Hanohano Kauai

Hanohano Kauaʻi - Traditional
Kaulana Kauaʻi i ka mālie Ka malina o ke kai kona i ka laʻi Hoʻoipoipo ana me ka naulu Me ka ʻua ke wai noe i ke kula Pulelo e ke oho o ka loke lauliʻi Ka palai moe anu o ke kuahiwi He loa ka ʻimina aʻo ke aloha A loaʻa i ke kei o Keawe iki O ka ike kumu ulu wau o Lele Ke pau papala pili a ka manu Manuahi mai nei kau o ka ʻōpua Na kohikelekele a Kapuʻukolo Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana Hanohano Kauaʻi i ka mālie Haʻina hou mau ana ka puana Kaulana Kauaʻi i ka mālie	Famed is Kauaʻi in the calm Smooth the sea on the leeward side It seems t be wooing the rain clouds And the misty rain over the plain Raising the leaves of the small leafed rose And the ferns that lie in the cold mountain It is a long way to go in search of the lover Till he is found at the sea of Keawe iki I am the small breadfruit tree of Lele With the papala gums to snare the birds Freely given when horizon clouds nest With all rich delicacies of Kapuʻukolo Tell the refrain Lovely Kauaʻi stands forth in the calm Tell the refrain again, for the last time Famed is Kauaʻi in the calm
Source: Ka Pa Hula Manu