Nani Lawa`i (Beautiful Lawa`i) - by Bill Ali`iloa Lincoln

 

Kaua i ka nani a`o Lawa`i
I ka hone a ke kai i ka pu'e'one
 
 
O ka noe mai a ka ua li`ili`i
Ka pipi'o mai a ke anuenue
 
 
O ke kani hone a ka leo a ka manu
Honehone lua i ka pili o ke ao
 
 
N`ho mai Alekana me ka `olu`olu
Pu'uwai hamama me ke aloha
 
 
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
A he nani Lawa`i i ka`u ike

 

Bill Aliiloa Lincoln

 

You and I shall see the beauty of Lawa`i
Where the sea whispers to the sand dunes
 
 
The light showers come with the mist
And the rainbow arches on high
 
 
The voices of the birds are ever sweet
Sweetest of all at the break of day
 
 
There Alexander lives in comfort
A kindly, gracious person is he
 
 
This is the end of my song
Of Lawa'i, beautiful to see

 

Source: Na Mele Aloha, Translated by Mary Puku'i