Moloka`i Nui A Hina (Great Hina of Moloka`i) - Traditional
Ua nani na hono a Pi`ilani I ke ku kilakila i ka `ôpua `O ku`u pua kukui aia i Lanikaula `O ka hene wai `olu lana mâlie  Hui: Ua like no a like Me ku`u one hânau Ke po`okela i ka piko o na kuahiwi Me Moloka`i nui a Hina `Âina i ka wehiwehi E ho`i no au e pili `Ae `ae E ka makani ê E pâ nei me ke aheahe `Auhea ku`u pua kalaunu Ki`eki`e Halawa i ke alo o na pali Ka heke no ia i ka`u `ike Lupalupa lau lipo i ke ohe o ka palai Ma ku`u poli mai `oe e ho`oheno nei	How beautiful are the bays of Pi'ilani That stand majestically in the billowy clouds My kukui blossom is at Lanikaula All is calm and still Chorus: Alike The sands of my birth The tops of all mountains And Hina's great Moloka`i Festive land May I return to stay, Yes, yes O wind Blow gently Heed, my crown flower Halawa is high amidst the cliffs Highest I have ever seen And here are lush leaves and green ferns So you are loved within my arms
Source: Na Mele o Hawai'i Nei, Translated by Elbert & Mahoe, - Some attribute this to Matthew Kane, a Moloka`i born composer, and others claim the composer is unknown or may have visited Moloka`i at the turn of the century. The melody was borrowed from "Tenting Tonight", taught in island schools at that time. Hina was the mythical mother of Moloka'`, Pi`ilani, an ancient chief of Maui. Lanikaula is the famous kukui grove and Halawa is a valley, both in east Moloka'i. The four references to height, common in Hawaiian symbolic language attests to the superiority of the island.