Hiʻilawe - Sam Li`a Kalainaina, Sr Click Title to Access Melody
Kūmaka ka ʻikena iā Hiʻilawe Ka papa lohi mai aʻo Maukele   Pakele mai au i ka nui manu Hau walaʻau nei puni Waipiʻo   ʻAʻole nō wau e loaʻa mai A he uhiwai au no ke kuahiwi   He hiwahiwa au na ka makua A he lei ʻāʻī na ke kupuna *(A he milimili hoʻi na ka makua)   No Puna ke ʻala i hali ʻia mai Noho i ka wailele aʻo Hiʻilawe   I ka poli nō au o Haʻi wahine I ka poli aloha o Haʻinakolo   Hoʻokolo ʻia aku i ka nui manu I like ke ka ʻina meka uahoa   He hoa ʻoe no ka lā leʻaleʻa Na ka nui manu iho haunaele   E ʻole koʻu nui piha akamai Hala aʻe nā ʻale o ka moana   Hao mai ka moana kau e ka weli Mea ʻole naʻe ia no ia hoʻokele   Hoʻokele o ʻuleu pili i ka uapo Honi malihini au me kuʻu aloha   He aloha ia pua ua lei ʻia Kuʻu pua miulana poina ʻole   Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana Kūmaka ka ʻikena iā Hiʻilawe *(No Puna ke `ala i hali `ia mai) *Alternate Stanzas	All eyes are on Hiʻilawe In the sparkling lowlands of Maukele   I have not been trapped by the gossip Chattering everywhere in Waipiʻo   I am not caught For I am the mist of the mountains   I am the darling of the parents And a lei for the necks of grandparents *Beloved of my parents   The fragrance is wafted from Puna And lives at Hiʻilawe waterfall   I was at the bosom of Haʻi, the woman At the beloved bosom of Haʻinakolo   Annoyed at the many birds They were indifferent to the distress they caused   You are my companion in the day of joy The many birds there caused a commotion   It is my great skill The waves of the ocean overwhelm us   The ocean rages fearfully But my steering is skillfull   Hurry, let us go close to the wharf I am your new love to be kissed   My flower, my lei, my love for you Is unforgettable like the muilan flower   Tell the refrain All eyes are on Hiʻilawe *The fragrance is wafted from Puna
Source: Sonny Cunha's Music Book - Copyright 1902 William Coney - First published under the title Halialaulani (Fond Recollections of the Chiefs) by Mrs. Kuakini, it is also credited to Martha K. Maui under the title of Ke Aloha Poina ʻOle (Unforgettable Love), but was written by Sam Liʻa Kalainaina, Sr. This information was given to Larry Kimura by Sam Liʻa Kalainaina, Jr. and contributed by Keola Donaghy. This mele is about a love affair at Hiʻilawe (highest waterfall in Hawaiʻi) and Waioʻulu, two waterfalls in Waipiʻo Valley on the Big Island. The girl, from Puna, describes herself poetically as the fragrance from Puna. Distressed by the gossip mongers, she calls them chattering birds. Mist of the mountains in the 3rd verse is the poetic way of saying this is a secret love affair. Lālākea and Hakalaoa are streams at the top of Waipʻio Valley that flow over the cliff forming the twin waterfalls of Hiʻilawe and Hakalaoa. They merge into the Hiʻilawe stream that is one of two main waterways in Waipiʻo Valley. Music clip by Lani Lee