Muliwai - by Charles Pokipala, Sr. & Daniel Kapahuonaaliʻi Pokipala
ʻAia i ka muliwai kuʻu home nani Ka ʻiʻini pau ʻole a ka puʻuwai He nani ia home i kaʻu ʻike He pakika he paheʻe i ka papahele   Na wai nō ʻoe e pakele aku Ka uila i ka maka aʻo ka ʻōpua   Na wai eʻole ka hoʻohihi A ka nui manu poʻai nei   He manaʻo nui koʻu lā i laila I kahi a nā manu hiaʻai nei   Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana ʻAia i ka muliwai ʻia home nani	There at muliwai, my beautiful home Is the endless yearning of my heart   It is beautiful, this home in my sight Slick and slippery is the floor   Whose child are you that you escape The lightning in the eye of the cloudbanks   Who wouldn`t be delighted With the many birds around here   Many of my thoughts go there To the place where the birds are so pleasing   The story is told There at muliwai is the beautiful home
Source: Composed for the family home near the mouth of the Ala Wai. Verse 2 tells of the well polished floors. Verse 3 alludes to the heads of the household who monitor the guests, their behavior and discipline, if necessary. Verse 5 says the home is the gathering place of many people or birds. "He Aloha Mele" attributes the background of this song to the Kohala families and Pololū.