Lei Lokelani - Words & music by Charles E. King

 
Ua ʻike maka au
I ka nani o ia pua
Pua hoʻohihi naʻu
Puia i ke ʻala

Aʻu i kui a lawa
I lei noʻu e haʻaheo ai
Lei lokelani
Lei aloha, lei makamae

Ua nani kuʻu ʻāina
Na kāhiko lua ʻole
ʻO Maui nui a Kama
Home o nā pua

Kaulana ʻoe e Maui
I nā hono a Piʻilani
Kilakila Haleakalā
Ma ka hikinā
I have beheld with my own eyes
The beauty of that blossom
A flower cherished by me alone
Imbued with fragrance
 
Mine to string until finished
A lei for me to wear proudly
Lei lokelani,
Beloved lei, cherished lei
  
Behold the beauty of my land
Unrivaled in adornments
Oh great Maui of Kamālālawalu
Home of the blossoms
 
You are famous, O Maui
For the bays of Piʻilani
Majestic Haleakalā
In the east


Source: Charles E. King Blue Book - Copyright 1930, 1943 Charles E. King - Recorded by Kumu Hula Uluwehi Guerrero, "Kamanawa Pono" CD, Punahele Productions
- Written in 1922 and dedicated to Mary K. "Girlie" Hart (Robinson)