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Melody ʻIke ana i ka nani ʻo Maui I Kepaniwai o ʻĪao Ke kokolo a ka uwahi o Kula Me he uhiwai ala no ka uka Hui: Kaʻapuni ʻoe a puni o Maui E ʻike i nā wai ʻehā O Waikapū, o Wailuku, o Waiehu Kaulana nā wai ʻehā He ʻīnikiniki mālie O Waiheʻe i ka makani Kilioʻopu O nā wai kaulana ʻia aʻo kuʻu ʻāina O nā wai kaulana ʻia aʻo kuʻu ʻāina I luna aʻo Haleakalā ʻIke ia e ka nani kamahaʻo ʻAlawa aku ʻoe i ka nani Ka nani o ke kukuna o ka lā Eia iho hoʻi ia nani O ka nani o ka pua liʻulā He pua mākaʻikaʻi mau ia E ka nui ma ke lehulehu Kaulana nâ pua like ʻole ʻAʻohe no aʻe like aku Me ka nani o ka pua roselani O ka wehi aʻo kuʻu ʻāina |
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| Source: "Aunty Alice Namakelua’s Lifetime Hawaiian Compositions" - Composed 9 May 1948, for the Kamehameha Day Parade Maui float. This was Alice Namakelua's 3rd composition and praises the four famous streams of West Maui and other well known features of that island. Verse 1, stanza 2, Kepaniwai was the stream that was clogged with bodies after the great battle between Kalaniʻōpuʻu and Kahekili. ʻIao Valley was the sacred burial grounds of the aliʻi. Verse 2, stanza 1, Haleakalā is the volcano and highest point on Maui. Chorus, the four famous streams are: Waikapū (water of the conch), Wailuku (water of destruction), Waiehu (water spray), Waiheʻe (squid liquid). Kilioʻopu is the name of a Waiheʻe wind. Translated by Kanani Kamai. © 1973, Heinz-Guenther Gerhard Pink.Music clip by Gippy Cooke | |