Tewe Tewe - Chant by Kalei Aona Music by Vicki Ii Rodrigues
ʻOʻopu nui, tewe tewe, Taʻa mai ana, tewe tewe Pā i ka lani, tewe tewe, Tōheoheo, tewet ewe    Hui: Teketeke tewe tewe tewe   ʻOʻopu nui, tewe tewe, Paʻa i ka lima, tewe tewe Ke ʻoni nei, tewe tewe, Kūpaka nei, tewe tewe   ʻOʻopu nui, tewe tewe, Te tomo nei, tewe tewe I ta ʻupena, tewe tewe, A kāua, tewe tewe   ʻOʻopu nui, tewe tewe, E akahele ʻoe, tewe tewe O hemo aʻe nei, tewe tewe, Paʻa ʻole iā tāua, tewe tewe	Big fish, move back and forth Move to satisfy, move back and forth Touch the sky, move back and forth Tumble down, move back and forth   Chorus: Prepare, move back and forth   Big fish, move back and forth Caught in the hand, move back and forth Reaching here, move back and forth Twisting about, move back and forth   Big fish, move back and forth Enter, move back and forth Captured in the net, move back and forth That is ours, move back and forth   Big fish, move back and forth Take it easy, move back and forth Or you'll get loose, move back and forth Before we finish, move back and forth
Source: R Bruce Denney - Based on an old chant, the ʻoʻopu or goby fish (awaous stamineus), endemic to Hawaiʻi, was food for the ancient Hawaiians, and needs both salt and fresh water to survive. Many of the ancient chants used the ʻoʻopu as a metaphor for partners in sexual activity. Known also as the sweet water fish, it was used to indicate purity of water because it cannot live in polluted water and points up when feeding. The ʻoʻopu hiʻukole or red-tail goby, is the rarest of the stream gobies. Translated by Vicki IʻI Rodrigues	ʻOʻopu Hiʻukole