Na Wai Kaulana -Words & music by Alice Namakelua

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ʻIke ana i ka nani ʻo Maui
I Kepaniwai o ʻĪao
Ke kokolo a ka uwahi o Kula
Me he uhiwai ala no ka uka

Hui:
Kaʻapuni ʻoe a puni o Maui
E ʻike i nā wai ʻehā
O Waikapū, o Wailuku, o Waiehu
Kaulana nā wai ʻehā
He ʻīnikiniki mālie
O Waiheʻe i ka makani Kilioʻopu
O nā wai kaulana ʻia aʻo kuʻu ʻāina
O nā wai kaulana ʻia aʻo kuʻu ʻāina

I luna aʻo Haleakalā
ʻIke ia e ka nani kamahaʻo
ʻAlawa aku ʻoe i ka nani
Ka nani o ke kukuna o ka lā

Eia iho hoʻi ia nani
O ka nani o ka pua liʻulā
He pua mākaʻikaʻi mau ia
E ka nui ma ke lehulehu

Kaulana nâ pua like ʻole
ʻAʻohe no aʻe like aku
Me ka nani o ka pua roselani
O ka wehi aʻo kuʻu ʻāina


Seeing the beauty of Maui
Kepaniwai at ʻĪao
The drifiting of the dust of Kula
Like fog, there in the uplands

Chorus
You travel around Maui
And see the four streams
Waikapū, Wailuku,Waiehu
Famous are the four streams
Gently piercing is
Waiheʻe by the wind Kilioʻopu
These are the famous streams of my land
These are the famous streams of my land

Above Haleakalā
See the wondrous beauty
If you glance over there, you will see
The beautiful rays of the sun

Here is the beauty
A mirage of flowers
Stroll between the flowers
Multitudes, growing in profusion

Flowers so famous, like no other
Yes, none can compare to
The beauty of the rose
They adorn my land

Source: "Aunty Alice Namakelua’s Lifetime Hawaiian Compositions" - Composed 9 May 1948, for the Kamehameha Day Parade Maui float. This was Alice Namakelua's 3rd composition and praises the four famous streams of West Maui and other well known features of that island. Verse 1, stanza 2, Kepaniwai was the stream that was clogged with bodies after the great battle between Kalaniʻōpuʻu and Kahekili. ʻIao Valley was the sacred burial grounds of the aliʻi. Verse 2, stanza 1, Haleakalā is the volcano and highest point on Maui. Chorus, the four famous streams are: Waikapū (water of the conch), Wailuku (water of destruction), Waiehu (water spray), Waiheʻe (squid liquid). Kilioʻopu is the name of a Waiheʻe wind. Translated by Kanani Kamai. © 1973, Heinz-Guenther Gerhard Pink.Music clip by Gippy Cooke