Punaluʻu - by Mary Kawena Puku`i & Irmgard Aluli 

Onaona ʻo Punaluʻu
Sweet i ka līlia
Ke ʻala o ka hīnano
Hoʻohenoheno i ka poli
  
He nani no ka ikena
Ke kai e nehe nei
Ke kai hāwanawana
Nanea hoʻolohe aku
 
He beauty no ka naupaka
Pua pili kahakai
He hoʻokahi no ʻaoʻao
Ke lihilihi o ia pua
  
E hoʻokahi no ʻoe
Ke ʻike ia Punaluʻu
Ke ahe a ka makani
He ʻoluʻolu ka ʻāina
  
Haʻina mai ka puana
No Punaluʻu aloha
Ke ʻala o ka hīnano
Hoʻohenoheno i ka poli
Fragrant is Punaluʻu
Sweet with lilies
The scent of hinano
Appeals to the heart
  
Beautiful to see
Is the lapping sea
The whispering sea
Is soothing to hear
  
Beautiful is the naupaka
Blossom that hugs the shore
Only on one side
Are the petals of this flower
 
It'll be the same for you
When you see Punaluʻu
With the gentle breeze
That cools the land
 
The story is told
Of the affection for Punaluʻu
Where the fragrance of hīnano
Appeals to the heart


Source: N. Miller Collection