Kakuhihewa


Aia i Honolulu ku`u pohaku
No Kakuhihewa ko`u haku ia
Malia o loa`a pono aku oe
Ma ka lihilihi a`o pua Komela

Ohu`ohu Halemano i ka lau lehua
Ua kanu na pua Kukaniloko
Maloko mai `oe me Li`a wahine
Ike kui ohelo `ai a ka manu

I luna no wau me lei lehua
Kamaile lau li`i a`o Ka`ala
He ala ka maile lau li`i li`i
Ka maile lau li`i a`o Ko`iahi

Ua ahi ua wela mai ne loko
Ka hano ho`oheno a`o Kuwili
He aku mâkou o mai `oe

No Kakuhihewa ko`u haku i


Kahea: He Inoa No Kakuhihewa
There in Honolulu is my stone
For Kakuhihewa is my lord
You probably may be discovered
Among the petals of Camellia blossoms

Bedecked is Halemano with lehua leaves
With flowers grown at Kukaniloko
Do come in with Li`a wahine
To string ohelo berries well-liked by the birds

I was up yonder with lehua leis
And small leaf maile of Ka`ala
Fragrant indeed, the small leaf maile
The small leaf maile of Ko`iahi

There is a heat of desire that rises within
To hear the appealing notes of Kuwili`s flute
I call to you, o answer me
O Kakuhihewa, my chief


Call: The name of Kakuhihewa