Ka Uʻi Kaulana O Ka Uhiwai (The Beauty of the Heavy Mist) - by Kekupuohi
I aloha Mana i ka uhiwai I ka noe a ka ua kikoni ʻili A he hoa kuiulili hoe e ka anu I hoʻoi poi po me ke kēhau   Ke pua mai la i Waiʻaleʻale Pohai luna i ka iwi polena I mahuʻi au i ke kani a ka ʻiwa I ka hone a ka leo a ka naulu   Ulu mai ka manaʻo liʻa i ka nani Kuʻu hoa ka ehuehu a ka noe Ke ʻuleuleu nei no Waimea E kaunu me ka ua kipuʻu   O ke ani peahi a ka lau niu Kuʻu ipo i ke kai hāwanawana Kau mai ka haliʻa no Honolulu Ku`u ipo i ka la`i o ke kaona   E hea mai ka leo i mehana wau E ka uʻi kaulana o ka uhiwai Hea aku mākou, o mai ʻoe O Kalanikauleleiaiwi ʻoe	Mana is loved for its heavy mist Brought by the misty rain that pelts the skin You are a companion that shares the cold The cold that courts the dew It rises up on Waiʻaleʻale Whose height is the haunt of the birds It was the frigate bird that called my attention To the sound of the rain laden wind A delight over the beauty Came into the mind, my companion in the mist Waimea is always alive With the wind and the chilling rain The leaves of the palm tree beckon To my sweetheart of the whispering sea A yearning for Honolulu comes For my sweetheart and the peace of the town Call to me and give me warmth O beauty of the land of mist We call to you, oh, answer us You, O Kalanikauleleiaiwi
Source: S. Cunha Bergstrom Collection - Kekupuohi was a chiefess who composed this mele for her descendant, Kalanikauleleiaiwi, the daughter of Sam Parker. Verse 1, stanza 1, Mana is the name of the Parker home on Parker Ranch. Verse 2, stanza 1, Waiʻaleʻale is a land section in Waipiʻo on the island of Hawaiʻi. Copyright 1902 William H. Coney. Translated by Mary Pukui