Mahaiʻula - Words & music by Helen Desha Beamer
Haele aʻe kāua la I ke kono a ka makemake E kipa, e luana, e hoʻonanea Me Puanani a me Kapala A hiki i Kailua Kau i ka moku "Imua" he inoa ʻAu aku ʻo ia kai loa Kaulana Kona i ke kai malino Kū i ke awa ʻo Mahaiʻula He ani lima kaʻu ʻike aku Kau i ka waʻapā hoe lima A pae aku i ka ʻāina Hauʻoli nā makamaka Pumehana ka ʻapo ʻana mai Honi aku, a honi mai Ke aloha ia a ka Hawaiʻi Kipa i ka ʻolu o ka home Hoʻolaʻilaʻi me nā hoa Moani ke ʻala o nā pua ʻOliana, aloalo, pua kalaunu Unu mai nā ʻono o ke kai Hui me nā wai kau o Maleka Ua ʻai, ua inu a kena ʻAʻohe mea i koe aku Aloha e ka leo o kahi ʻenekini I ka hone mai nā hola like ʻole E haʻi mai ana i ka nūhou Ua ʻā ka uwila iā kahakai Hoʻohihi au i ka liʻulā I ka ʻā mai i ka welelau o ka honua Eia mahina kau ahiahi E hoʻoipoipo ana me hōkū loa Hui: He nani, a he nani maoli nō Mahaiʻula i ka laʻi Hāliʻi mai la i ka loa Me ke kai kahakai kiʻi lihilihi i ke one E ō, e Puanani me Kapala kou inoa	Helen Desha Beamer	Let's go, we're Invited and wish To visit, enjoy and relax With Puanani and Kapala   Arriving at Kailua Board the boat "Imua" by name Sail the long sea of Kona, famous for it's calm   Anchor in the channel of Mahai`.ula I see hands waving Board the small boat and row Until (we) reach land   Happy, dear friends Warmly embracing Exchanging kisses The greeting of the Hawaiian   Inviting is the cool comfort of the home Lighthearted contentment among friends Windborne fragrance of the flowers Oleander, hibiscus, crown flower   Heaps of delicacies from the sea Together with drinks (waters from America) Ate and drank our fill There was nothing left   Greeted by the "voice" of the generator Softly humming throughout the hours Telling the news That electricity has come to the beach   I am entranced by the twilight That lights the very ends of the earth Here, evening moon rises Making love with Morning Star Chorus: Beautiful, how truly beautiful Mahai`ula in the calm Spread out there lengthwise With the sea drawing lace pictures on the sand Answer, Puanani and Kapala to your name song
Source: Songs of Helen Desha Beamer Copyright P.C. Beamer, Jr - Composed for the secluded beach home of Alfred Kapala and Ruth Puanani Magoon in North Kona