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Wai O Minehaha - Words & music by Robert Waialeale
Aia i ka uka a o Mânâwaiopuna
Nâ wai pâlua i ke alo pali
Ua `ike i ka wailele a`o Mopua
I ke ani i ka lau o ka makani

Hui:
Pulu au i ka hunahuna wai
Wai kaulana a`o Minehaha
I laila ku`u `upu ku`u li`a ana
I ka wailele o Mânâwaiopuna
There in the uplands of Mânâwaiopuna
The two streams before the face of the cliff
I have seen the waterfall of Mopua
Swayed by the movement of the wind

Chorus
Wet was I by the spray of the water
The famous water of Minehaha
There is my pride, my joy
The waterfall of Mânâwaiopuna
Source: Kings's Hawaiian Melodies - The composer, the father of singer-composer Lena Machado, praises the beauty of this waterfall in the uplands of Kaua`i. Translated by Mary Pukui. Copyright 1948 Charles E. King