Nani Kauaʻi (Beautiful Kauaʻi) - Words & music by Lizzie Alohikea Click Title to Access Melody
Aloha aʻe au i kuʻu ʻāina I ke kū kilakila ʻo Waiʻaleʻale ʻO ke one kaulana aʻo Nohili ʻApo iho ā paʻa pono la i ka poli Nā hala onaona aʻo Māpuana E naue ʻoe i ka ʻoni a ke kai Inā paha ʻoe ā e ʻike ai I ka nani o ka Waiʻānapanapa Hōʻoniʻoni iki iho ana ʻoe A he honehone i ke kumu o ka hana Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana Ua nani Kauaʻi i ka mālie	I recall with fondness my homeland Where Waiʻaleʻale stands majestically   The famous sands of Nohili That one holds in one`s heart The fragrant hala of Māpuana Seems to reach out to the restless sea If you can only see the beauty Of the glistening water   Being with you in this peaceful area To do the things together with you   This is the end of my praise Of beautiful Kauaʻi in the calm
Source: King's Songs of Hawaiʻi © 1928, 42 Charles E. King - This is a mele pana or place-name song for the island of Kauaʻi. Nohili in the 2nd verse is known today as Barking Sands. The old Hawaiians called it "ke one kani aʻo Nohili" or the sounding sands of Nohili. The dry weather causes a dull whoofing sound when one steps on the sand. Verse 3, Māpuana is beyond Hanalei, a place named for the youngest sister of the wahine seeking Laʻiekawai. Waiʻānapanapa in verse #4 is a pool in Hana and also the name of caves formed when lava tubes collapsed and filled with water. Legend says the water in the pool runs red on the night of Kū. The kapu time of Kū is the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th days of the lunar month. Edited by E. Hines Music clip by Lani Lee