Kona Kai `Opua - Henry Waiau
Haʻaheo Hawaiʻi i na Kona Ka wai kau i ka maka ka ʻōpua Hualalai kau mai i luna Ka heke ia o na Kona He ʻāina wela iʻo o na Kona E ka makani ahe olu wai ʻO ka pa konane ahe kehau I ka ili o ka malihini Hui: Hanohano ʻO Kona kai ʻōpua i ka laʻi ʻO pua hinano i ka mālie Wai na lai Ka mako a ʻōpua ʻAʻole no ahe lua aʻe like aku ia Me Kona kai ʻōpua Ke kai maʻokiʻoki Ke kai malino aʻo Kona Kona kai ʻōpua i ka laʻi ʻO pua hinano i ka mālie Holo na wai a ke kehau Ke naʻu wai la nā kamaliʻi Kāohi ana i ke kukuna lā Kuʻu la kolili i kaʻili kai Pumehana wale hoʻi ia ʻāina Aloha no kini aʻo Hoʻolulu ʻAʻohe lua ia ʻoe ke aloha O kuʻu puni o ka mea ʻowa Haʻina ka inoa o kuʻu lani No Liholiho no ka inoa Kahea: He Inoa No Liholiho	Kalaninui Liholiho, Kamehameha II	Proud is Kona of Hawaii The waters and thick clouds Hualalai, the majestic mountain is high above Kona is the best This warm land With the refreshing wind The bright moonlight that Beckons the visitors   Chorus: Proud The cloud banks over Kona's peaceful sea Like the hinano flower In the peaceful sea The cloudbanks of Kona Are incomparable, second to none The cloudbanks of Kona The streaked sea The peaceful sea of Kona The cloud bank over Kona's peaceful sea Like the hinano flower in the calm Where dusk descends with evening dew The na'u is chanted by the playful children   Hold back the rays of the sun The sun rays reflecting on the surface of the sea Very warm is the land Very loving the Hoʻolulu progeny   Nothing compares to the love O my beloved companion of all time For my lovely chief, my last refrain Liholiho, I praise your name   Call: The Name Of Liholiho
Source: Stanich Collection - This mele tells of a love affair between Liholiho (Kamehameha II) and a woman of rank. It sings of the places and activities of Kona and compares them to the deep emotions of love. Known as Kona of the tranquil seas, the ʻōpua or pink cumulus cloud formations that hang low, are regarded as omens of good fortune and good weather. Hinano is the blossom of the male pandanus tree and was used as an aphrodisiac. Naʻu is a game of Kona where the children chant "naʻu" and hold their breath until the sun disappears. Hoʻolulu was an ancient chief of Kona. Kalaninui Liholiho (Heaven's Great Glowing) was the child of Kamehameha I and Keopuolani, the most sacred and highest born of his wives. Trained to be king, he inherited the throne at an early age and co-ruled with Kaʻahumanu, the Kuhina Nui. Liholiho's third and favorite wife was Kamamalu, his half sister. Nov. 27, 1823, the King and Kamamalu boarded the English ship L'Aigle, the first of the Hawaiian Royals to travel abroad. This tragic state visit with King George of England was to gain political and commercial knowledge to better enable Liholiho to govern his kingdom that had attracted many foreigners. When the royal party arrived in England 6 months later, it was discovered that more that half of the $25,000 they carried had been stolen. Before they had an audience with the English Monarch, the Hawaiians were struck with measles. Queen Kamamalu died July 8, 1824 followed by the death of King Liholiho, July 14. Like all Hawaiians, they had no immunity to diseases.