana lā Nā uʻi maoli nō Me he pua ʻala onaona la He wehi no kuʻu nui kino Hoʻi mai iʻaneʻi Ka uluwehi o ke Koʻolau Nā makani ʻeha O Molokaʻi nui a Hina	You are a woman from Hālawa valley A beautiful local girl Your unsurpassed beauty is seen An adornment for my body I am returning here The lushness of the mountains The lei The wind named Hoʻolua    You are a woman from Wailau valley A beautiful local girl Your unsurpassed beauty is seen An adornment for my body I am returning here The lushness of the mountains The lei The wind named ʻEkepue    You are a woman from Pelekunu valley A beautiful local girl Your unsurpassed beauty is seen An adornment for my body I am returning here The lushness of the mountains The lei The wind named Puʻupilo    You are a woman from Waikolu valley A beautiful local girl Your unsurpassed beauty is seen An adornment for my body I am returning here The lushness of the mountains The lei The wind named Kilioʻopu   Tell the refrain Of the local beauties The fragrant blossoms That adorn the body I am returning here The lushness of the mountains The four winds Of great Molokaʻi born of Hina
Source: Garza-Maguire Collection - This mele honors the four winds of the four valleys on the eastern/northern coast of Molokaʻi. Hoʻolua is the name of the strong north wind of Hālawa Valley. ʻEkepue, to bend, crouch or secretive is the wind from Wailau. Pelekunu, a narrow valley and its wind Puʻupilo, is associated with its damp scent. When the Kikioʻopu wind from Waikolu Valley blows, the grass sways in rhythmic fashion.