Paʻahana (Busy) - Traditional
He inoa kēia nō Paʻahana Kaikamahine noho kuahiwi Mele he inoa no Paʻahana   Naʻu i noho aku ia wao kele Ia uka ʻiuʻiu Wahiawā Mele he inoa no Paʻahana   ʻŌpae ʻoehaʻa o ke kahawai ʻO ka hua o ke kuawa kaʻu ʻai ia Mele he inoa no Paʻahana   Mai kuhi mai ʻoe ka makuahine A he pono kēia e noho nei Mele he inoa no Paʻahana   ʻO kahi muʻumuʻu pili i ka ʻili ʻO ka lau lāʻī koʻu kapa ia Mele he inoa no Paʻahana   Pīlali kukui kau lāʻau Lau o ke pili koʻu hale ia Mele he inoa no Paʻahana   I hume iho au ma ka pūhaka I nalo iho hoʻi kahi hilahila Mele he inoa no Paʻahana   I hoʻi iho hoʻi au e peʻe ʻIke ʻē ʻia mai e ka ʻenemi Mele he inoa no Paʻahana   Lawe ʻia aku au a i Mānana Mākaʻikaʻi ʻia e ka malihini Mele he inoa no Paʻahana   Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana He mele he inoa no Paʻahana Mele he inoa no Paʻahana	This is a name song for Paʻahana The girl who lived in the hills Namesong for Paʻahana   I lived in the rain forests in The distant uplands of Wahiawā Namesong for Paʻahana   Clawed shrimps of the streams and Guava fruits my food Namesong for Paʻahana   Don't think about the mother I live here and am glad Namesong for Paʻahana   A single muʻumuʻu clings to my skin My blankets are ti leaves Namesong for Paʻahana   Kukui gum on the trees And pili grass my home Namesong for Paʻahana   I bind my loins And hide my private parts Namesong for Paʻahana   I came and hid but was Seen by the enemy Namesong for Paʻahana   I was taken to Mānana And visited by strangers Namesong for Paʻahana   Tell the refrain A song, a name for Paʻahana Namesong for Paʻahana
Source: Na Mele o Hawaiʻi Nei by Elbert & Mahoe - This hula tells the story of a young girl mistreated by her stepmother. She ran away from home to the hills above Wahiawā where she lived on river shrimp and guava until she was found by a cowboy. She was taken to Mānana, the present site of Pearl City.