Kaulana Kūkuluae‘o na Kanohoanu
Haku mele: Makanani Salā
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Kāhea: ‘Ae, Kaulana Kūkuleae‘o
Kaulana Kūkuluae‘o i ka ae‘o Ma ke ālia pa‘akai i noho ai Lā ‘eā, ‘eā lā ‘eā |
Translation
Kūkuluae‘o, the reknowned home of the ae‘o They lived near the salt ponds |
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Kani le‘a e ka leo o ka ‘elepaio
He hō‘ailona ho‘i na ke kālai wa‘a Lā ‘eā, ‘eā lā ‘eā |
The joyful sound of ‘elepaio
Forewarns canoe carvers |
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Hanohano wale nō ‘o ka pālila
Inu wai i ka liko pua māmane Lā ‘eā, ‘eā lā ‘eā |
The pālila are honored
Drinking nectar of young māmane blossoms |
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Lele a‘ela ka ‘ua‘u i ke kai
‘Imi ana i nā ‘ono o ka moana Lā ‘eā, ‘eā lā ‘eā |
The ‘ua‘u glides above the sea
Searching for ocean delicacies |
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Puana e ka u‘i o nā manu like ‘ole
Kīkaha i ka wena ‘ula o ke ao Lā ‘eā, ‘eā lā ‘eā |
The beauty of these birds is incomparable
Soaring in the rosy glow of the sunrise |
Kāhea: He mele kēia no nā manu like ‘ole o Hawai‘i