Keawaiki Hula - Words & music by Helen Desha Beamer
Kaulana Keawaiki, ia home i ka ʻae kai Kū mai ʻIʻi me ka hanohano E hoʻokipa ana i nā hoa aloha E hoʻokipa ana i nā hoa aloha Ua laʻi ka nohona i ka ʻolu o ke kiawe I ka holunape mai a ka lau o ka niu I ka ʻae kahakai kai hālaʻi hāwanawana I ka ʻae kahakai kai hālaʻi hāwanawana Hoʻohihi ka manaʻo i ka loko i ka lihi kai Me nā manu nūnū hulu keʻokeʻo Nā kāhiko o ia home Nā kāhiko o ia home ʻAuʻau i ka wai o kahi pūnāwai i ka puʻu Pele Ia wai aniani huʻihuʻi Lamalama ke kino ke ea mai Lamalama ke kino ke ea mai Ua inu a kena i nā wai o ka ʻāina Ua ʻai i nā iʻa ʻono loa Mai Kalāhuipuaʻa a ke kai Mai Kalāhuipuaʻa a ke kai Haʻina ka puana Keawaiki i ka ʻae kai Hea aku nō mākou ō mai ʻoe ʻO Palani ʻIʻi, he kamalani ʻO Palani ʻIʻi, he kamalani	Famous is Keawaiki, this home by the sea ʻIʻi stands with dignity Welcoming dear friends Welcoming dear friends Life is peaceful in the cool shade of the kiawe In the gentle swaying of the coconut leaves In the calm whispering waters at the seashore In the calm whispering waters at the seashore The mind is entranced by the pond at the edge of the sea With white feathered doves Adornments for this home Adornments for this home Bathe in the fresh spring in the lava Crystal clear and cold Body tingling when rising out of the water Body tingling when rising out of the water Drank the water of the land until satisfied Ate delicious fish From Kalāhuipuaʻa by the sea From Kalāhuipuaʻa by the sea The story is told of Keawaiki by the sea We call, you answer Francis ʻIʻi, chiefly child Francis ʻIʻi, chiefly child
Source: Songs of Helen Desha Beamer © 1987 P.C. Beamer, Jr - Written for the beach home of Francis ʻIʻI Brown in Kona. Kalāhuipuaʻa is the historic fishponds on the estate. At twilight, sometimes one can hear the cry of a young child who drowned in the ponds many years ago.