Hāliʻi lua i ka ʻili kai
E haʻi mai ana i ka lono
Ke kuini Emalani ko luna
Hui:
Kaleleonālani kou inoa
A he hiwahiwa ʻoe na ka lāhui
A he lani ʻoia la no ʻoukou
A he milimili hoʻi na mākou
A waho o na nalu o Kōlea
ʻIke ʻia i ka nani o Kahului
ʻAʻohe mea nani ʻole o laila
Ua nuʻa ka lehua ʻau i ke kai
Ui aʻe nei Emalani
Pehea mai la ʻoukou
Ka manawa kupono kēia
E nā hoa hele o ke kai loa
Over the surface of the sea
Telling the news
Queen Emma is on board
Chorus:
Kaleleonālani is your name
You are beloved by the nation
She is the chiefess for all of you
And cherished by us
Outside the surf of Kōlea
The beauty of Kahului is seen
There is not a thing without beauty
Even lehua blossoms floated out to sea
A question from Emalani
How are all of you?
This is a suitable time (to land)
My traveling conmpanions on the high seas
Queen Emma Naʻea
Rooke
Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies Copyright 1930, 43 - This mele for Queen Emma Naʻea Rooke was composed as a greeting for her on the occasion of her trip to Maui, in 1882. As her ship entered Kahului harbor, lehua blossoms were floated on the water to greet the Queen, verse 2. Lucy Kamalalehua Peabody, a companion of the queen, says this was written by Sylvester Kalama, who was aboard the ship that took the queen to Maui. Charles E. King credits this mele to Nuʻuanu. After the death of her husband, Alexander Liholiho Kamehameha IV, Emma campaigned for the royal office, losing the election to David Kalākaua. Her campaign headquarters was in Nuʻuanu Valley, and many believe this was used as the composer's name. The Queen was always addressed as Emma or Emalani, but was called Kalanikaumaka (the chiefess to whom everyone looks) by her immediate family. Upon the tragic death of her son, Prince Albert in 1862, she asked her people to call her Kaleleokalani, the flight of the heavenly one. When her husband, Kamehameha IV died a year later, she asked that the name be changed to the plural form, Kaleleonālani.