- Hanohano launa ʻole
- Aʻo Maui la i ka laʻi
- Haʻaheo no kualono
- Aʻo Maui no la ka ʻoi
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- Hui:
- ʻAʻohe lua e like ai
- Māhiehie launa ʻole
- Hiaʻai wale Haleakalā
- A ʻo Maui no la ka ʻoi
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- Makemake e ʻike aku
- A i ka ua lani haʻahaʻa
- Me ka wai anapanapa
- Aʻo Maui no la ka ʻoi
Nani wale ke ʻike aku
I ke one o Punahoa
Me ka wai o Waiheʻe
Aʻo Maui no e ka ʻoi
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- Majestic beyond compare
- Is Maui in the calm
- Proud, her mountain tops
- For Maui excells
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- Chorus:
- There is none to compare with her
- In her calm tranquility
- A joy always, is Haleakalā
- Maui excells
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- One would like to see
- The rain and the low sky
- And the sparkling
waters
- Maui excells
Beautiful to the sight
Is the sand of Punahoa
And the water
of Waiheʻe
Maui excells all
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Source: Kings's Songs of Hawaiʻi
©1942. Charles E. King - Verse 2, stanza 2, Hana is called "land of
the low sky" because
of the heavy, pouring rains. They say the sky is so low, one
can reach up and almost hold the moon. Stanza 3, the sparkling waters
refers to the legend of a chief searching for his wife whom he believed
was unfaithful. He found her when the kahili waved by her servant
was reflected in the sparkling waters of a pool. Slack key and steel
guitarists popularized this mele as Maui Chimes. Verse 3, explanation
and translation by Mary Pukui - Music clip by Gippy Cooke |